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20 Oct 2020
A key plenary session on COVID-19 featuring epidemiologist Dr Michael T Osterholm of the University of Minnesota and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Head of the WHO’s Emerging Diseases Unit, will headline the conference programme of the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health taking place virtually October 20-24.
Osterholm and Kerkhove will be joined at the conference by Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino of Japan, President Bill Clinton, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Shannon Hader, NIAID Director Dr Anthony Fauci, UK Film and TV Actress and The Union’s TB Ambassador Claire Forlani, and Katherine Maher, CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation.
“In these challenging times it is fitting that so many esteemed scientific and global health leaders are gathering together under the one virtual roof at the world´s leading lung health conference in the world,” said José Luis Castro, Executive Director of The Union. “It is a timely opportunity to affirm that scientific evidence-based policy must be paramount in our response to all infectious diseases, whether that be TB or COVID-19.”
The 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health features an extensive offering of symposia, abstract-based sessions, as well as the TBScience programme.
The complete conference programme is now available as a fully searchable online agenda: SEE THE ONLINE PROGRAMME
Special Session: SARS-CoV2: The hope for a vaccine
Wednesday, October 21, 09:00-10:20 EST/15:00-16:20 CEST
Plenary Session 2: COVID-19, Major disrupter, new opportunities
Thursday October 22, 08:00-09:00 EST/14:00-15:00 CEST
Special Session 2: COVID-19: Different strokes
Thursday October 22, 09:00-10:20 EST/15:00-16:20 CEST
Symposia: COVID-19 in Pregnant Women
Saturday, October 24, 06:30-07:50 EST/12:30-13:50 CEST
Plenary Session 1: Prevention supports cure
Wednesday October 21, 08:00-09:00 EST/ 14:00-15:00 CEST
Plenary Session 3: Striving for Universal Health Coverage
Friday, October 23, 08:00-09:00 EST/ 14:00-15:00 CEST
Plenary Session 4: Greed, smoke and lung health
Saturday, 24 October 2020, 08:00-09:00 EST/ 14:00-15:00 CEST
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