INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE (GPEI) EIGHTH MEETING
7 to 9 May 2013 Venue: Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
IMB MEMBERS
Sir Liam Donaldson, Professor of Health Policy, Imperial College, London, UK Dr Nasr El Sayed, Assistant Minister of Health, Egypt Dr Jeffrey Koplan, Vice President for Global Health, Emory Global Health Institute, USA Dr Sigrun Møgedal, Special Advisor, Norwegian Knowledge Center for Health Services Professor Ruth Nduati, Associate Professor of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya Dr Ciro de Quadros, Executive Vice President, Sabin Vaccine Institute, USA Dr Arvind Singhal, Professor of Communication, University of Texas at El Paso, USA Professor Michael Toole, Head, Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute, Australia
IMB Secretariat Dr Paul Rutter Mr Niall Fry AFGHANISTAN
Dr Suraya Dalil, Minister of Public Health Dr Mohammad Taufiq Mashal, Director-General Preventive Medicine Dr.Jawad Usmani, Director, International Relation Department, Ministry of Public Health
NIGERIA
Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, Honorable Minister of State for Health Dr Ado JG Muhammad, Executive Director/Chief Executive NPHCDA Dr Andrew Etsano, CMO/Incident Manager, EOC Dr Faisal Shuaib, Deputy Incident manager/TA HMSH Dr Anas Salma Kolo, Hon Commisioner for Health, Borno State Deputy Governor of Yobe State/Commissioner for Health, Engr Abubarkar D Aliyu
PAKISTAN Madam Shahnaz Wazir Ali, President's Focal Person for Polio Eradication Mr. Faridullah Khan, Secretary Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Altaf Hussain Bosan, Prime Minister’s Polio Monitoring and Coordination Cell Dr Elias Durry, WHO Lead, Pakistan Mr Per Engebak, UNICEF Lead, Pakistan CORE PARTNERS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA Dr Robert Linkins, Director, Disease Eradication and Elimination Branch Dr Steve Cochi, Senior Advisor to the Director of Global Immunisation Division
Rotary International Mr Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, Trustee Chairman Dr Carol Pandak, Director, PolioPlus
UNICEF Mr Mickey Chopra, Chief of Health Dr Jalaa’ Abdelwahab, Polio Team, Officer in Charge Ms Sherine Guirguis, Communications Specialist
WHO Geneva Dr Bruce Aylward, ADG, Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration Dr Hamid Jafari, Director, Global Polio Eradication Initiative Mr Andrew Freeman, Consultant to the GPEI
Gates Foundation Mr Jay Wenger, Polio Programme Lead Mr Michael Galway, Deputy Director, Polio Program Strategy & Implementation
PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
Afghanistan Independent Review Team (2012) Dr Carl Tinstman, Team Leader
Aga Khan University, Pakistan Prof. Zulfiqar Bhutta [by T/C for Pakistan session: Day One]
Canadian International Development Agency Ms Catherine Beach, Analyst, Health and Education Programming and Institutions Division
Communication Initiative Mr Chris Morry, Programme Director
CORE Dr Lee Losey, Senior Technical Advisor, CORE Group Polio Project
Crown Prince Court, Abu Dhabi Mr Ziad Fares, Director, Office of Strategic Affairs DfID Mr John Gibb, Polio Programme Manager, Health Services Team Dr Delna Ghandi, Senior Health Adviser, Health Services Team Ms Penny Robertson, Polio Programme
Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Pakistan Dr Rana Jawa Asghar, Resident Advisor GAVI Alliance Dr Alan Brooks, Special Advisor for Immunisation Germany Dr Dirk Gehl, Senior Project Manager, LAb2 / KfW Entwicklungsbank Global Polio Eradication Initiative Ms Sarah Kline, Consultant Global Poverty Project Mr Simon Moss, Chief Operations Officer Japan Mr. Kouji Maruyama, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, London Ms Mayuri Hirata, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, London
Pakistan Paediatric Association Prof. Iqbal Memon, Chairman, Organising Committee Polio Partners Group Ambassador John Lange, Co-Chair
Technical Advisory Groups & Expert Review Committee Dr Salah Al Awaidy, Chair, Afghanistan Technical Advisory Group Prof. Oyewale Tomori, Chair, Nigeria Expert Review Committee Prof. David Salisbury, Chair, Pakistan Technical Advisory Group
UN Foundation Ms Andrea Gay, Director, Children's Health, United Nations Foundation
USAID Ms Ellyn Ogden, USAID Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator
WHO Africa Regional Office Dr Deo Nshimirimana, Polio Programme Team Leader
WHO Europe Regional Office Dr Dina Pfeifer, Programme Manager for Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases