| No images? Click here  Friday, 23 April 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY Date and Time: Friday 23 April from 1500 to 16:30 CEST Subject: Virtual event on One Year Anniversary of the Access to COVID-19 (ACT) Accelerator Co-Founders of the ACT-Accelerator, Facilitation Council Co-Chairs and Principals from partner agencies will come together to reflect on progress, challenges ahead and the path forward in the fight against COVID-19. In one year, the ACT-Accelerator has made significant strides in the development and equitable distribution of millions of diagnostic kits, vaccines doses and treatment. However, with a rapidly mutating virus, more must be done to bring about the end to the acute phase of the pandemic. Heads of State segment Opening remarks 15:00 Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General
From vision to reality: ACT-A’s Progress Dr Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France Mr Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy Mr Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda Mr Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of Spain Ms Amina J Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
ACT-A Appeal: Challenges & needs Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa Mr Dag Ulstein, Minister of International Development, Norway
Video statements from government Ms Gayle Smith, Global COVID-19 Coordinator, USA Ms Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, Canada Dr Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health, Russia
Video statements from CSOs and industry Statements from CSOs (Mr Peter Ngo’la Owiti) Statements from industry (Mr Thomas Cueni, IFPMA; Mr John W.H. Denton, ICC)
Principals segment ACT-A in Action 15:55-16:00 Film: 12 months of ACT-Accelerator
Q&A with ACT-A Principals and leads 16:00-16:30 Dr Seth Berkley, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Dr Philippe Duneton, UNITAID Dr Chris Elias, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Ms Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF Dr Emma Hannay, FIND Dr Richard Hatchett, CEPI Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Dr Michael J Ryan, WHO Dr Muhammad Pate, The World Bank Mr Peter Sands, The Global Fund Dr Mariangela Simão, WHO Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO
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Friday, April 23, 2021
UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY: ACT-Accelerator Anniversary Virtual Event, 23 April 2021 at 1500 CEST
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