Udenrigsudvalget 2015-16
URU Alm.del Bilag 249
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Draft agenda – European TB Summit (24
th
-26
th
June)
 
 
Friday  24
th
 June  
 
Time  
N/A  
N/A  
Title  
Delegates  arrive,  transfer  from  the  airport  will  be  
provided.  
Arrive  at  hotel  and  check-­‐in.    Welcome  at  hotel  from  Matt  
Oliver,  Head  of  Secretariat  at  the  Global  TB  Caucus.  
 
Closing  plenary  of  The  Union  Regional  Conference.  
 
Speaker:  Dr  George  Khechinashvili  MP  
 
 
Closing  ceremony  of  The  Union  Regional  Conference  and  
opening  remarks  of  the  European  TB  Summit.  
 
Speaker:  Mr  Stephan  Albani  MdB  
 
 
Reception  hosted  by  the  British  Embassy,  dinner  and  
drinks  provided.  
 
Welcome  remarks:  Ambassador  Andrew  Garth  
 
Notes  
N/A  
N/A  
Attendance  is  optional  
for  MPs  depending  on  
arrival  time  
3.30pm-­‐5.00pm  
5.00pm-­‐6.30pm  
All  MPs  whose  flights  
have  arrived.  
7.00pm-­‐9.00pm  
Dress  code:  Smart  
casual  
 
 
Saturday  25
th
 June  
 
Time  
Title  
 
Plenary  1:  Where  are  we  in  the  fight  against  TB  in  Europe  
and  Central  Asia?  
 
Chaired  by  Stephan  Albani  MP  (Germany)  
 
Welcome  remarks:  George  Khechinashvili  MP  (Georgia)  
 
Speaker:  Valentin  Rusovich,  WHO  European  region  –  TB  
team  
 
 
Briefing  on  site  visits:  Matt  Oliver,  Head  of  the  Secretariat  
of  the  Global  TB  Caucus  
 
Notes  
9.30am  
Location:  Hotel  
 
Please  dress  
appropriately  for  site  
visits  do  not  wear  
formal  clothes.  
10.00am  
 
Location:  Hotel  
 
The  Global  TB  Caucus  Secretariat  is  hosted  by  the  Stop  TB  Partnership  in  Geneva,  a  UNOPS  registered  organisation,  and  benefits  from  the  
ongoing  support  of  a  number  of  different  organisations  around  the  world.  
 URU, Alm.del - 2015-16 - Bilag 249: Konference om tuberkulose den 24. - 26. juni 2016 i Bratislava
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Depart  for  Site  Visits.    The  group  will  be  separated  into  two  
smaller  groups  to  visit:  
 
•  
St  Vincent’s  Nightshelter  –  Depaul  Slovensko  
•  
Bratislava  Lung  Disease  clinic  
 
Group  leaders:  Rachael  Crockett,  Tsira  Chakhaia  
Site  leaders:  Fanny  Voitzwinkler,  Matt  Oliver  
 
Return  from  site  visits  and  lunch  
 
Free  time  and  bilateral  meetings  with  experts  and  people  
affected  by  TB  in  each  country.  
 
 
Group  session  1:    
Confronting  TB  within  and  beyond  the  EU  (EU  group)  
Chair:  Claudette  Buttigieg  MP  (Malta)  
Speakers:  
-­‐   Fanny  Voitzwinkler,  Head  of  Office,  GHA  Brussels  
-­‐   Paul  Sommerfeld,  TB  Alert  
 
TB  in  Eastern  Europe  and  Central  Asia  (EECA  group)  
Chair:  George  Khechinashvili  MP  (Georgia)  
Speakers:  
-­‐   Valentin  Rusovich,  WHO  EURO  
-­‐   Tsira  Chakhaia,  TB  Europe  Coalition  
 
 
Group  session  2:    
Parliamentarians  leading  the  response  (EU  group)  
Chair:  Stephan  Albani  MP  
Speakers:    
-­‐   Nick  Herbert  MP  (UK)  -­‐  Co-­‐chairman,  Global  TB  
Caucus  
-­‐   Rachael  Crockett  –  TB  Europe  Coalition  
 
Parliamentarians  leading  the  response  (EECA)  
Chair:  Malahat  Ibrahimgizi  MP  (Azerbaijan)  
Speakers:  
-­‐   George  Khechinashvili  MP  (Georgia):  Chair,  
Georgian  TB  Caucus  
-­‐   Yuliya  Chorna  -­‐  TB  Regional  European  Partnership  
 
 
 
10.15am  
Groups  will  go  to  both  
sites  across  the  
morning  
 
1.30pm  
 
1.30pm-­‐4.00pm  
Location:  Hotel  
 
 
 
4.00pm-­‐5.00pm  
 
 
 
5.00pm-­‐6.00pm  
 
The  Global  TB  Caucus  Secretariat  is  hosted  by  the  Stop  TB  Partnership  in  Geneva,  a  UNOPS  registered  organisation,  and  benefits  from  the  
ongoing  support  of  a  number  of  different  organisations  around  the  world.  
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6.00pm-­‐8.00pm  
 
Private  dinner  (TBC  w/President)  
 
 
 
 
Sunday  26
th
 June  
 
Time  
Title  
 
Plenary  2:  European  TB  Summit  Conference  
 
Speakers:    
9.30am  –  Welcome:  Nick  Herbert  MP  (UK),  co-­‐chairman  of  
the  Global  TB  Caucus  
 
9:35-­‐10:15am:  Dr  Lucica  Ditiu,  Executive  Director  of  the  
Stop  TB  Partnership:  Drug-­‐resistant  TB  –  a  threat  to  the  
health  and  wealth  of  nations.    
Presentation  and  discussion.  
 
10:15-­‐10.45am:  Fanny  Voitzwinkler,  Head  of  the  Brussels  
Office,  Global  Health  Advocates:  After  Aid  –  What  next  for  
the  response  to  TB  in  Europe.    
Presentation  and  discussion.  
 
10:45-­‐11:30am:  Nick  Herbert  MP  (UK),  Co-­‐chairman  of  the  
Global  TB  Caucus:  Parliamentarians  leading  the  fight  
against  TB.  
Discussion.  
 
Photos  
Notes  
9.30am-­‐11.30am  
 
11:30am-­‐12pm  
 
12pm-­‐1pm  
Buffet  lunch  followed  by  depart  
 
 
 
The  Global  TB  Caucus  Secretariat  is  hosted  by  the  Stop  TB  Partnership  in  Geneva,  a  UNOPS  registered  organisation,  and  benefits  from  the  
ongoing  support  of  a  number  of  different  organisations  around  the  world.