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Monday, 30 August 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY (UPDATED)
Inauguration of the WHO Hub
for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin
When: Wednesday 01 September 2021 –
15:00-16:30 CEST (event); 16:30-17:15 CEST (press conference)
Subject: Inauguration of the new WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin by, amongst others:
- WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom GHEBREYESUS
- H.E. Federal Chancellor of Germany Dr. Angela MERKEL
- H.E. German Federal Minister of Health Jens SPAHN
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and H.E. Dr Angela Merkel will inaugurate the new global WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin. The event will be live streamed and followed by a press conference.
The Hub will bring together partners worldwide to collaborate and create the tools and data needed for all countries to prepare, detect and respond to pandemic and epidemic risks.
This special event will also recognize Chancellor Merkel’s outstanding leadership in global public health.
Venue: Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Luisenstr. 58/59, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Sequence:
- 15:00-16:30 CEST (Berlin/Geneva) – Launch event
- 16:30-17:15 CEST (Berlin/Geneva) – Press conference
Additional speakers and panelists:
Dr Michael J Ryan, Executive Director WHO Health Emergencies Programme;
H.E. Michael Müller, Governing Mayor of Berlin;
Fabiola Gianotti, CERN Director-General; Katalin Karikó, BioNTech Senior Vice President; Sabine Gabrysch, Professor for Climate Change and Health, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Chikwe Ihekweazu, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Director-General.
Launch event – 15:00-16:30 CEST
- Please follow online https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/09/01/default-calendar/inauguration-of-the-who-hub-for-pandemic-and-epidemic-intelligence
- The event will also be live streamed on WHO’s social media channels Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram
- For media interested in video, footage-pooling is arranged through ARD and Reuters:
ARD: +49 30 2288 1710 aufnahmeleiter@ard-hauptstadtstudio.de
REUTERS: +49 30 220 133 715 germany.tv@thomsonreuters.com
- English-German translation will be provided
Press conference – 16:30-17:15 CEST
- Join via Zoom:
Link: https://who-e.zoom.us/j/95788620647
Passcode: Berlin%HUB
Join by phone:
Webinar ID: 957 8862 0647
Numeric Passcode for Phone access: 6148246735
International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/acwpYOLAYe- You can also follow online https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/09/01/default-calendar/inauguration-of-the-who-hub-for-pandemic-and-epidemic-intelligence
- The press conference will be live streamed on WHO’s social media channels Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram
- English-German translation will be provided
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