Wednesday, 05 May 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY

Joint virtual event with H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and H.E. German Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn

Date and Time: Wednesday, 05 May 2021 at 13:30-14:00 CEST (Geneva/Berlin time)

Subject: The establishment of the WHO Global Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

The new Hub is to expand and augment the capabilities of WHO and of countries in preparing and responding to epidemic and pandemic risks. It will act as a global Hub and function as a platform, interacting with Member States and other partners from around the world.

Sequence:

• Introduction by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• Video message by H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel
• Remarks by H.E. German Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn
• Remarks by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• Media Questions & Answers (10min)

Join the virtual event:

• Link: https://who-e.zoom.us/j/97180925985
• Password: whoHUBwho

By phone:

• Webinar ID: 971 8092 5985
• Numeric Passcode: 721556755
• International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/acWE6O9cYI

Follow the event live on WHO social media channels.

NOTES FOR JOURNALISTS

A joint Press Release will be sent separately.

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Due to the volume of questions, we are no longer able to take them from phone callers and interpretation is not available via telephone.

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