Experience at the 67th World Health Assembly

Geneva, SwitzerlandMay 19-24, 2014

Nawanan Theera-Ampornpunt, M.D., Ph.D.Department of Community Medicine

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol UniversityAugust 13, 2014

Origin• MU President Dr. Rajata

Rajatanavin’s vision & policy to build internal capacity on global health

• Executed by MU Global Health (MUGH) Director Dr. ChurnrurtaiKanchanachitra

• MUGH provided funding for 67th WHA participation

New participants prepped in a 1-week National Workshop on Global Health Diplomacy, cohosted

by MoPH, IHPP & MUGH

Preparation

• Faculty of Public Health– Asst. Prof. Kwanjai Amnatsatsue, Ph.D.

(Deputy Dean)

• Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital– Pattarawalai Talungchit, M.D.

• Faculty of Medicine RamathibodiHospital– Nawanan Theera-Ampornpunt, M.D., Ph.D.

MU Delegates

My Participation

• Agenda-based assignments– Global strategy & targets for post-2015 TB

• Assisting DDC delegate in writing summary report– Global vaccine action plan

• Assisting DDC delegate in polishing draft intervention & writing summary report

– F/U on Human Resources for Health• Assisting Praboromarajchanok Institute delegate on

polishing draft intervention as SEAR One Voice Statement

My Participation

Morning Briefs

Morning Briefs

• Side meeting assignments– Winning the global fight against TB– GAVI Alliance Updates– Framing a global strategy on human resource

for health (HRH)

My Participation

• Delivering Intervention on NCD

My Participation

“... In my view, something is fundamentally wrong in this world when a corporation can challenge government policies introduced to protect the public from a product that kills.”Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General (May 19, 2014 Address to 67th WHA)

Address by WHO DG

• Emerged Opportunities– Contributing to positioning &

draft intervention on electronic voting system for WHO DG election (as IT resource person)

My Participation

• Emerged Opportunities– Observing interactions in a drafting group on

non-state actor involvement in WHO• Witnessed roles & importance of Chair in success

or failure of the agenda– Communication & IT support for Thai

delegation

My Participation

• Teamwork & Complementary roles• Upstream & downstream policymaking at

global and national levels– Roles of the university & academia

• Networking• Information system & data issues present

in almost all agenda items

Lessons

• Department of Community Medicine• Director of Health Policy & Management

Center, Ramathibodi• Dean, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi

Hospital• MUGH Director & Staff• MU President• IHPP & MoPH• All 67th WHA delegates

Acknowledgments