Flattening the Curve – Global Responses to COVID-19

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, we have seen several nation-wide attempts to contain it from various parts of the world. For this online edition of Education City Speaker Series, and in collaboration with the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), we gather policy-makers from regions have been seriously affected by COVID-19 to discuss solutions, challenges, and lessons learned from the crisis.

The discussion panel will be titled “Flattening the Curve: Global Responses to COVID-19,” and will feature: • Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari, World Health Organization Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean (including the GCC) • Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa • Dr. David Nabarro, World Health Organization Special Envoy for COVID-19 • Dr. Salih Al Marri, Assistant Minister for Health Affairs at the Ministry of Public Health, Qatar • Rossella Miccio, President of EMERGENCY, Italy • Dr. Jerome Kim, Director-General of the International Vaccine Institute, South Korea • Dr. Hsiu-Hung Wang, President of the Taiwan Nurses Association, Taiwan

The session will be moderated by Mishal Husain, global news presenter, journalist, and documentary-maker.

To learn more and join: qf.org.qa/ecss