THE NCD INTEREST GROUP WEBINAR SERIES – Session 5: Tackling Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young

CORE Group NCD Interest Group

DATE

November 20, 2020

TIME

8:30 am - 10 am ET

Virtual Participation Available

Come join us in this webinar where you will hear from leading authorities in heart health children and the young and hear about developments in the political landscape as well as national efforts to support children living with heart disease. This webinar will serve to launch seminal publications on advocacy in RHD that touch on the implications of COVID, the research agenda being pursued in these areas, and frontline experiences from implementing organizations and country partners, as well as present advocacy documents such as the Declaration of Rights of Individuals Affected by Childhood-Onset Heart Disease and the Invisible Child Call to Action in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Webinar Leads: Diana Vaca McGhie, Director, Global Advocacy, American Heart Association, Jeremiah Mwangi, Executive Director, Reach, Bistra Zheleva, Vice President of Global Strategy and Advocacy, Children’s Heartlink

Presenters:

· Dr. Andrea Beaton, Pediatric Cardiologist, Cincinnati Children’s and Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, USA

· Dr. Ornella Lincetto, Medical Officer Newborn Health, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, WHO

· Dr. Wilson Were, Senior Medical Officer, Child Health Services, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, WHO

Panelists:

· Dr. Mahesh Kappanayil, Professor Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, India

· Mr. Jeremiah Mwangi, Reach, Switzerland

· Ms. Ruth Ngwaro, Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts, USA/Kenya

Moderators and Facilitators:

· Bistra Zheleva, Vice President of Global Strategy and Advocacy, Children’s Heartlink, USA

For more information contact: NCD Interest Group Chair, Arti Patel Varanasi, PhD, MPH (avaranasi@advancingsynergy.com)