MEDIA ADVISORY
Date and Time: Wednesday, 05 May 2021 at 13:30-14:00 CEST (Geneva/Berlin time)
Subject: 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, on 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)
Dial-in codes for the event will be sent closer to the event.
A joint Press Release will be sent separately.
Follow the joint virtual press briefing live on WHO Twitter.
NOTES FOR THE JOINT VPC
Journalists will have the opportunity to ask questions via a link that will be sent separately. Upon signing in, the journalists will be automatically put in the meeting room.
WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption.
The event will be broadcast on WHO social media channels and you can also follow it there.
The Joint VPC will be translated into the official UN languages and German.
