BREAKFAST DIALOGUE: THE ROLE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & ACCESS IN THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

On September 23, 2016, during the United Nations General Assembly, a side event, "Breakfast Dialogue: The Role of Health Technology Innovation & Access in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," was held to focus on ways that UN Member States, the private sector and civil society can promote health technology research and development. The event highlighted the research and recommendations made in the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines Report. 

Moderator:
Magdy Martínez-Solimán, Assistant Secretary-General,  United Nations; Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP

Breakfast Dialogue Panelists:
Joseph Stiglitz, The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Recipient of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor of International Affairs at The New School, Panel Member of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines

Yusuf Hamied, Non-Executive Chairman of Cipla, Panel Member of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines

Malebona Precious Matsoso, Director-General of the National Department of Health of South Africa, Panel Member of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines

Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, Panel Member of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines