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Partners for Measles Advocacy
6th Annual Meeting

14-15 February 2006
American Red Cross National Headquarters
2025 E Street, NW, ground floor, conference rooms A, B, C and D
Washington, DC 20006, 202-303-5279

Meeting Objectives

  • To report on progress of Year 5 and plans for Year 6 priority activities
  • To report and discuss resource mobilization and communications activities
  • To report on and explore additional integration of health initiatives, especially malaria control

Tuesday, 14 February
Registration, Introduction and Objectives
Chair: David Meltzer/ARC
08:00 - 08:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
08:30 - 08:45 Introductions/Announcements
08:45 - 09:00 Welcome – David Meltzer/ARC
Progress and Plans
09:00 - 09:10 Global Overview of Measles - Peter Strebel/WHO/HQ
09:10 - 09:40 Africa Region - Balcha Masresha/WHO/Africa
09:40 - 10:00 South East Asia Region – Arun Thapa/WHO/Southeast Asia
10:00 - 10:20 Eastern Mediterranean Region - Frank Mahoney/WHO/East Mediterranean
10:20 - 10:30 Western Pacific Region - Wayne Antkowiak/WHO/Pacific
10:30 - 10:50 Discussion
10:50 - 11:20 Coffee / Tea Break
11:20 - 11:40 Partnership Financing - Andrea Gay/UN Foundation
11:40 - 12:00 Vaccine Supply - Katinka Aanjesen Rosenbom/UNICEF Supply
12:00 - 12:20 Red Cross National Society Activities - Jean Roy/IFRC
12:20 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Update on Recent Country Activitities
Chair: Steve Cochi/CDC

14:00 - 14:20 Nigeria Campaign - Christopher Kamugisha/WHO/Nigeria
14:20 - 14:40 DR Congo Measles Campaign - Michel Othepa/IMMUNIZATIONbasics /DR Congo
14:40 - 15:00 Bangladesh Campaign - Iyorlumun Uhaa/UNICEF/Bangladesh
15:00 - 15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee / Tea Break
16:00 - 16:20 Lessons learned from measles outbreaks in Africa - Balcha Masresha/WHO/Africa
16:20 - 16:40 Emergency Measles Control in Pakistan - Edward Hoekstra/UNICEF/HQ
16:40 - 16:50 Emergency funding for measles control - Kyungsun Kim/UNICEF/HQ
16:50 - 17:30 Discussion
17:30-19:00 Reception – 2025 E St. atrium (outside conference rooms)
Wednesday, 15 February
Integration: Lessons Learned and Planning Upcoming Opportunities
Chair: Tanya Trevors/CIDA

08:00 - 08:30 Continental Breakfast
08:30 - 08:40 Announcements
08:40 - 09:00 Overview of Malaria Prevention in the Africa Region - Antoinette Ba-Nguz/WHO/Africa
09:00 - 09:30 Togo Integrated Campaign - Mac Otten/CDC
09:30 - 09:50 Niger Integrated Campaign - Stefan Hoyer/IFRC, Ibrahim Ousmane/MoH Niger
09:50 - 10:30 Discussion
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee / Tea Break
11:00 - 11:20 Angola Integrated Campaign - Robert Davis/UNICEF/East and Southern Africa
11:20 - 11:40 Indonesia Integrated Campaign - Keith Feldon/UNICEF/Indonesia
11:40 - 12:00 Kenya Integrated Campaign - Ambrose Misore, MoH/Kenya
12:00 - 12:20 Mozambique Integrated Campaign – Jason Peat/Canadian Red Cross
12:20 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Provided


(Side meeting on Kenya campaign)

Resource Mobilization and Communications
Chair: Andrea Gay/UN Foundation

14:00 - 14:20 In-country Partnerships - Garry Flake/LDS Church
14:20 - 14:40 Progress on Rubella - Sue Reef/CDC
14:40 - 15:15 Industry Perspectives on M&M Partnerships - BD, VF, ExxonMobil, BASF, Olyset, Bayer
15:15 - 15:30 Communications Update - Julie Irby/ARC
15:30 - 16:00 Partner Updates
16:00 - 16:20 Recognitions
16:20 - 16:40 Concluding thoughts - Steve Cochi/CDC
17:00 Plenary session adjourns

17:00 - 19:00 Concurrent breakout sessions:

  1. Routine/Reach Every District – Dietz/CDC
  2. Surveillance – Otten/CDC
  3. Integration – Grabowsky/GF
  4. Communication - Irby/ARC