MEDIA
ADVISORY
8
July 2002
FUND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. RICHARD FEACHEM TO GIVE INAUGURAL
ADDRESS
In
his first public appearance as Executive Director of the
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Dr.
Richard Feachem will present his vision setting forth the
basic values and main areas of action for the Fund.
The
Fund is a new global financial instrument designed
to attract, manage and strategically disburse additional
resources in countries with the greatest need. The
Fund aims to help in-country public-private partnerships
to scale up prevention, treatment, care and support efforts.
Who:
Dr. Richard Feachem, Incoming Executive Director,
The Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria
What: Senior Lecture
Where: Hall 5 : 7
When:
Tuesday, July 9, 12h30 - 14h00
Also
speaking at the event will be:
- Sec.
Tommy Thompson, US Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Dr.
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director General, the World Health
Organization
For more information on the event contact:
Melanie Zipperer at +41 79 477 1722 or Jim Palmer at
+ 34 649 397 957
