Minutes Joint Secretariat Meeting Royal Plaza Montreux and Spa, Montreux, Switzerland 18 May 2017

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Minutes
Joint Secretariat Meeting
Royal Plaza Montreux and Spa, Montreux, Switzerland
18 May 2017
Attendees:
No. Name Position / Organization
1 Dr. Vicharn Panich
Chair, International Award Committee Prince Mahidol Award
Foundation, Thailand
2 Dr. Udom Kachintorn President, Mahidol University, Thailand
3 Dr. Prasit Watanapa
Dean, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University,
Thailand
4 Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert
Vice Chair, International Health Policy Program Foundation and
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Foundation,
Thailand
5 Dr. Nahoko Shindo
Manager of WHO’s Experts Networks & Interventions unit, World
Health Organization, Switzerland
6 Dr. Toomas Palu
Sector Manager for Health, Nutrition and Population, East Asia and
Pacific Region, The World Bank, Thailand
7 Dr. Douglas Webb
Team Leader, Health and Innovative Financing, HIV, Health and
Development Group, United Nation Development Programme,
USA
8 Ms. Tatiana Shoumilina
Senior Adviser, Fast Track Country Support, Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS, Switzerland
9 Dr. Teresa Zakaria
Migration Health Emergency Operations Officer, International
Organization for Migration, Switzerland
10 Dr. Dennis Carroll
Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats Unit Director,
United States Agency for International Development, USA
11 Mr. Taro Kikuchi
Director, Health Team 3, Human Development Department, Japan
International Cooperation Agency, Japan
12 Ms. Natalie Phaholyothin Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand
13 Prof. David Harper
Senior Consulting Fellow and Deputy Head of the Centre on Global
Health Security, Chatham House, United Kingdom
14 Dr. Churnrurtai Kanchanachitra
Professor, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol
University, Thailand
15 Dr. Amina Benyahia
Scientist, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, World Health
Organization, Switzerland

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No. Name Position / Organization
16 Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove Technical Lead MERS-CoV, World Health Organization, Switzerland
17 Ms. Margaux Mathis World Health Organization, Switzerland
18 Dr. Laragh Gollogly Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Switzerland
19 Dr. Sabrina Sholts
Curator of anthropology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural
History, USA
20 Dr. Daniel Schar
Regional Emerging Infectious Disease Advisor, USAID Regional
Office, Thailand
21 Dr. Woraya Luangon
Director Bureau of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of
Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
22 Dr. Yot Teerawattananon
Director, Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program
(HITAP), Thailand
23 Dr. Rapeepong Suphanchaimat Research Fellow, International Health Policy Programme, Thailand
24 Dr. Attaya Limwattanayingyong
Deputy Director, Bureau of International Health, Ministry of Public
Health, Thailand
25 Dr. Pattarawalai Talungchit
Director of Siriraj Health Policy Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj
Hospital, Thailand
26 Dr. Prin Vathesatogkit
Doctor, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital,
Mahidol University, Thailand
27 Ms. Waranya Rattanavipapong
Head of HITAP’s International Unit, Health Intervention and
Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Thailand
Secretariat
28 Mrs. Tippawan Witworrasakul Coordinator, Mahidol University, Thailand
29 Ms. Cattleeya Kongsupapsiri Coordinator, Mahidol University, Thailand
30 Mrs. Suvicha Larprojpaiboon Assistant Coordinator, Mahidol University, Thailand
Discussion:
1. Minutes of the Coordinators Meeting and Conference Program at a Glance
Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert chaired the meeting and asked Dr. Churnrurtai Kanchanachitra to report
on the Coordinators Meeting. Dr. Churnrurtai explained that the Coordinators Meeting had agreed
on the structure of the conference to have 4 slots of 5 parallel sessions, with a total of 20 parallel
sessions. The lead sub-theme coordinators then finalized the sessions into time slots with
consideration to flow of the sessions that would allow participants to follow a track.

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Thursday 1 February 2018
09:00-12:00 Opening Session by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn & Keynote Address &
Plenary Session 0: Vision 2100: Re-Imagining the End Game for the End of the Pandemic Era
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Plenary 1: Leadership Needed for Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century
14:00-16:00 PS 1.1: PS3: Lessons learned
in managing EID (merge with
PS11)
PS 1.2: PS5: information for
action
PS 1.3: PS20: Safeguarding
medicines for human and
animal health: what do we
know? What works?
PS 1.4: PS22: Lost in
Transitions? Financing for
pandemic preparedness and
global health security
PS1.5: PS14: One Health on
the Move: Nomadic
Communities
16:00-16:30 Break
16:30-17:30 Plenary 2: Futures of Partnerships for a Safer World
18:00-20:30 Welcome Dinner
Friday 2 February 2018
08:30-09:30 Plenary 3: PS18: The Livestock Revolution, Emerging Zoonoses and AMR: Managing Risk across Livestock and Fisheries Value Chains
09:30-10:00 Break
10:00-12:00 PS 2.1: PS1: Are countries
prepared for the next
pandemics
PS 2.2: PS4: AMR –
excessive and inappropriate
use of antibiotics
PS 2.3: PS12: Partnerships
for Preparedness, Detection,
and Response during Mass
Gatherings
PS 2.4: PS16: Changing
Dynamics: Emerging
Zoonoses (Infectious
Diseases) in an Era of
Expanding Global Human
Population Growth and
Movement
PS 2.5: PS13: Reducing the
Gap: High Impact Diseases;
Neglected Populations?
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 PS 3.1: PS9: Global
Partnerships for Country
Outcomes (merge with PS11)
PS 3.2: PS6: AMR gap
implementation in country
PS 3.3: PS15: Climate
Change and Emerging
Diseases: The Importance of
Resilient Societies
PS 3.4: PS17: Shifting
Landscapes – Real and
Figurative: Understanding
How Altered Land Use is
Driving Disease Emergence
PS3.5: PS10: Policy
Coherence: Effective
Partnership for R&D
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:30 PS 4.1: PS2: Global
frameworks and initiatives –
EID and AMR
PS4.2: PS8: Multi-sectoral
Partnerships for Action on
AMR
PS 4.3: PS7: empowering
communities
PS 4.4: PS19: Finding the win-
win solutions for better
health from better food
systems
PS 4.5: PS21: Bringing
Solutions into Focus:
Harnessing the Power of an
Economic Lens
Saturday 3 February 2018
09:00-12:00 Synthesis: summary, conclusion & recommendations & Closing Session

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2. Potential Keynote Speakers
The meeting discussed potential keynote speakers for important sessions such as the Opening
Session, Dinner Session and Closing Session.
It was agreed that the following persons should be invited as keynote speakers:
Opening Session
 Joanne Liu from MSF (represents grassroots, frontline people)
 Angela Merkel from Germany (represents global political leader)
Dinner Session
 Bill Gates (represents global visionary leader)
Closing Session
 Margaret Chan
Other suggested names include:
 Larry Summers
 New WHO DG
 Gino Strada
 Michel Sidibe
 Minister of Health of Japan
3. Call to Action and Drafting Group
The meeting agreed to have the Call to Action at PMAC 2018. The following persons volunteered to
be on the Drafting Group:
 Dr. Dennis Carroll, USAID (Lead of Drafting Group)
 Dr. David Harper, Chatham House
 Dr. Douglas Webb, UNDP
4. Key Message of Opening Session Video
Some ideas for the video were suggested as follows:
 Have voice of survivors and affected families
 Show range of consequences to families
 Ecological disruption leads to EIDs which can affect the livelihoods of millions of people
 Should focus on diseases where intersection is real such as influenza
 The Smithsonian can share how to communicate without frightening people
 2018 is 100th
anniversary of Spanish flu
 Economic costs associated with failed preparedness
 Stigmatization of survivors
 Should include infographic segments
 Leadership of communities (hope, confidence, solidarity)
 Sensitize people to “futures” theme, inventing for future instead of predicting
 Possible message includes threat, collaboration and safety, possible tone could be unity,
relief and happiness of people

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Other suggestions:
 Should think about how to disseminate the VDO to a wider audience
 Collaboration with public funded TV broadcast, BBC Global or CNN
 Rama team will work with PMAC Secretariat on how to make the best use of the video
 “Click” to find out more information about subjects mentioned in the video
5. Side Meetings
The side meetings should be structured and focused to link with the theme of PMAC 2018.
However, there should also be some space reserved for side meetings related to past and future
conference themes. The sub-theme lead coordinators will work with side meeting organizers and
the PMAC Secretariat to manage the side meeting proposals to be synergetic to the main conference
sessions.
It was suggested that to get the most out of the side meetings, the side meeting organizers may
provide input to the Call to Action or report out deliberations to give input to the conference
sessions. There should be rapporteurs assigned to side meetings that are linked to the main
conference.
6. Creative Exhibition and Other Special Events (Art Contest, Launch)
The Smithsonian Institute has the Pop Up Exhibition that can be displayed at PMAC. About 15 large
visual graphic panels can be downloaded for free and adapted to the venue. The Smithsonian is also
finding an appropriate partner in Thailand, possibly the Museum of Science.
The Art Contest has been used to publicize PMAC among the general public and younger generation.
It was suggested that the winning art pieces should be displayed at the Museum of Science, the
potential partner of the Smithsonian in Thailand.
PMAC offers opportunities for launches (book, curriculum, etc.) during coffee break or lunch break.
The Smithsonian may use this opportunity to publicize about the Outbreak Exhibition which will
officially open in May 2018. Other co-hosts who have plans for any kind of launch may send in a
proposal to the PMAC Secretariat.
7. PMAC Assessment
2016 marked the 10th
anniversary of PMAC and an external assessment of PMAC was conducted by
the Independent Assessment Team to assess to what extent PMAC has achieved its objectives and
contributed to global health policy development. There will be a meeting in Bellagio in September
2017 to further discuss the future direction and strategy of PMAC.
In preparation for the discussion in Bellagio, the PMAC Secretariat should prepare documents
concerning:
 Communication package
 Institutionalization
 Engagement of partners

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8. PMAC and WHO Bulletin
A special collection of articles related to PMAC 2018 can be put together from regular submission of
articles to the WHO Bulletin. The articles will pass through the normal screening process and peer
review. The PMAC Secretariat will inform partners to send their manuscript directly to the WHO
Bulletin and mention in their cover letter about the special focus. The papers need to be submitted
by the end of June 2017 to be in time for consideration to be included in the February 2018 issue.
Another option is the Weekly Epidemiological Record of WHO. It may be possible to send in a brief
note about the conference happening or about the Call to Action.
9. PMAC 2019
Dr. Prin Vathesatogkit presented the draft concept note for PMAC 2019 on NCDs. Some comments
to further develop the concept note are as follows:
 Healthy choice not available because of environmental factors
 Should focus on risk factors, don’t focus on specific diseases
 Should discuss the enabling environment
 SDGs and Target 3.4 should be included in the conversation as well
 Multi-sector is very important - Ministry of Finance, Trade, Taxation should be included
 Should also cover industry interference
 Should be careful with using salt as an example, better to use tobacco and alcohol
 Examples of industries that have shifted, industry champions and what drives them in that
direction?
 Legislative changes that affect individual behavior vs. the softer end (awareness and
education)
 Bring in the younger generation and new ways of influencing communication
 Healthy and sustainable diets
 How to manage chronic cases – what health systems can do and how to finance it. Example:
Pacific Islands declared NCDs as a crisis
 Low income country solutions
 What’s the popular movement, what can people do?
 Look at different socio-cultural settings - What’s similar? What needs to be done
differently?
How to bridge PMAC 2018 and PMAC 2019 should be considered. A side meeting at PMAC 2018
could be organized to provide a link to PMAC 2019.
The Preparatory Meeting for PMAC 2019 will be held at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York.
The potential dates are 12-13 October 2017.
 The meeting suggested to approach NCD Alliance and Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg
Foundation, (WHO Ambassador for NCD) to join the PMAC 2019 Working Group Meeting.
 Co-hosts can propose persons/organizations to be invited to the PMAC 2019 Working Group
Meeting to the PMAC Secretariat.
Dr. Prin will revise the concept note reflecting comments from the meeting and will circulate to
partners for further input, in preparation for the PMAC 2019 Working Group Meeting.

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10. List of participants, contact information and funding
PMAC is an invitation only conference where the participants are proposed by conference co-hosts
and partners. The PMAC Secretariat will send out the excel file for proposing invitees, which should
be submitted back by 31 July 2017.
No. Title
(Dr/Prof/etc)
First
Name
Last
Name
Position Organization Country Email Funding
 Self-funded – those who will be supported by their own organization
 Need funding – those who have no other funding sources, priority for sponsorship will be
given to speakers first and for participants from government sector, academic sector, NGOs,
and civil society from developing countries.
 Please put the name of your organization in case your organization is sponsoring specific
persons
11. Calendar of Activities and Important Deadlines
The meeting took note of the Calendar of Activities and Important Deadlines as follows:
Pre-Conference
Date Activity Responsible Person
30 Jun 2017 Revised session proposal Lead coordinators
30 Jun 2017 List of speakers and funding Lead coordinators
31 Jul 2017 List of participants and funding Co-hosts, partners, coordinators
Jul onwards Invitation sent to speakers PMAC Secretariat
Aug onwards Invitation sent to participants PMAC Secretariat
30 Sep 2017 Deadline to request for side meeting Side Meeting Organizer
1 Dec 2017 Biosketch & paper for conference program Speakers/Panelists/Moderators
1 Dec 2017 List of international rapporteurs Lead coordinators, Rapporteur
Focal Person
During Conference
Date Activity Responsible Person
29 - 30 Jan 2018 Side Meetings PMAC Secretariat

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31 Jan 2018 Field Trip PMAC Secretariat
1 - 3 Feb 2018 Main Conference PMAC Secretariat
Dr. Churnrurtai thanked the participants for their useful input and declared the meeting closed at
16.30 hrs.