The International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) is collaborating with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to co-host a forum in a hybrid format entitled "Increasing Accessibility to Health Care in Emergency Contexts," on May 23, 2022 at 18:00 Geneva time (on May 24, 2022 at 00:00 Taipei time).
The forum will invite Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, Ms. Li-Feng Lee to speak for the opening remarks. A representative from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) will moderate this forum, and a representative from USAID will give the keynote speech.
Dr. Wojtek Wilk, CEO of the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM), will share information on how to relieve health needs during the Ukraine crisis after the activation of a temporary protection directive in Europe.
Dr. Riccardo Lampariello, head of the health program at the Terre des hommes (Tdh), will discuss how digital health innovations could be applied to address health equity in various settings to match the demand and supply for medical services.
Ms. Cathy Wang, director of the humanitarian assistance department at the TaiwanICDF, will share how the TaiwanICDF responds to emergency health needs by strengthening the emergency response capabilities of medical institutions and medical health personnel. Finally, the Secretary General of the TaiwanICDF, H.E. Timothy T.Y. Hsiang, will give the closing remarks.
This forum will be conducted in English and open to anyone interested in the topic. For online participants, the event will not require registration and will be livestreamed on TaiwanICDF's YouTube.
Forum introduction and more details
Introduction and the Agenda_Increasing Accessibility to Health Care in Emergency Contexts
