[WEBINAR RECORDING] We welcome you to register
for an exclusive media webinar in lead up to this year's World Asthma Day. Our governments have committed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs - by 2030, one of which is to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by one-third by 2030. We need to ensure that asthma rates are declining, and declining fast enough so as to reduce the burden of all NCDs including asthma by 1/3rd by 2030, or earlier!Experts from the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), Indian Chest Society, King George's Medical University (KGMU), COCHRANE, NCD Alliance and International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), will present and respond to questions live!
Date: Tuesday, 26th April 2016
Time: 1:00pm Geneva Time, 12 noon London Time, 1pm Durban Time, 7:00am New York/ Boston Time, 4:30pm Indian Standard Time, 6pm Thailand time
(check www.timeanddate.com for your local time)
Duration: 60 minutes
To register, click here
About the Experts:
- [PRESENTATION] Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa from Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) and Member, Board of Directors, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
- Prof (Dr) Surya Kant, President, Indian Chest Society and Head of Respiratory Medicine Department, King George's Medical University (KGMU)
- Jo Anthony, Senior media and communications officer, COCHRANE
- [PRESENTATION] Priya Kanayson from the NCD Alliance
- Moderator: Ashok Ramsarup, noted award-winning commentator and senior radio programme producer, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
- Co-moderator: Shobha Shukla, Managing Editor, CNS (Citizen News Service)
CNS Webinars Team
Email: webinar@citizen-news.org
