HUMANITARIAN (20 July, 2017 Thursday / 13:30 - 15:30)

Humanitarian: Pediatric Heart Care in the Global Health Agenda
13:30 – 13:35 Introduction
Sertaç Çiçek, Turkey
13:35 – 13:50 Structural heart disease is a disease control priority
R. Krishna Kumar, India
13:50 – 14:05 Children with heart disease and the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCD’s)
Liesel Zuhlke, US
14:05 – 14:20 Is universal health coverage for pediatric heart care a pipe dream?
Cothar Hajat, UK
14:20 -14:35 Patient and family advocacy advance the agenda
Amy Verstappen, US
14:35 – 14:50 What can we learn from other disease advocates? 
Justin Edwin Cameron, South Africa
14:50 – 15:05 WHO, the Lancet Commission and the challenges of children with heart disease
Gene Bukhman, US
15:05 - 15:30 Discussion: Led by Rachel Nugent, Project Director, Disease Control Priorities Network