Meeting

7-1-7 as a Global Goal For Early Detection and Response

Friday, December 17, 2021

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Speakers

Olaolu Aderinola

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

Abdou Salam Gueye

Regional Emergency Director, World Health Organization

Presider

Tom Frieden

Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations

from Global Health Program

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