Table 1 An overview of meeting content, speakers, and participation
Session title | Moderators | Framing Talks | Panelists | Number Attended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Session 1 Current status of surgical care in the Asia–Pacific region and opportunities for improvement | Dr Kee Park Dr Liz McCleod | Dr John G Meara Dr Takeshi Kasai Dr Poonam Singh Dr Nikhil Seth Dr Elizabeth McLeod | Dr Howard Sobel (WHO WPRO) Lord Viliami Tangi (Tonga) Dr Mohamed Yusof bin Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) Hon Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete (Fiji) Dr Aumea Herman (Cook Islands) Dr Bikash Devkota (Nepal) | 223 from 34 countries |
Session 2 Financing for surgical, obstetric, anaesthesia, and trauma care in the Western Pacific Region | Dr Lubna Samad Dr Kiki Maoate | Dr Jim Kim Dr Blake Alkire Prof Rifat Atun Dr Muhammad Ali Pate | Dr Peter Cowley (WHO WPRO) Dr Ammar Abdo Ahmed (IsDB) Ms Peggy Tse (IFC) Dr Do Hyeong Kim (KOICA Prof Tanaka Go (JICA) Dr Monique Wubbenhorst (USAID) Dr Anil Shrestha (Nick Simons Institute) Mr Shanthakumar Bannirchelvam (Global Impact Partners) | 215 from 42 countries |
Session 3 Strategic partnerships to improve surgical care in the Asia–Pacific region | Dr Adrian Gelb Prof David Watters | Dr Paul Farmer Dr Berlin Kafoa Dr Annette Holian | Dr Geoff Ibbotson (UNITAR) Dr Wayne Morriss (WFSA) Dr Amanda Noovao-Hill (FNU/RANZCOG) Dr Rebecca Mitchell (RANZCOG) Prof Tahmina Banu (GICS) Prof Sergelen Orgoi (Mongolia WHO CC) Dr Nobhojit Roy (Mumbai WHO CC) Dr William May (FNU) Dr Michael McGlynn (Interplast) Prof Annie Cheung (Lancet Commission on Diagnostics) Dr Richard Henker (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists) Mr Ashish Kohli (Johnson & Johnson) | 161 from 32 countries |