sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
From: WorldHealthOrganizationNews@who.int
To: undisclosed-recipients@null, null@null
Subject: Invitation to a WHO Virtual Press Conference on Ebola response
Date: Sep 10, 2014 10:50 AM
10 September 2014
Media Advisory WHO/19
Invitation to a WHO Virtual Press Conference on Ebola response
WHAT: Press conference on support to Ebola affected countries
Last month WHO issued a roadmap for scaled-up response to the Ebola outbreak. The goal is to stop Ebola transmission in affected countries within 6-9 months and prevent international spread. Responding to the World Health Organization (WHO) call, the Cuban Government will be announcing their commitment to help control the outbreak in West Africa.
WHEN: A virtual Press conference (VPC) will take place on Friday 12 September at 9h30 CEST.
WHERE: Geneva-based journalists may participate in person. The venue is the WHO Library Room, WHO Headquarters.
Journalists outside Geneva may dial in, and dial-in numbers are listed below.
Speakers:
Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director- General
Dr Roberto Morales Ojeda, Minister of Public Health, Cuba
WHO media contacts:
Christy Feig, WHO Director of Communications, E-mail: Feigc@who.int,; Mobile: +41.79.251.7055
Fad?la Chaib, WHO Spokesperson, Telephone: + 41 22 791 3228; Mobile:+ 41 79 475 55 56;Email: chaibf@who.int
Tarik Jasarevic, Media officer; Telephone: +41 22 791 5099; Mobile+41 793 676 214; E-mail: jasarevict@who.int
Spanish interviews:
Maricel Seeger, WHO communications officer , Email: seegerm@arg.ops-oms.org, Mobile: +54 91149167965
Television broadcasters interested in receiving video material are kindly asked to contact Chris Black, Telephone: +41 22 791 1460, Mobile: +41 79 472 6054; e-mail: blackc@who.int
Information to journalists:
Photographers and TV crews contact if needed Chris Black, Telephone: +41 22 791 1460, Mobile: +41 79 472 6054; E-mail: blackc@who.int
Journalists who wish to attend the virtual press conference in person at WHO but who are not accredited with the United Nations in Geneva should contact the WHO media team (names listed above).
How to access the WHO Virtual Press Conference ?12 September 2014, 9H30 CET
Please try to call in at least 10 minutes before the conference begins in order to be registered correctly. From the list below, please use the number closest to you. If you have problems with a number, try the toll number from a neighbouring country or call Switzerland: +41 22 580 9022, or France +33 1 72 00 15 10, or United States +1 877 887 4163
On connecting, type PIN code: 171432# on your telephone keypad and then record your name and media outlet and then press again the # key.
To ask a question during the question and answer session, registered participants should type 01 on their telephone keypad, this will place you in the queue to ask questions.
International access numbers
COUNTRY TOLL-FREE TOLL
Argentina +541159843866
Australia +61390084320
Austria +43 1928 2201
Belgium +32 2402 9640
Brazil 0800912065 +55 1131725546
Canada +1 8553012434 +1 4169153614
Chile +5625994995
China +864006450539
Costa Rica 0800 0121677
Croatia +38517776163
Cyprus +35722030665
Czech Rep +420228882950
Denmark +45 3272 7701
Egypt 8000000402
Finland +358 9425 99700
Estonia +37 26225738
France 0805638266 +33 1720 01510
Germany 0800 5889774 +49 6922 2229 031
Greece +30 2111 9815 60
Hong Kong +852 5808 1220
Hungary +36 1408 8094
Iceland 8009488
India 0008000016704 +912233019449
Indonesia 001 803 011 3597
Ireland +353 14311251
Israel +97239155932
Italy +39 0236009767
Japan +81350505011
Latvia +371 66013604
Lithuania +370 52055450
Luxembourg +352 2088 0696
Malaysia +60362074632
Mexico +525547772282
Monaco 80093839
Netherlands +31 107138194
Norway +4721031303
Panama 008002260610
Peru 080053911
Poland +48222953528
Portugal +351 308801485
Romania +40215293962
Russia +74952216523
Saudi Arabia 8008110176
Singapore +65 31580365
South Africa 0800998664 +27218197035
South Korea +82 234832813
Spain 800300988 +34 914142021
Sweden +46 850334664
Switzerland 0800875000 +41 22 580 9022
Taiwan +886226567372
Thailand 0018001562030606
Turkey +90 212 705 2920
UAE 800035702760
United Kingdom 08082381774 +44 20 3043 2440
USA +1 877 887 4163
More information about Ebola can be found at:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/en/
Please follow us on @WHO for tweets during the virtual press conference
All WHO information can be found at: www.who.int
Best regards,
WHO Communications Team
To: undisclosed-recipients@null, null@null
Subject: Invitation to a WHO Virtual Press Conference on Ebola response
Date: Sep 10, 2014 10:50 AM
10 September 2014
Media Advisory WHO/19
Invitation to a WHO Virtual Press Conference on Ebola response
WHAT: Press conference on support to Ebola affected countries
Last month WHO issued a roadmap for scaled-up response to the Ebola outbreak. The goal is to stop Ebola transmission in affected countries within 6-9 months and prevent international spread. Responding to the World Health Organization (WHO) call, the Cuban Government will be announcing their commitment to help control the outbreak in West Africa.
WHEN: A virtual Press conference (VPC) will take place on Friday 12 September at 9h30 CEST.
WHERE: Geneva-based journalists may participate in person. The venue is the WHO Library Room, WHO Headquarters.
Journalists outside Geneva may dial in, and dial-in numbers are listed below.
Speakers:
Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director- General
Dr Roberto Morales Ojeda, Minister of Public Health, Cuba
WHO media contacts:
Christy Feig, WHO Director of Communications, E-mail: Feigc@who.int,; Mobile: +41.79.251.7055
Fad?la Chaib, WHO Spokesperson, Telephone: + 41 22 791 3228; Mobile:+ 41 79 475 55 56;Email: chaibf@who.int
Tarik Jasarevic, Media officer; Telephone: +41 22 791 5099; Mobile+41 793 676 214; E-mail: jasarevict@who.int
Spanish interviews:
Maricel Seeger, WHO communications officer , Email: seegerm@arg.ops-oms.org, Mobile: +54 91149167965
Television broadcasters interested in receiving video material are kindly asked to contact Chris Black, Telephone: +41 22 791 1460, Mobile: +41 79 472 6054; e-mail: blackc@who.int
Information to journalists:
Photographers and TV crews contact if needed Chris Black, Telephone: +41 22 791 1460, Mobile: +41 79 472 6054; E-mail: blackc@who.int
Journalists who wish to attend the virtual press conference in person at WHO but who are not accredited with the United Nations in Geneva should contact the WHO media team (names listed above).
How to access the WHO Virtual Press Conference ?12 September 2014, 9H30 CET
Please try to call in at least 10 minutes before the conference begins in order to be registered correctly. From the list below, please use the number closest to you. If you have problems with a number, try the toll number from a neighbouring country or call Switzerland: +41 22 580 9022, or France +33 1 72 00 15 10, or United States +1 877 887 4163
On connecting, type PIN code: 171432# on your telephone keypad and then record your name and media outlet and then press again the # key.
To ask a question during the question and answer session, registered participants should type 01 on their telephone keypad, this will place you in the queue to ask questions.
International access numbers
COUNTRY TOLL-FREE TOLL
Argentina +541159843866
Australia +61390084320
Austria +43 1928 2201
Belgium +32 2402 9640
Brazil 0800912065 +55 1131725546
Canada +1 8553012434 +1 4169153614
Chile +5625994995
China +864006450539
Costa Rica 0800 0121677
Croatia +38517776163
Cyprus +35722030665
Czech Rep +420228882950
Denmark +45 3272 7701
Egypt 8000000402
Finland +358 9425 99700
Estonia +37 26225738
France 0805638266 +33 1720 01510
Germany 0800 5889774 +49 6922 2229 031
Greece +30 2111 9815 60
Hong Kong +852 5808 1220
Hungary +36 1408 8094
Iceland 8009488
India 0008000016704 +912233019449
Indonesia 001 803 011 3597
Ireland +353 14311251
Israel +97239155932
Italy +39 0236009767
Japan +81350505011
Latvia +371 66013604
Lithuania +370 52055450
Luxembourg +352 2088 0696
Malaysia +60362074632
Mexico +525547772282
Monaco 80093839
Netherlands +31 107138194
Norway +4721031303
Panama 008002260610
Peru 080053911
Poland +48222953528
Portugal +351 308801485
Romania +40215293962
Russia +74952216523
Saudi Arabia 8008110176
Singapore +65 31580365
South Africa 0800998664 +27218197035
South Korea +82 234832813
Spain 800300988 +34 914142021
Sweden +46 850334664
Switzerland 0800875000 +41 22 580 9022
Taiwan +886226567372
Thailand 0018001562030606
Turkey +90 212 705 2920
UAE 800035702760
United Kingdom 08082381774 +44 20 3043 2440
USA +1 877 887 4163
More information about Ebola can be found at:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/en/
Please follow us on @WHO for tweets during the virtual press conference
All WHO information can be found at: www.who.int
Best regards,
WHO Communications Team