WHO CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND DISABILITY
17-20 April 2002, Trieste, Italy

Preliminary Program
Thursday 18 April 2002
Morning session
9-12.30, Coffee break 10.30-10:45

9.00-9.10 Welcome
Renzo Tondo, President Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia and meeting host

9.10-9.30 Opening
Girolamo Sirchia, Italian Minister of Health
Chris Murray, EXD/EIP, WHO

9.30-12.00 Round Table I: Health & Wealth of Nations
Chairman: David Evans (to be confirmed)
Keynote speakers:

• Girolamo Sirchia Health and Human Development
• Jeffrey Sachs Macroeconomics and Health (t.b.c)
• David Canning Health as human capital and its impact on economic performance
• Dun Bundy Health and Economic Development (t.b.c)
• Giuseppe Nistico Improving research improving health

12.00-12.30 Discussion

12.30-13.00 Press conference and photo group

13.00-14.30 Lunch

Afternoon session: 14.30-18.00, Coffee break: 15.30-15.45

14:30-16:30 Round Table II: Disabled and Healthy?
Chairmen Daniel Wikler
Keynote speakers

• Chris Murray
• Marijke W. de Kleijn
• Jerome Bickenbach
• Andre Gubbels
• Yerker Anderrson
• Antonio Guidi
• Qui Zhouying

16:30-17:00 Discussion

17:00-18:00 Work session with Ministerial Delegates

19.00-20.00. CONCERT in San Giusto Cathedral

20.30 DINNER