About this Site

The Online News Service of the Geneva Health Forum Towards Global Access to Health is a service made possible through the contributions of HCUGE, International Conference Volunteers (ICVolunteers) and MCART. The Forum itself has been made possible thanks to the efforts of partners from United Nations Organizations, civil society and the private sector.

It supplements the original site at http://www.hcuge.ch/genevahealthforum/.

The purpose of this site is to serve as a news and information source for the Geneva Health Forum for conference participants, organizations involved in access to health, the media and the public at large.

Supporting Organizations

The Geneva Health Forum, under the flags of equity, training and partnership, will provide a unique opportunity for all participants to present and explore innovative partnerships and programmes facilitating access to health.

Visit: http://www.genevahealthforum.org

ICVolunteers (International Conference Volunteers) is an international non-governmental organization that recruits, trains and coordinates volunteers for non-profit projects (conference support, cybervolunteerism and language services).

Visit: www.icvolunteers.org

MCART Design Communcations has offered identity, print, internet, and custom communication services since 1996. Clients include governments, non-government organizations (NGOs), research and educational institutions, private companies, as well as individual entrepreneurs.

Visit: www.mcart.org

The News Team

Concept

The Online News for the Geneva Health Forum is based on Conference Reports, a cross-sector partnership between MCART and ICVolunteers started in 1998 that directly involves volunteers in carrying results around the world.

For more information how this service works, please visit www.conference-reports.org.

Reporting & Editing

Many volunteers and staff have contributed to the articles appearing on this site. 30 volunteer reporters and 5 editors were involved. Click here to see articles by name.

Editing

The following main editors contributed to this news service:

Martin Elling
Tatjana Schwabe
Sarah Webborn

Reviews and Approvals

HCUGE thanks the following health professionals for their time and comittment to reviewing articles:

Dr. Raphael Bengoa
Mrs. Mary Anne Burke
Dr. François Chappuis
Dr. Attila Dahlgren
Prof. Bernardino Fantini
Prof. Antoine Geissbuhler
Dr. Brian Gushulak
Dr. Samia Hurst
Prof. Michel Magistris
Dr. Pierre Perrin
Dr. Slim Slama
Dr. Beat Stoll

Site & News System

Provided by MCART

Randy Schmieder, Director, MCART
Allan Nguyen, Project Developer
Michael Studenmann, Developer

Reporters

Provided by ICVolunteers

Coordination Team:

Viola Krebs, Secretary General, ICVolunteers
Brigitte Elling, Coordinator of the Reporters Team
Anna Hallen Sicre, Team Coordinator

News by Theme

The Main Tracks

Track I Access to Health Systems

Track II Health and Inequities

Track III Access to Drugs, Vaccines and Diagnosis

Track IV Civil Society and Social Issues in Health

Track V Capacity Building and Partnerships

The Geneva Health Forum at a glance

The Geneva Health Forum "Towards Global Access to Health", under the flags of equity, training and partnership, provides a unique opportunity for all participants to present and explore innovative partnerships and programmes facilitating access to health.