During the hearing, more than 50 participants took part in panel discussions or gave statements from the floor. Some of the key quotes are here:
“By the grace of God, I am here today, able to say “I am the mother of a cancer survivor” HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, The Director-General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation, and UICC Ambassador
“To do justice by our duty as the voice of all those who have been affected by NCDs, and to protect the lives of all those who will be affected by them in the coming years, we need to ensure that NCDs receive a new label marked “urgent action required now.” HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, The Director-General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation, and UICC Ambassador
“90 million avoidable deaths from NCDs will occur worldwide within the next decade if nothing is done. We're angry and we want action!" Ann Keeling, Chair NCD Alliance and IDF CEO
“Heads of State and Heads of Government must attend the NCD Summit and join their national delegations. Public, private and people partnerships, the ‘triple P’, are the way forward.” Ann Keeling, Chair NCD Alliance and IDF CEO
“On behalf of the UICC and the NCD Alliance I reaffirm that we, working as members of civil society, are committed to partner with Member States to deliver local, proven, cost effective solutions that work, not from September, but from today.” Cary Adams, CEO, Union for International Cancer Control UICC
“If our goal is to stop kids from starting to smoke, raise tobacco taxes…We can tax tobacco, save lives and increase government revenue. What an opportunity – we must do this!” Heather Selin, spokesperson for the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
“The time to be polite about this may have passed: we have to tell the world this is a crisis that belongs to all of us, and that now is the time to make noise.” Johanna Ralston, World Heart Federation, CEO
“I hope Obama is here in September, if she can’t come I hope her husband is here” to emphasize the importance of representation by Heads of State or Government at the Summit in September. President of the World Heart Federation, Professor Sidney Smith
“NCD prevention and control should not be seen as competing with other development and health priorities, and solutions must be integrated with existing initiatives. The interactive hearing is an important input into the preparation for the forthcoming High-level Meeting on noncommunicable diseases.” President of the General Assembly, HE Mr Joseph Deiss
Watch the recorded UN Civil Society Hearing
Within Part 1 > www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2011/06/informal-interactive-civil-socie...
16 minutes 30 seconds: Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director General of WHO
31 minutes 10 seconds: HRH Princess Dina Mired, Director-General, King Hussein Cancer Foundation and UICC Ambassador
52 minutes, 45 seconds: Dr. Betsy Nabel, global cardiology leader and president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital
1 hour, 11 minutes, 20 seconds: Dr. Trevor Hassell, Healthy Caribbean Coalition
1 hour, 40 minutes: Heather Selin, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2 hours, 39 minutes: Prof Bongani Mayosi from the Pan African Society of Cardiology
Within Part 2 > www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2011/06/informal-interactive-civil-socie...
13 minutes, 15 seconds: Kate Armstrong, Caring and Living as Neighbours, NCD Alliance Child-Focused working group
17 minutes: Cary Adams, CEO, Union for International Cancer Control and NCD Alliance
25 minutes, 50 seconds: Dr. Sidney C Smith, Jr, President of the World Heart Federation
1 hour, 36 minutes: Dr. Sania Nishtar of Heartfile in Pakistan
2 hours, 26 minutes, 40 seconds: Bola Ojo of the African Heart Network
2 hours, 30 minutes, 30 seconds: Ann Keeling of the NCD Alliance and IDF CEO
For hearing background information
www.un.org/en/ga/president/65/issues/ncdiseases.shtml and www.who.int/nmh/events/2011/informal_hearing/en/index.html
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