MEDIA ADVISORY: PAHO media briefing on COVID-19 in the Americas

PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int News and Public Information Media Advisory PAHO media briefing on COVID-19 in the Americas
Tuesday August 11, from 11 am to 12 pm EST (Washington DC Time)
Via ZOOM Webinar. Registration required.
Questions can be submitted prior atmediateam@paho.org
WHAT:
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and WHO Regional Director for the Americas will hold an information session on the rapidly evolving situation of COVID-19 in the Region of the Americas and PAHO’s response to this pandemic.
WHEN:
Tuesday August 11, from 11 am to 12 pm (Washington DC Time) Check here the correspondence in your time zone
WHO:
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, PAHO Director
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Assistant Director, PAHO
Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director of Health Emergencies, PAHO
Dr. Marcos Espinal, Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases, PAHO
Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri, Incident Manager, PAHO
HOW: VIA ZOOM Webinar. Please register here before the media briefing: https://pahowho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZprHk9APTD2uZLqWz5on5Q You will receive an email with the confirmation and the final link to join the media briefing. Questions can be submitted prior to the briefing via email at mediateam@paho.org
Questions can also be submitted during the briefing via the Questions and Answers (Q&A) chat.
Include your name and media outlet when you sign in and submit questions. Please connect at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the conference. If there are any problems with the connection, please note that the conference will also be broadcast on PAHO’s social media platforms: Facebook (@pahowho) and Twitter (@pahowho).
Leticia Linn: +1 202 974 3440 | +1 (202) 701 4005 |linnl@paho.org
Sebastian Oliel: +1 202 974 3459 | +1 (202) 316 5679 | oliels@paho.org
Ashley Baldwin: +1 202 974 3872 | +1 (202) 340 4025 | baldwinash@paho.org