Participants & Secretariat


AFGHANISTAN

Mohammad Salim TARAKI
Mayor of Herat
Herat Municipality

Tooryalai WESA
Governor of Kandahar Province
Kandahar City

ALGERIA

Youcef LAΪD
Head of Unit, Health and Environment
National Institute of Public Health
Algiers

ANGOLA

Adelaide DE CARVALHO
National Director for Public Health
Ministry of Health
Luanda

Carlos Alberto MASSECA
Vice Minister of Health of Hospital Management
Ministry of Health
Luanda

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Ezekel Lionel MICHAEL
Chief Environmental Officer
Ministry of Health,Central Board of Health
St.John's

ARGENTINA

Laura Silvina WAYNSZTOK
Coordinator of the National Program on Healthy Cities & Communities
Ministerio de Salud de Argentina
Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Hernán Julio VELA
General Director
Ministerio de Desarrollo Urbano
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

AUSTRALIA

Frances Elaine BAUM
Commissioneer, CSDH
Flinders University
Bedford Park

James Truscott HYDE
Director
Department of Health
Melbourne

Evelyne DE LEEUW
Chair, Deakin University
Geelong Waterfront Campus
Waurn Ponds

BENIN Armand Modeste HOUNDJREBO
Chef, Ministère de la santé
Cotonou

BELGIUM

Pascaline GABORIT
Director, European New Towns Platform/Pilot cities
Brussels

Anna DROZD
Policy Officer for Health Inequalities
Brussels
hoo.co.uk

BHUTAN Kinzang NORBU
Executive Secretary, City Corporation
Phuentsholing

Tashi PENJOR
Sr. Urban Designer
Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services, Ministry
of Works and Human Settlement
Thimphu

BOLIVIA

Marcelo Tito GALINDO GOMEZ
Director Ejecutivo
Federación de Asociaciones Municipales de Bolivia
(FAM-Bolivia)
La Paz

BRAZIL

Christovam BARCELLOS
Senior Researcher
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Brazilian Ministry of Health
Rio de Janeiro

Vivian MAKIA
Technical officer for International Affairs
Guarulhos City Hall
São Paulo

Marcia Faria WESTPHAL
Director, CEPEDOC (Centro de Estudios, Pesquisa e Documentacao em
Ciudades Saudaveis)
School of Public Health University of São Paulo
São Paulo

BURKINA FASO

Amedee Prosper DJIGUEMDE
Director Régional de la santé du Centre
Ministère de la sante
Ouagadougou

CAMEROON

André EDOU
Second Deputy
Communaute Urbaine de Yaounde
Yaounde

CANADA

Britt ERICKSON
Policy Analyst
Public Health Agency of Canada

James Andrew GILBERT
Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate
Public Health Agency of Canada
Ottawa

Trevor HANCOCK
Public Health Consultant
BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport
Victoria

CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

BAI Hu Qun
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Health
Xicheng District

FENG Fang
Secretary
Shanghai Municipal People's Government
Shanghai

HU Xiao Meng
Division Director
Ministry of Health
Xicheng District

QIAO Huihong
Deputy Director
Division of International Cooperation
Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau
Shanghai

JIAN Lu Fu
Vice Secretary
Changchun Municipality
Changchun

XU Jianguang
Director General
Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau
Shanghai

JIAO Yin Dong
Interpreter
Changchun Municipality
Changchun

MAO Qunan
Director
China Center of Health Education
Beijing

MIN Gao Shu
Director General
Changchun City Patriotic Health Campaign
Changchun

QIN Zhong Yun
Vice Governor
Nongan Municipality
Changchun

SHEN Xiaoming
Vice Mayor
Shanghai Municipal People's Government
Shanghai

SUN Hui
Vice Director
Dalian Municipal Bureau of Finance

XU Jiang Xian
Vice Director
Nanguan Municipality
Changchun

YANG Ping
Vice Director
Dalian Patriotic Health Campaign Committee
Dalian

ZHANG Jie
Director
Dalian Jinzhou New Area Office for Patriotic and Health Campaign

ZHANG Gexin
DivisionChief
Dalian Jinzhou New Area Bureau of Health
and Family Planning

ZHI An Xiu
Deputy Mayor
Jiutai Municipal People's Government
Changchun

KUNG Shiann-Far
National Cheng Kung University

MA Tso-Chiang
Taiwan Healthy Cities; China Medical University

COLOMBIA

Arturo DIAZ GOMEZ
Environmental Health Coordinator
Ministerio dela Proteccion Social
Bogota

Héctor ZAMBRANO
Secretary of Health
Secretaria de Salud de Bogota
Bogota

CỘTE D’IVOIRE

Henri Alexandre N'GUSSAN
Head of Public Hygiene Department
Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene
Abidjan

CROATIA

Zvonimir SOSTAR
Member of City Government
City of Zagreb
City office for Health, Labour, social protection and
War Veterans
Zagreb

DJIBOUTI Aïcha Dabar GUELLEH
Member of the Social Commission of the UNFD
Union Nationale des Femmes Djiboutiennes (UNFD)
Djibouti

Ali Ismail YABEH
Mayor of Djibouti
Djibouti

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Mala Ali MAPATANO
Deputy Chief of Cabinet
Ministry of Health
Kinshasa

 

DOMINICA

Julius Christopher TIMOTHY
Minister for Health (with responsibility for Urban Renewal)
Ministry of Health
Roseau

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Cristina Altagracia SANCHEZ
Executive Director
Asociación TÚ, MUJER Inc.
Santo Domingo

ECUADOR

Jorge CISNEROS
Manager of the Initiative on Municipal Enterprises
FARMASOL EP
Cuenca

ETHIOPA

Bience Philomina GAWANAS
Commissioner for Social Affairs
African Union
Addis Ababa

Fantu Tsegaye MENGESHA
Acting Bureau Head
Addis Ababa Health Bureau
Addis Ababa

Kefyalew Azeze MELAKU
Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa
City Government of Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa

Abraham Asnake WOLDEKIDAN
Medical Director
Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital
Addis Ababa

FIJI Karibaiti TAOABA
Regional Project Manager
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Suva

Chandra Kant UMARIA
Special Administrator
Suva City Council

 

FINLAND

Juhani LEPPÄ
Ex-Mayor of Turku
City of Turku

GABON Colette ANGUILE
Director Général Adjoint
OMS-GABON
Gabon

GUINEA Ismaël Pogba GBANACÉ
Conseiller chargé de politique de santé
Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique
Conakry

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Melanie BOECKMANN,
Intern, WHO Kobe Centre


HUNGARY

Erik SZABÓ
Representative of City Council
Municipality of the City of Győr
Győr

INDIA

Satya Paul AGARWAL
Secretary General
Indian Red Cross Society, National Headquarters
New Delhi

Siddharth Raj AGARWAL
Executive Director
Urban Health Resource Centre
New Delhi

Kumar Jyoti NATH
Chairman, Sulabh International Social Service Organization
Kolkata

Dayanand NAYAK
Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare Services
Health and Family Welfare Department
Bangalore

Manabendra Nath ROY
Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare)
Government of West Bengal
Kolkata

Satish Kumar SINHA
Associate Director, Toxics Link
Delhi

INDONESIA

Hari HARINOTO
Head, STIEKN Jaya Negara Malang
Malang

Wilfried Hasiholan PURBA
Director of Environmental Health
Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia
Central Jakarta

Dirman SISWOYO
Head, Directorate Environmental Health
Sub Directorate of Healthy Setting and Emergency Sanitation
Ministry of Health
Central Jakarta

IRAQ

Salih Mahdi AL HASNAWI
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health
Baghdad

Ihsan Jaafar AHMED
Director General of of Public Health
Ministry of Health
Baghdad

Mohammed Jawdat Abdul Sattar SHAABANAH
Ministry of Health
Baghdad

 

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Mohsen ASADI-LARI
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran

Seyed Mohammad Hadi AYAZI
Deputy Mayor of Tehran for Social and Cultural Affairs
Tehran Municipality

Mohammad Mehdi GOLMAKANI
Director General Health
Tehran Municipality

Mohammad Hossein NICKNAM
Director General
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
International Relations Department
Tehran

Amir SADEGHI
Coordinator and Media Representative
Tehran Municipality

ITALY

Furio HONSELL
Mayor of Udine
Municipality of Udine

Stefania PASCUT
Municipality of Udine

JAMAICA

Yvette Elaine STRONG
Acting Director
National Environment and Planning Agency
Kingston

JAPAN

Walid Mahmoud ABDELNASSER
Ambassador of Egypt to Japan
Tokyo

Naomi ASANO
Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Osaka

Sanja BHATIA
Knowledge Management Officer
International Recovery Platform
Kobe

Mitsuyuki CHIBA
President & Representative Director
Healthy City Support Organization
Ichikawa

Koji DEGUCHI
Medical Industry Development Project
Planning and Coordination Bureau
Kobe

Hiroyoshi ENDO
Professor and Chair
Tokyo Women's Medical University
Tokyo

Koki FUJIWARA
Secretary
Kanagawa Prefecutural Government
Yokohama

Masakazu FURUKAWA
Director, International EMECS Center
Kobe

Masahiro HANAOKA
Officer, Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Kobe

Yoshihiro HAYASHI
Director, Planning & Promotion Department
Kobe Convention & Visitors Association
Kobe

Hiromichi HIGASHIHARA
Director
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention,
Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center
Kobe

Ryuichi HORI
Managing Director
IHD Centre Company Ltd.
Kobe

Akira HONJO
President
The Kobe Medical Association
Kobe

Toshizo IDO
Governor
Hyogo Prefecture

Hiroo IMURA
President, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation
Kobe

Jinro INOUE
Director
Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences
Universitiy of Occupational and Environmental Health
Kitakyushu

Kayoko INOUE
Kajima Corporation
Tokyo

Eizen IREI
Director-General
Japan Int'l Cooperation Agency Hyogo Int'l Center
Kobe

Soichiro IWAO
Vice President
International University of Health and Welfare
Otawara

Hideki IZUMI
Secretary to the Governor
Secretariat Division, Office of the Governor
Kobe

Osamu KAWANO
Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Crisis Management

Sakiko KANBARA
Senior Assistant Professor
University of Kindaihimeji
Himeji

Osamu KAWANO
City of Kobe

Minoru KAWARAZAKI
Manager,General Administration Group
General Administration Department, Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Kobe

Kenzo KIIKUNI
Chair of the Board
Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation
Minato-ku

Mako KIMOTO
Secretary
WKC Cooperating Committee
Kobe

Kentaro KISHIMOTO
Secretary to Parliament Secretary
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Chiyoda-ku

Isao KOIKE
City of Owariasahi

Kaoru KONDO
General Manager
General Administration Department, Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Kobe

Shuichi KOZAWA
Director
Hyogo Emergency Medical Center
Kobe

Yuki MATSUOKA
Officer in charge / Programme officer
United Nations Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster
Redction, Hyogo Office
Kobe

Shigefumi MATSUZAWA
Governor, Kanagawa Prefecutural Government
Yokohama

Hiroko MINAMI
President
University of Kindai Himeji
Himeji

Mayumi MITANI
Assistant Section Chief
Planning Section,Medical Affairs Division, Public Health Bureau
Health and Welfare Department, Hyogo
Kobe

Hiroki MIURA
Deputy Director
RESULTS Japan
Tokyo

Hideo MIYAZAKI
Professor
Niigata University
Niigata

Masato MUGITANI
Assistant Minister for Global Health
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Keiko NAKAMURA
Head of Secretariat
Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Alliance for Healthy Cities
Tokyo

Kenji NASADA
Manager, General Administration Group
General Administration Department, Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Kobe

Hideaki NOHARA
Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer (for Healthcare) and Director
Medical Affairs Division, Public Health Bureau,
Health and Welfare Department
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe

Mitsunori OKAMOTO
Parliament Secretary
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Shigeru OMI
Professor, Public Health
Jichi Medical University
Shimotsuke-City

Tetsuya ONODA
Manager,General Administration Group
General Administration Department, Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Kobe

Junichi SEKI
President
WHO Association of Japan
Osaka

Hideo SHINOZAKI
President Emeritus
National Institute of Public Health
Japan Building Management and Health Education Center
Otemachi

Yasuyuki SUDA
Assistant Manager
Medical Industry Development Project, Planning and Coordination
Bureau
Kobe

Mao SUGASAWA
Section Chief
Planning Section,Medical Affairs Division, Public Health Bureau
Health and Welfare Department
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe

Masumi TANIGUCHI
Director
Public Health & Welfare Bureau
Kobe

Kazushige TANIGUCHI
Special Representative, Japan
The World Bank
Tokyo

Koji TANIGUCHI
Mayor
City of Owariasahi

Kenji TOYOSHIMA
Manager, Planning & Promotion Department
Kobe Convention & Visitors Association
Kobe

Kazuhiro UCHIMURA
The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, JATA
Kiyose

Takao UEKI
Secretary General
Healthy City Support Organization
Ichikawa

Tatsuo YADA
Mayor of Kobe
Email c/o: Yasuyuki_suda@office.city.kobe.lg.jp
Yoriyuki YAMADA
Deputy General Manager
Kajima Corporation
Tokyo

Hidenori YAMAMOTO
Deputy Director
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Chiyoda-ku

Volunteer 1. Sachiko BABA,
Volunteer 2. Kaori HONJO
Volunteer 3. Yumi KIMURA
Volunteer 4. Nagisa MORI, Intern, WHO Kobe Centre



JORDAN

Taher Hamdi ABU ELSAMEN
Secretary General of the High Health Council
High Health Council
Amman

Mervat Mohmmad ALMHARAT
Business & and Health Inspection Department Director
Greater Amman Municipality
Amman

KENYA

Axumite GEBRE-EGZIABHER
Director, Global Division
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Nairobi

Eric GOGSTAD
Deputy Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Nairobi

Philip Aluda KISIA
Town Clerk
City Council of Nairobi

Jeff Mwaura KOINANGE
Chief Reporter/Anchor of Capital Talk, K24 TELEVISION
Nairobi


KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

HEON Han Jae
Healthy City Team Manager
Seongbuk District Office
Seongbuk District


LIBYA ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Shadi-Amer ISSA
Minister of City, Ministry of Health
Tripoli

MALAWI

Robert Isaac KAWIYA
Acting Chief Executive
Blantyre City Council
Blantyre

MALAYSIA

Andrew Kiyu Dawie USOP
Consultant Epidemiologist
Sarawak Health Department
Kuching, Sarawak

MALDIVES

Mohamed FAIZ
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Housing and Environment
Male

Zuhurulla SIYAAD
Director
Ministry of Housing and Environement
Male

MEXICO

Victoria Amparo Labastida AGUIRRE
Municipal President
Municipio de San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosi

Ignacio Ruiz VILLASEŇOR
Health Services Secretary of Mexico DF
Ministry of Health of Mexico City
Mexico

MONGOLIA

Tsendsuren CHIMEDTSEREN
Governor of Darkhan soum
Mayor's Office of Darkhan-Uul province
Darkhan-U

Tsogzolmaa TSEDENBAL
Vice Mayor of Ulaanbaatar
Mayor's Office of Ulaanbaatar city
Ulaanbaatar

Oyunchimeg DALKHJAV
Director
Health Inspection Departmen, MOH
Ulaanbaatar

MYANMAR Zaw HTAY
State Health Director
Department of Health
Hakha

Tin Win KYAW
Director (Public Health)
Department of Health
Nay Pyi Taw

Sai San WIN
State Health Director
Department of Health
Lashio

NAMIBIA

Mary Anne Mburombua KAHITU
Chief, City of Windhoek
Windhoek

Matheus Kristof SHIKONGO
Mayor
City of Windhoek


NEPAL

Jagannath KOIRALA
Engineer
Lekhnath Municipality
Kaski

Lila Raj PAUDEL
Section Officer
Ministry of Health & Population
Kathmandu

Mahendra SUBBA
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Physical Planning & Works
Kathmandu


NETHERLANDS

Vera RONTELTAP
Chair of EUROCITIES Working Group on Health Inequalities
GGD Rotterdam- Rijnmond
Rotterdam


NIGERIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Demola Azeez
Consultant
Lagos State, Lagos

Muiz BANIRE
Commissioner for Environment
Lagos State, Lagos

Hakeem Bello
Senior Special Assistant on Media
Lagos State, Lagos

Babatunde Raji FASHOLA
Governor
Lagos State, Lagos
Email: rhodesmoji@googlemail.com

Dimeji SOFOWORA
Senior Special Assistant on Protocol
Lagos State, Lagos

OMAN

Halima Qalam AL HINAI
Head of Primary Health Care section
Ministry of Health
Muscat

Maryam Salim AL-KHUSAIBI
Head Of Primary Health Care section
Ministry of Health
Muscat

Ali Jaffer MOHAMED
Special adviser to Minister and DG of Health Affairs
Ministry of Health
Oman


PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

Orooj HASAN
Director
Directorate of Health Services, CDA
Islamabad


Ejaz RAHIM
Former Minister of Health, Government of Pakistan
Islamabad

PARAGUAY

Luis CHRIST JACOBS
Licenciado en Ciencias Contables
Municipalidad de Hohenau
Hohenau

PHILIPPINES

Maria Irma Labro ASUNCION
Director
Department of Health, Center for Health Development
Mandaluyong City

Florencio BERNABE JR
Mayor, City of Paranaque
City Government of Parañaque

Sekhar BONU
Director, Country Coordination
South Asia Regional Department
Mandaluyong City

Gloria Enriquez FABRIGAS
Coordinator Urban HEART Project and
Special Projects for Health
Local Government of Tacloban
Tacloban City

Eileen Ortega GAMO
Consultant, City Government of Malaybalay
Malaybalay City

Teresita Carnate GUZMAN
Chief Health Program Officer
Department of Health
Manila

Rene Mortega LOPOS
Head, Office of the Mayor, Taguig City Government
Taguig City

Susana P. MAGTUBO
Councilor Chairman
Marikina City Local Government Unit
Marikina City

Erlinda Dalisay RAYOS DEL SOL
Assistant City Health Officer and Urban HEART Coordinator
Taguig City Health Office
Taguig City

Mario Cadeliña VILLAVERDE
Undersecretary, Department of Health
Manila

Olga Zerrudo VIRTUSIO
City Health Officer
City Government of Parañaque
Parañaque City

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Oleg KUVSHINNIKOV
Mayor of the city of Cherepovets
City Administration
Cherepovets

Victor LARIONOV
Interpreter
City Administration
Cherepovets

RWANDA

Joseph Theodomily KATABARWA
Head in Environmental Health, Ministry of Health
Kigali

SAUDI ARABIA

Mosaed Bin Saud AL TAMANI
Governor of Al Bisha
Emarat Assir, Abha

Abdulaziz AL-SHRIDAH
Chairman of the Committee on Environmental
Sanitation Information
Bukariya City

SENEGAL

Youssouph GAYE
Chef du Service National de l’Hygiène
Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention
Dakar

SINGAPORE

Patricia WOO
Deputy Director, Corporate Communications
Health Promotion Board
Singapore

Leonard YEO
Health Promotion Board
Singapore

SLOVENIA

Bojan SRŐT
Mayor of Celje
The Municipality of Celje
Celje

SOMALIA Iman ICAR
Deputy Mayor of Mogadishu
Mogadishu City Administration
Mogadishu

Hussein Mohamed MOHAMUD
Mayor of Hargeisa
Hargeisa Local Government
Hargeisa

SOUTH AFRICA

Angela MATHEE
Director, South African Medical Research Council
Johannesburg

SPAIN

Asuncion FERNANDEZ
Health Councellor and Healthy City Politician Coordinator
San Fernando de henares City Council

Maria Dolores GEREZ
Healthy City Coordinator
San Fernando de Henares City council
San Fernando de Henares

Sonia FERNANDEZ,
Intern, WHO Kobe Centre

SRI LANKA

Chamaine Wijesiri DE SILVA
Additional Medical Officer of Health
Ministry of Health
Colombo

Pradeep Santosh KARIYAWASAM
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Colombo Municipal Council

Palitha Gunarathna MAHIPALA
Deputy Director General/Public Health Services
Ministry of Health
Colombo

SUDAN

Zahir Ajab ALSIDDIG
Manager of Health Department in Kenana
Kenana Sugar Company
Kenana

Salaheldeen Babiker M FADLE
Secretary General, Ministry of Federal Governance
Ministry of Federal Governance
Khartoum

SURINAME

Virginia Sheila OOSTBURG
Director of Planning, Ministry of Health
Paramaribo

SWEDEN

Elisabeth BENGTSSON
Healthy Cities Coordinator/Head of Department
City of Helsingborg

Birgitta SŐDERTUN
Deputy Mayor
City of Helsingborg

SWITZERLAND

Wilfried KREISEL
Former Director of WHO Kobe Centre

Stefan SEEBACHER
Head of Health Department
International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies
Geneva

THAILAND

Vijai AMARALIKIT
Mayor of Panat Nikhom Municipality
Phanatnikhom Municipality
Phanatnikhom

Wisit AMORNWITHYARAK
Deputy Mayor of Trang City Municipality
Trang

Neeranuch ARPHACHARUS
Technical Health Officer
Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health

Vichai BANDSAK
Mayor of Pak Kret Municipality
Pak Kret Municipality

Rujira CHAIDUANG
Technical Health Officer
Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health

Suntipap CHUABOONMEE
Mayor of Dan Sai Municipality
Dansai

Suthi Hantrakul HANTRAKUL
Deputy Mayor
Phitsanulok City Municipality
Phitsanulok

Phachoenlap INTHATACHAN
Mayor of Phana Municipality
Amnatcharoen

Suriyan JANGWANGSIT
Mayor of Sawangdaendin Municipality
Sawangdaendin Municipality
Sakonnakhon

Nimit JIVASANTIKARN
Mayor of Lampang Municipality
Lampang City Municipality
Lampang

Saowapark KRAJANGYOOTH
Director of International Affairs Division
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Bangkok

Somchai KRONGSIRI
Kaengkhro District Municipality
Kaengkhro

Somkane KSEMSAMRAN
Director
Banglamung Municipality
Banglamung

Deuntemduang NA-CHIENGMAI
Advisor to Governor
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Bangkok

Chokchai PANOMKWAN
Mayor of Phrae Municipality
Phrae municipality
Phrae

M.R. Sukhumbhand PARIBATRA
Governor
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Bangkok

Duangporn PINGEESEKIKUL
Director of Health Promotion Division
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Bangkok

Kritsana PLOYCHOOM
Mayor of Tung Luang Municipality
Tung Luang Municipality
Pakthor

Pongthirat POKABUT
Mayor of Kokkloi Municipality
Mayor of Kokkloi Municipality
Kokkloi Takuatung

Parpat POOCHAREON
Mayor of Lamphun Municipality
Municipal League of Thailand
Muang District

Lalida PUMKAO
Foreign Relations Officer
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Bangkok

Saman RAKBORISUTSRI
Mayor of Sukhothaithanee Municipality
Sukhothaithanee Municipality
Mung

Pisanu SANPRASERT
Director of Environmental Health Bureau
Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health

Saengchai SEEMAKACHORN
Advisor to Governor
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Bangkok

Suvaj SIASIRIWATTANA
Deputy Director General
Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health

Chawin SIRINAK
Deputy Director-General of Health Department
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Yodphet SOMMAI
Director
Trang Municipality
Trang

Malinee SUKAVEJWORAKIT
Deputy Governor
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Bangkok

Sunthorn SUNTHORNCHART
Director of Public Health System Development Division
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Petchmark SUTHEP
Director, Regional Health Center 5 Nakhonratchasima
Department of Health

Tuanjit SUTSAWAT
Director of Public Health and Environment Division
Samut Songkram Municipality
Samut Songkram

Danai THEEWANDA
Director, Regional Health Center 7 Ubonratchatani
Department of Health

Surapol TIEOTRAKOON
Director of Public Health and Environment Division
Municipality Phichit
Phichit

Jerry VELAZQUEZ
Senior Regional Coordinator, UNISDR
Bangkok

Narong WINIYAKUL
Director
Ministry of Public Health

TIMOR-LESTE Roger Tertuliano DE FATIMA BOBUK BELO
Housing Officer
National Directorate for Public Building & Urban Planning
Ministry of Infrastructure - Secretary State for Public Work
Dili

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Yvonne Marlyn LEWIS
Director, Health Education and Health Promotion
Ministry of Health
Port of Spain

TUNISIA

Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz
Direction des Systèmes d’Information
CHU Sahloul de Sousse
Sousse
Email: ahmed.benabdelaziz@rns.tn;

Mokhtar HAMMAMI
Director of Civil cities, Ministry of Interior
Ministery of Interior and Local Development
Tunis

TURKEY

Haki Bulent TANIK
Mayor, Cankaya Municipality
Ankara

UGANDA

John K. LULE
Chief Health Inspector
Kampala City Council
Kampala

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Rodney BERMAN
Leader of Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council
Cardiff, Wales

Ruth FLEMING
Belfast Healthy Cities
Belfast

Ronald GOULD
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Adult Social Care
Member of City Council liverpool
Liverpool

Jon HOUSE
Chief Executive
Cardiff Council
Cardiff

Irad Milton POTTER
Chief Medical Officer
Ministry of Health and Social Development
Road Town

Christopher STALFORD
High Sheriff
Belfast City Council
Belfast

Iain SIMPSON
Media Advisor
London

Margaret WHITEHEAD
Professor of Public Health
School of Population, Community and Behavioral Sciences
University of Liverpool
Liverpool

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Suzana Mathias NCHALLA

Principal Health Officer
Ministry of Health
Dar Es Salaam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Emma ACOSTA
Mayor Pro Tempore, El Paso
Texas

Neil Elliot BOMBERG
Principal Legislative Counsel
National League of Cities
Washington, DC

Elizabeth Dyanne GRIFFITH
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
U.S. State of Department
Washington, DC

Anthony Alexander KOLB
Urban Health Advisor, EGAT/PR/UP
US Agency for International Development
Washington, DC

Jeffrey RAVEN
Architect
New York

David VLAHOV
Director, The New York Academy of Medicine
New York

VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF

Truong Dinh BAC
Head of NCD Control and School Health Unit
General Department of Preventive Medicine
Ba Dinh

Thai BANG
Health Environment Management Agency
Ministry of Health
Ha Noi

Thanh Van NGUYEN
Vice-Head of Hue's People Committee
Hue City People’s Committee
Hue

Toomas PALU
Lead Health Specialist
The World Bank

Nhat Duc PHUNG
Head of Community Health Department
Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
Ho Chi Minh City

YEMEN

Mohammad BAALAWI
Ministry of Public Health and Population
Sana’a

Farid Ahmed MOGAWAR
Governor of Hajjah
Ministry of Local Administration
Hajjah

Jamal Thabet NASHER
Deputy Minister for Planning and Development
Ministry of Public Health & Population
Sana’a

ZAMBIA

Fordson NYIRENDA
Deputy Director (Environmental and Occupational Health)
Ministry of Health
Lusaka

ZIMBABWE

Douglas Tendai MOMBESHORA
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare
Government of Zimbabwe
Harare

Wellington MVURA
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
Harare

 

WHO SECRETARIAT


WHO HEADQUARTERS

Margaret CHAN
Director-General
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Ala ALWAN
Assistant Director-General
Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Carlos DORA
Coordinator, Interventions for Healthy Environments
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Christine FEIG
Director, Department of Communcations
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland


WHO Kobe Centre

Jacob KUMARESAN
Director
WHO Centre for Health Development
Kobe, Japan

Robert MATIRU
Global Forum Project Manager
WHO Centre for Health Development
Kobe, Japan

Lori SLOATE
Media, Communications, Materials and Logistics
WHO Centre for Health Development
Kobe, Japan

Jostacio LAPITAN
Plenary/Thematic Sessions & City Stories
WHO Centre for Health Development
Kobe, Japan

Loic GARCON
Kobe Call to Action & Networking Sessions
WHO Centre for Health Development
Kobe, Japan


WHO AFRO

Hawa-Hamisi SENKORO
Regional Adviser
Environment and Promotion of Health
WHO Regional Office for Africa
Libreville, Gabon

WHO EMRO Hussein GEZAIRY
Regional Director
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Cairo, Egypt

Mohammad ASSAI
Regional Adviser
Community-based Initiatives
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Cairo, Egypt

Sarah EL-RASHIDI
Technical Officer
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Cairo, Egypt

WHO EURO

Ms Connie PETERSEN
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark

WHO PAHO

Luis A. GALVAO
Manager
Area for Sustainable Development and Environmental Health
WHO Regional Office for the Americas/PAHO
Washington DC, USA

Marilyn RICE
Senior Advisor in Health Promotion and
Leader, Urban Health and Health Determinants Team
Area for Sustainable Development and Environmental Health
WHO Regional Office for the Americas/PAHO
Washington DC, USA

WHO SEARO

Abdul-Sattar YOOSUF
Assistant Regional Director
WHO Regional Office for South East Asia
Delhi, India

WHO WPRO

SHIN Young-soo
Regional Director
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Manila, Philippines

Kenji AMAMOTO
Medical Officer
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Manila, Philippines

Anjana BHUSHAN
Technical Officer
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Manila, Philippines

Tieru HAN
Director, Building Healty Communities and Populations
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Manila, Philippines

Hai-Rim SHIN
Regional Adviser
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Manila, Philippines

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