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In the presence of Liliane Maury Pasquier, member of the Swiss Council of States for the canton of Geneva, Dr. Jean Martin, former Chief Medical Officer of the canton of Vaud and former medical officer at WHO, and Thomas Vogel, President of Medicus Mundi Switzerland, there will be a viewing of the documentary film “Myanmar Midwife” which highlights the challenges facing maternal and neonatal care in low income countries. The film will be followed by a discussion and a cocktail reception.
Programme
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Welcome and introducction
Thomas Vogel, President of Medicus Mundi Switzerland
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Greetings
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18:10
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Liliane Maury Pasquier, member of the Swiss Council of States, Canton of Geneva
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18:20
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Dr. Jean Martin, former cantonal physician of the Canton of Vaud, former physician at the WHO
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18:30
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Laurence Boymond, Handicap International
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Film and panel discussion « Myanmar Midwife »
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18:40
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Film and panel discussion
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20:00
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Closure
Andréa Rajman, responsible Suisse Romande
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Reception
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Date and place
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
18.00 to 22.00 o'clock
Maison des arts du Grütli
Rue du Général Dufour 16
1204 Geneva
How to get there
map
from the railway station Cornavin you get there by :
- Bus N° 1 (direction Hôpital Trois-Chêne) : station Cirque
- Tram N° 5 (direction Pallettes) : station Cirque.
Parking: Plainpalais
Inscription
Entrée libre sur inscription par e-mail
Contact
Andréa Rajman, Responsible Suisse romande
Phone: 022 920 08 08
E-Mail
Myanmar Midwife
Myanmar Midwife takes an eye-opening look at the situation for trained midwife Daw Nweni Cho, who serves seven villages with a total population of 2,760 people in the Yangon River delta two hours to the north-east of the country's former capital, Yangon.
A documentary by Khin Myo Myat and Carine Weiss (2013)
