Meeting of OECD Health Ministers: Media Information

[Last updated: 15 April 2004]

1. Media Accreditation
2. News Conferences and Events
3. Practical Information

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1. Media Accreditation

Journalists can register for the launch of the Report to Ministers "Towards High-Performing Health Systems" on Wednesday 12 May 2004 at the OECD Forum 2004  and the Press Conference following  the Meeting of OECD Health Ministers on Friday 14 May 2004 using the online accreditation form

2. News Conferences and Events

Wednesday 12 May 2004
(OECD Forum, Centre de Conférences Internationales, 19 avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris)

• 13:15: Book launch to present the Report to Ministers "Towards High-Performing Health Systems" which synthesizes findings from a dozen policy studies conducted as part of the OECD Health Project. 

Thursday 13 May 2004
(OECD Forum, Centre de Conférences Internationales, 19 avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris)

• 10:30 – 12:30 Health Ministers Round-Table at the OECD Forum 2004 – The Contribution of Research and Innovation Systems to improving the Performance of Health Systems
  Chair: Dr. Julio Frenk, Minister of Health, Mexico
• 10:30 - 10:45 Keynote speaker: Dr. Andrew  von Eschenbach (Director, National Cancer Institute, United States)
• 10:45 - 12:30 Open discussion

Thursday 13 May 2004
Meeting of OECD Health Ministers
(OECD Headquarters, 2 rue André-Pascal, 75116 Paris, New Building)

• 15:00 Photo Opportunity (photographers and television cameras will be admitted at the start of the meeting)
  

Friday 14 May 2004
(OECD Headquarters, Château de la Muette)

• 12:30 Final Press Conference
  Dr. Julio Frenk, Chair of Meeting
  
  Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States
  Mihaly Kökény, Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs, Hungary
  Donald J. Johnston, OECD Secretary-General
  

  Berglind Ásgeirsdottir, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD

3. Practical Information

• For security reasons, journalists will be required to show their press card, national identity card or passport.
• Outside formal news conferences, interviews with ministers can be arranged on an individual basis through their national delegations or OECD Media-Relations staff.
• Press rooms with computer and phone hook-ups will be available.
• The OECD TV, radio and videoconference studios will be available to all broadcast journalists on a first come, first served basis. This includes cameras, editing facilities, ISDN lines and the necessary technicians. These facilities are available free of charge.
• Photos of the meeting will be uploaded on the Web site as they become available. High-resolution photos can then be obtained by contacting Silvia Thompson.

• For further information, journalists should contact the Media Relations Division (tel. +33 1 45 24 97 00).