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                                        Under the patronage of the Embassy of Peru in Australia

Challenges of noncommunicable diseases and Sustainable Development Goals in Latin American and Asia-Pacific countries

                                                                    Professor Jaime Miranda 

                                     Head, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney

    With introduction from His Excellency Mr. V. Gallardo, Ambassador of Peru, and Damian Cardona, Director of the United Nations Information Office in Canberra 

Date: Friday 7 July 

12pm-1:15pm, followed by light refreshments.

Location: Ann Harding Centre

Building 24 University Drive South, UC campus.

              An afternoon tea will be served

Prof. Miranda is a member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) for the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization (2021-24), member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group of Experts on NCD-related Research and Innovation (TAG-NCD-R&I) (2021-25), and co-Chair of the Independent Group of Scientists (IGS) appointed by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in charge of drafting the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (2020-2023).

Prior to his current role as Head of the Sydney School of Public Health he was Professor and founding Director of the CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru. His work brings together epidemiological and health policy aspects of chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health.

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