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Outcomes
The Working Group on Health identified path-breaking opportunities for broadband-based solutions to advance primary health systems and determine the most effective ways to scale them up. -
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MembershipWG-H comprises the following members, including representatives of 20 Commissioners and 7 external members:
UN and other IGOs | 1 | WIPO | 2 | European Commission | 3 | Amir Dossal, Global Partnerships Forum | 4 | ITSO | 5 | UNCTAD | 6 | OECD | 7 | UNDP | 8 | UNAIDS | 9 | WHO | 10 | UNFPA | 11 | ITU | 12 | UNESCO |
NGOs | 1 | The Earth Institute | 2 | M-Health Alliance | 3 | Klaus Leisinger, Novartis | 4 | Reza Jafari, e-development international | 5 | Kri-med Global Health |
Private Sector | 1 | Alcatel Lucent | 2 | Telmex | 3 | Intel | 4 | Ericsson | 5 | Carlos Slim Health Institute | 6 | Cisco | 7 | Qualcomm | 8 | Microsoft | 9 | Johnson & Johnson | 10 | Bharti |
Governments | 1 | Government of Uruguay | 2 | Government of Azerbaijan | 3 | Government of Nigeria |
Other | 1 | Youssou N’Dour Foundation |
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The group, chaired by Professor Jeffrey Sachs of the Earth Institute, was launched via teleconference on 6 April 2011.
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The group has held another two meetings, one via teleconference in May 2011 and the other in person as a side event to the Paris meeting on 6 June 2011.
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In 2012 Professor Jeffrey Sachs launched new UN
Sustainable Development Solutions Network at Columbia University on 22 September, comprising research centres, universities and technical institutions with a mandate to seek solutions to some of the world's most pressing environmental, social and economic problems. Several Commissioners were in attendance and the group fully supports Professor Sachs in his new endeavor.
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