MEDIA ADVISORY: Embargoed virtual press conference on obesity and other forms of malnutrition, Thursday, 29 February, 14:00 CET
| Tuesday 27 February 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY
Embargoed virtual press conference on obesity and other forms of malnutrition When: Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 14:00 CET (Geneva time) Subject: Ahead of World Obesity Day on 4 March, WHO will be holding an embargoed virtual press briefing on obesity and other forms of malnutrition. Imperial College London in collaboration with WHO contributed to the data collection and analysis and will release its data on obesity on 1 March (00:30 CET). An embargoed press release will be shared with media on 28 February, ahead of findings being published by The Lancet. Speakers - Dr Francesco Branca, Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, WHO
- Dr Leanne Riley, Head of Surveillance, Monitoring and Reporting, Noncommunicable Diseases Department, WHO
- Professor Majid Ezzati, Imperial College London, Senior Author of The Lancet analysis on obesity
Link: https://who.zoom.us/j/93444484356 Password: WhOVp3!29 For telephone users: Webinar ID: 934 4448 4356 Numeric password: 798012146 International numbers available: https://who.zoom.us/u/abw18liEVp Notes to journalists: Please ensure you enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet). Kindly note, only questions from media are allowed. When you sign in you will be automatically put in the meeting room. WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption. To ask a question, please click "raise hand" and this will enter you into the queue for questions (it can be found under the tab: participants). Please make sure you have a microphone connected or active on your computer. Do not ask questions via the chat as we cannot guarantee that we can incorporate them into the Q&A session.  Media contacts: Rayyan Sabet-Parry: sabetparryr@who.int You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.
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