Location: Luxembourg Square, Brussels, Belgium
13:00 – 13:05 | Opening & Welcome
• Short introduction
• Welcome to all participants and supporters
13:05 – 13:20 | Keynote Speeches (Part I)
• Address by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) representative Meinie Nicolai
• Address by Médecins du Monde (MdM) representative Frederico Dessi, Managing Director · Médecins du Monde Belgique
13:20 – 13:25 | Field Testimony
• Speech from MSF colleague recently returned from operations Dr. Shazeer Ahmed MSF
13:25 – 13:30 | Physician’s Pledge & Moment of Silence
• Reading of the the Physician’s Pledge (World Medical Association declaration of Geneva) by
Susanne van der Velden (Dutch)
Geert Meyfroidt (English)
[click here for full text of the Physician’s Pledge]
• Europe-wide two minutes of silence observed simultaneously in healthcare institutions
Solidarity silence for those who cannot attend.
13:30 – 13:45 | Keynote Speeches (Part II)
- Salih El Saddy, Medical doctor, who recently worked in Gaza
- Address by Emergency Medical Team Netherlands (EMTN) representative Islam Nalajev
- Caroline Willemen, MSF coordinator, just back from Gaza
13:45 – 13:55 | Manifesto Reading & Hand-over
• Reading of the Medics on the Move Manifesto
• Formal hand-over of the manifesto to EU institutions (European Parliament / European Commission representatives)
13:55 – 14:00 | Closing
• Final remarks and collective call to action
• Closing statement: “Healthcare is not a favour. Protect the right to life.”
Please note that this is program may be subject to adjustments.