The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, will be travelling to Washington D.C. to participate in the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) Meetings

NOTICE TO THE MEDIA Wednesday, October 31, 2007

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, will be travelling to Washington D.C. to participate in theGlobal Health Security Initiative (GHSI) meetings.

The following events are open to media.

Date:
Thursday, November 1, 2007

Time: 10:15 a.m.
Policy Roundtable: Top Priorities for Achieving a High Performance Health Care System

Location:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington D.C.Time: 12:00 p.m.
Photo op: Signing of Letter of Collaboration and Support for the Action on Patient Safety: High 5s Project

Location:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington D.C.

Time: 4:30 p.m.
Signing of the Trilateral Declaration for the Protocols of Mutual Assistance in the event of a public health emergency

Location:
US Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary’s Conference Room
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington D.C.

Time: 5:30 p.m.
Signing of the Canada-US Memorandum of Understanding on Indigenous Health

Location:
US Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary’s Conference Room
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington D.C.

Media Inquiries:
Laryssa Waler
Office of the Honourable Tony Clement
Federal Minister of Health
(613) 957-0200