Parliament, Monday 02 September 2019 – Two members of the group of Elders, who have championed health reforms in their various countries, are visiting Parliament of the Republic of South Africa tomorrow and are scheduled to meet with Presiding Officers as well as members of health committees.
The two Elders, Ms Gro Harlem Brundtland - the former Prime Minister of Norway and Mr Ricardo Lagos - the former President of Chile, are visiting Parliament tomorrow and will pay a brief courtesy visit to the Presiding Officers, National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ms Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Deputy Chairperson Ms Sylvia Lucas.
The Elders will then process to hold a joint meeting with the NA’s Portfolio Committee on Health and the NCOP’s Select Committee of Health and Social Services. Founded in 2007, by the first democratically elected President of South Africa, Tata Nelson Mandela, The Elders is an independent group of global leaders working together for peace, justice and human rights in the world.
Ms Brundtland, the first woman Prime Minister of Norway and Deputy Chair of The Elders, is a medical doctor who champions health as a human right and is credited for putting sustainable development on the international agenda. Mr Lagos is a tenacious fighter for democracy and human rights. He implemented health reforms and reduced economic inequality while diversifying Chile’s external trade in the era of globalisation.
Amongst the members of The Elders are, the former UN Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Laureate, Ms Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Mr Desmond Tutu.
DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date : Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Time : 09h00 till 11h00
Venue : Committee Room E249, New Wing, National Assembly Building, Parliament
Journalists and photographers who do not have Parliamentary media access permits and wish to cover this international visit must send their details to Mlindi Mpindi on mmpindi@parliament.gov.za or 021 403 2340 / 081 716 7329 before end of business today, Monday, 02 September.
Details required are:
- Name of media house,
- full name
- ID or passport number.
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