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SUMMARY:WHO–Imperial College London Steatotic Liver Disease (SLD) Collabo
 rating Centre Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the inauguration of the WHO–Imperial College Lond
 on–EASL Steatotic Liver Disease (SLD) Collaborating Centre.\nThis inaugu
 ration comes at a truly pivotal moment in global health. For the first tim
 e\, Steatotic Liver Disease has been formally recognised and included in t
 he global Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) agenda—a major achievement th
 at establishes liver disease as a global public health priority. The launc
 h of this Collaborating Centre directly follows this historic milestone\, 
 marking the transition from political commitment to institutional action\,
  and from resolution to implementation. The Centre will serve as a key veh
 icle for translating this momentum into tangible and measurable impact for
  patients and populations worldwide.\nThe inauguration will bring together
  an exceptional group of public health leaders\, hepatology experts\, poli
 cy-makers\, WHO leadership and patient advocacy organisations.\nProgramme\
 n10.15am – Arrival and refreshments\n11.00am – Welcome and introductio
 n to the WHO Collaborating CentreProfessor Mark Thursz\, Co-Director\, WHO
  Collaborating Centre for Steatotic Liver Diseases\n11.05am – The Europe
 an Programme of Work 2026–2040: Integrating NCD strategies across Europe
  and beyondDr Hans Kluge\, WHO Regional Director for Europe\n11.10am – P
 ublic health measures to counter the threat of liver disease – from vira
 l hepatitis to SLDH.E. Professor Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar\, Minister of Health
  and Population\, Egypt\n11.20am – NHS England initiatives to reduce the
  burden of liver diseaseDr Richard Aspinall\, Clinical Lead\, NHS England 
 Liver Transformation Programme\n11.30am – Championing the patient perspe
 ctive (subject to confirmation)Ms Pamela Healy\, Chief Executive\, British
  Liver Trust\n11.40am – Science for Humanity: Aligning Imperial’s stra
 tegy with WHO objectivesProfessor Peter Haynes\, Provost\, Imperial Colleg
 e London\n11.50am – Centre overview: Work packages and deliverablesProfe
 ssor Pinelopi Manousou\, Co-Director\, WHO Collaborating Centre for Steato
 tic Liver Diseases\n11.55am – Panel Discussion\nChair: Professor Debbie 
 ShawcrossSecretary General\, European Association for the Study of the Liv
 er (EASL)\nPanellists:\n\nProfessor Sven Francque\, University of Antwerp\
 nProfessor Sir Ian Gilmore\, University of Liverpool\nMs Alex Severns\, NH
 S Transformation Programme for Liver Disease\nProfessor Emmanouil Tsochatz
 is\, University College London\nProfessor David Wingfield\, GP\, North Wes
 t London\nMs Nazneen Worster\, Patient Representative\n\n12.25pm – Closi
 ng remarksProfessor Mark Thursz\, Co-Director\, WHO Collaborating Centre f
 or Steatotic Liver Diseases
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/210634/who-imperial-college-london-st
 eatotic-liver-disease-sld-collaborating-centre-launch-event/
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LOCATION:12 Floor\, Sir Michael Uren Hub\, White City Campus\, Imperial Col
 lege London\, London\, W12 0BZ\, United Kingdom
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