Arendal Week 2021: Joint Nordic emergency preparedness: Is the Nordic Region ready for the next pandemic?

18.08.21 | Event
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When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, neither Norway, the Nordic Region, nor the world were ready. There was no Nordic vaccine production. Masks and visors had to be ordered from China. At a Norwegian hospital, the staff discovered that the infection control equipment they had purchased was fake. Italy sent emergency kits to Norwegian hospitals. At the same time, Denmark procured vaccines from Israel, far beyond Nordic borders. How effective was Nordic co-operation in the area of healthcare during the pandemic? What will happen the next time the Nordic Region faces a crisis?

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Dates
18.08.2021
Time
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Location

Nordens Telt
Langbrygga
4841 Arendal
Norway

Type
Event
External link
Arendal Week’s homepage

The Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council want to strengthen Nordic co-operation on emergency preparedness. But what should this co-operation entail in the area of healthcare? 

And—are Norway and the Nordic Region at all willing to stand together in the face of the next health crisis? These and more questions will be put to the panel.

Participating:

  • Ingvild Kjerkol, health policy spokesperson for the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)
  • Conservative Party (Høyre)
  • The Norwegian Nurses Organisation
  • Jan-Erik Enestam, former Minister of Defence of Finland. Leading the work on a strategic study on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers, which will point out what the Nordic countries can do to co-operate when the next crisis strikes.

The discussion will be moderated by Ruth Astrid Sæter.

Participants

  • Ingvild Kjerkol, parliamentary representative and health policy spokesperson for the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)
  • Conservative Party (Høyre)
  • The Norwegian Nurses Organisation
  • Jan Erik Enestam, former Secretary General of the Nordic Council, Minister. Will prepare a report on Nordic emergency preparedness for the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Can Nordic co-operation be strengthened in times of crisis?

Moderator: Ruth Astrid Sæter

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