17th Wonca World Rural Health Conference

Conference Opening Ceremony – Day 1

October 16, 2019

Part 1 Video

Part 2 Video

PLEASE NOTE: Videos may be mute briefly in places where licenced music was playing.

PowerPoint Presentations

Chat Transcript

Chat Transcript

19:57:39 From Dhrupthob Sonam to All panelists : hi everyone from Dr Dhrupthob Sonam Bhutan
19:57:49 From Amanda Howe to All panelists : Greetings colleagues! great to be with you Amanda (Howe)
19:58:08 From Ian Couper : Good day everyone.
19:58:46 From Ian Couper : Hello Zakiur
19:59:04 From Dhrupthob Sonam to All panelists : greetings from Bhutan
19:59:26 From Dhrupthob Sonam to All panelists : Thank yu
19:59:40 From Pratima Durga to All panelists : Hello from Brisbane, Australia
20:00:03 From Syeda Sadia Farzana to All panelists : Good day everyone!This is Dr.Sadia from, Christchurch, NewZealand.
20:00:15 From Ewen McPhee : Hi Bruce, Zakuir and all
20:00:29 From Lara Wieland to All panelists : good evening everyone
20:00:37 From Ian Couper to All panelists : Note that the chat is set to go to the panelists only, but people can choose the option of sending to panelists and attendees. You might want to let people know that.
20:00:42 From Tanveer Singh to All panelists : Hello everyone, glad to be here !
20:00:48 From Oluwafeyikemi POPOOLA : Good day everyone. This is Oluwafeyikemi from Nigeria
20:00:49 From belinda o’sullivan to All panelists : hi all! this is amazing well done!
20:01:00 From James Rourke : hello from Jim Rourke, Canada
20:01:09 From Lara Wieland : good evening everyone
20:01:26 From Tanveer Singh : Hello everyone, glad to be here, from India!
20:01:28 From belinda o’sullivan : hi all, from
20:01:44 From Margaret Tromp to All panelists : Hello from Margaret Tromp, for Moose Factory in Northern Ontario, Canada
20:02:00 From belinda o’sullivan : hi there! thank you organisers! from belinda Oโ€™Sullivan in Australia
20:02:03 From Ian Couper : Hello from Ian in Cape Town, South Africa
20:02:15 From Luhaka Kanda to All panelists : Hello from Botswana
20:02:28 From Mya Win Hnit : Hello, Greetings from Myanmar.
20:02:34 From Dr. Chhabi Lal Adhikari to All panelists : Good day to everyone. Hello from Bhutan ( Chhabi)
20:03:05 From Amanda Howe : Greetings to all ! Prof Amanda Howe Past President WONCA
20:03:36 From Shabir Moosa to All panelists : Hi all, Shabir Moosa from Jhb SA, Wonca Africa President
20:04:04 From Bruce Chater : Great to have you Shabir and Amanda
20:04:21 From Aung Pyi Soe : Hello Everyone, From Myanmar
20:04:30 From Pratima Durga : Hello from Brisbane, Australia
20:04:50 From Nicholas Addae Mensah to All panelists : Good morning everyone from Accra, Ghana/
20:04:55 From Marita Cowie to All panelists : Hello everyone from Queensland, Australia
20:05:05 From Sourabh Paul to All panelists : Hello from India
20:05:19 From Wut Hmone Hlaing to All panelists : Hi..Nice to meet you all. From Myanmar
20:08:09 From Falasifah Ani Yuniarti to All panelists : assalaamu’alaikum warahmatullah wabarakaatuh, hello, from Indonesia
20:08:56 From Falasifah Ani Yuniarti : Assalaamu’alaikum, hello all … from Indonesia
20:08:58 From Firdouza Waggie to All panelists : Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa
20:09:15 From Jennifer Javier to All panelists : hello from Philippines ๐Ÿ˜Š
20:09:30 From Firdouza Waggie to All panelists : Salaam Shabir-
20:09:37 From Bruce Chater : If you want to chat with all use drop down box to change to all panellists and attendees
20:11:28 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : Glad to hear you from NZ, Sir!
20:16:57 From Nicholas Torres : Thank you for allowing The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) to take part.
20:17:31 From Bruce Chater : Welcome Nick – great partnership
20:19:28 From Concy Akot Abalo to All panelists : thank you
20:26:17 From INDONESIAN RURAL AND REMOTE DOCTORS ASSOCIATION to All panelists : Indonesian Rural And Remote Doctors Association (IRRDA). www.irrda.org
20:26:52 From INDONESIAN RURAL AND REMOTE DOCTORS ASSOCIATION to All panelists : Chairman IRRDA: dr. Syarhan, Sp.KKLP, MM
20:27:24 From Anna Stavdal to All panelists : Dear Rurals.. Congrats on the conference! anna stavdal
20:28:01 From Bruce Chater : Great have you on Haji
20:28:15 From Bruce Chater : great have you on Anna
20:29:19 From INDONESIAN RURAL AND REMOTE DOCTORS ASSOCIATION to All panelists : Youโ€™re welcome Prof. Bruce
20:29:31 From Bruce Chater : If you want to chat with all use drop down box to change to all panellists and attendees

20:30:06 From Zakiur Rahman : weicome you all
20:31:40 From Zakiur Rahman : Welcome from Bangladesh
20:31:40 From Shahriar Sohan : thank you Dr Zakiur Rahman sir
20:32:15 From Joven Al Irfan Joven Al Irfan to All panelists : Thank you Dr. Zakiur Rahman sir
20:34:05 From Joven Al Irfan Joven Al Irfan : Thank you Dr. Zakiur Rahman Sir.
From Bangladesh.
20:35:02 From Ranwinder Kaur to All panelists : Glad to be here, From India
20:36:33 From Muhammad Mataro Moosani : Hi from Saudi Arabia
20:39:22 From Tula Gupta to All panelists : Hello everyone….from Nepal…..
20:39:37 From Felix Archibong to All panelists : Hello everyone
20:40:39 From Bruce Chater : If you want to chat with all use drop down box to change to all panellists and attendees

20:40:48 From Felix Archibong to All panelists : I’m Dr. Archibong Felix Consultant Family Physician with interest in Rural Health
20:41:44 From Isagani Quidilla : Thank you doctor!
20:45:43 From Oluwafeyikemi POPOOLA : Thank you for the succinct but informative presentation.
I must say however that if much will be achieved in the next 25 years as you are optimistic about, out government here in Nigeria will have to show more responsibility and adopt and be committed to the Plan, Recruit and Retain strategy for all health care professionals across board. Thank you
20:46:48 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : sorry Bruce, slides are wee bit blurry from my end
20:47:39 From James Rourke to All panelists : what a picture!
20:48:18 From Dr Mariana Pietersen to All panelists : Slides are also blurred for me.
20:51:36 From MANISH TAYWADE to All panelists : slides are blurred
20:52:09 From Zakiur Rahman : ok now?
20:53:07 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : Thanks , much better
20:56:06 From Hasan Sarwar to All panelists : Hello from Dr Hasan Sarwar (Bangladeshi doctor from Wagga Wagga, Australia), thanks Dr Zakiur and your active team
20:56:12 From Lara Wieland : is there a program available?
20:57:37 From Hon Bekee Igbojionu. O : I concur with my colleague who said that Nigeria Government should do more in planning towards achieving the rural health as we witness in the Abia State.

Hon Igbojionu bekee, SSA to the Governor of Abia State Nigeria on Public Health Matters.
20:59:55 From Antony Kollannur to All panelists : Can we see the speaker? No video.
21:00:31 From Pratyush Kumar to All panelists : Yes, Program and other details are available on webiste
21:03:04 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : well done Zakiur bhai!
21:03:54 From Ping Foo Wong to All panelists : Congrats and well done Dr Zakiur and team
21:05:24 From Roger Strasser to Bruce Chater(Privately) : Bruce… I will call it a night now. The conference seems to be off to a good start. I hope my keynote address was what you had in mind… Talk soon… Roger.
21:07:10 From Bruce Chater to Roger Strasser(Privately) : great thanks
21:09:09 From James Rourke : wish we all could be with you in Bangladesh!
21:10:19 From Bruce Chater to Adnan Bin Farouk(Privately) : will we do Donald li next?
21:11:58 From Declan MI7DEC to All panelists : Amen to that James!!
21:12:46 From Lara Wieland : yes me too I was devastated to not be able to make it back to my friends in Bangladesh this year !
21:28:31 From Zakiur Rahman to All panelists : Enjoy the video by our young colleagues
21:29:29 From Bruce Chater : very inspiring and wonderful young people
21:30:02 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : well done Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ
21:30:12 From Tanveer Singh : ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
21:30:26 From Wut Hmone Hlaing to All panelists : ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
21:30:28 From Oluwafeyikemi POPOOLA : The presentation was beautiful
21:30:51 From INDONESIAN RURAL AND REMOTE DOCTORS ASSOCIATION to All panelists : wonderful rural young doctors
21:30:53 From Felix Archibong : Nice presentation…… Thanks
21:31:31 From Dr. Joy Mugambi to All panelists : well done team from Joy in Kenya ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช
21:31:51 From Concy Akot Abalo : very beautiful presentation… so inspiring to see fellow young people dedicated to rural healthcare
21:33:46 From Daniel Manahan to All panelists : Awesome work producing a virtual event of this calibre. THANKS Bangladesh from Stanthorpe Qld Australia
21:34:35 From Bruce Chater : Ruth is now our new Rural Health Commissioner I Australia taing the work of Paul Worley further forward
21:38:33 From Bruce Chater : great videos PCRHB
21:40:05 From Pratyush Kumar : Wonderful.. makes us nostalgic seeing all videos..
21:40:45 From Yasir Elradi to All panelists : Very inforative and and motivating Conference!
21:49:04 From Antony Kollannur to All panelists : Good show casing of Beautiful Bangladesh. Excellent videography
21:49:28 From Shabir Moosa to All panelists : Please mute panellists when videos are running.
21:51:58 From Lokesh Edara : congratulations to all leadership
21:52:08 From Lokesh Edara : Lokesh edara ( usa)
21:53:01 From Chandrakant Lahariya : best wishes, from Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, New Delhi, India
21:54:08 From Ewen McPhee : Congratulations on an excellent opeining.
21:55:02 From Fatema Zohra to All panelists : Assalamualaikum kanu bala sir. I am Dr. Fatema Zohra, Psychiatrist, now working as Assistant Professor, department of psychitry, Brammanbaria
21:55:11 From Ping Foo Wong : ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
21:55:34 From Arun Nair to All panelists : Thank you for the conference.
21:55:52 From Arun Nair to All panelists : Dr Nair from South Africa
21:56:03 From Fatema Zohra to All panelists : Brammanbaria medical college
21:56:46 From Fatema Zohra to All panelists : I am listening & watching the program from Brammanbaria medical college @Kanu bala Sir
21:56:59 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : very good initiative Zakiur bhaia, keep it up!
21:59:03 From Kanu Bala : I would like to thank the organizers and the participants for organizing such a wonderful conference. Hopefully, the next two days also be successful. Best wishes, Prof. Kanu Bala
21:59:50 From Ian Couper : Thanks Zakiur, Bruce and the rest of the team. See you tomorrow.
21:59:54 From Ping Foo Wong : Love your spirit.. Dr Zakiur
22:01:58 From Nezer Soriano to All panelists : Congratulations to the organizers. Great job everyone. Inspiring support from the participants as well.
22:02:27 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : Proud of you Abdal Sir, Kanu bala Sir , our real legend
22:02:54 From Nezer Soriano : Congratulations to the organizers. Inspiring support from the participants too. Great job everyone.
22:02:54 From Dr. Nay Lin Oo : Thank you so much
22:03:18 From Jie GU to All panelists : Wish the conference a success
22:04:06 From Zakiur Rahman to All panelists : thank you all for being with us
22:04:39 From Pratima Durga : Thank you! Looking forward to tomorrow’s session.
22:04:55 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : Thanks to all the organisers and specially to Bruce and Zakiur bhai for making it possible. Wonderful presentation and very informative session.
22:05:09 From Henry Palandeng to All panelists : thank you so much…
22:06:48 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : wow! Nice cake …we are enjoying it virtually
22:07:14 From Francisco Lamus : Thanks for the invitation to the conference from Colombia, best wishes for the coming meetings in the following weeks
22:08:45 From Dr. Joy Mugambi : thanks beautiful cake
22:09:16 From Ping Foo Wong : Thank you.
22:09:29 From Ping Foo Wong : Warm greetings from Malaysia
22:10:19 From Felix Archibong : Thanks for a successful opening ceremony……. Dr. Archibong Felix….. from Nigeria
22:10:48 From Yasir Elradi to All panelists : Well done all Drs
22:10:54 From Mayara Floss : Great work! Thank you specially to Bruce and Zakiur
22:11:07 From Yasir Elradi to All panelists : Yasir from Sudan as family medicine diabetologist Doctor
22:11:27 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : Thank you Bruce
22:11:35 From Syeda Sadia Farzana : Bye