NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann Health,
one of the world's most creatively awarded healthcare
communications networks, with the recent establishment of its
Global Scientific Council, today announced it has joined the
Private Sector Roundtable (PSRT) supporting the UN Global Health
Security Agenda.
As the sole healthcare communications agency in the PSRT, McCann
Health supports the GHSA efforts to influence how nations engage
with the private sector to address some of the world's most
daunting health challenges including pandemic preparedness,
capacity building and antimicrobial resistance.
"McCann Health is applying its expertise in health communication
to make a meaningful difference in people's lives," said
John Cahill, Global CEO,
McCann Health. "We look forward to
working with the public and the private sector on these important
health challenges."
"McCann Health looks forward to assisting countries in
strengthening their capacity to bring the best of health
communications to stave off the spread of the next pandemic, combat
the ominous threat of antimicrobial resistance, and address other
threats to global health security," said Daniel Carucci, MD, PhD, Global Medical
Director, McCann Health. "There is
significant untapped potential from the private sector to bring
best business practices to the work of global development; the PSRT
provides an opportunity to realize this potential."
The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) was launched in
February 2014 and is a growing
partnership of over 64 nations, international organizations, and
non-governmental stakeholders to help build countries' capacity to
help create a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats
and elevate global health security as a national and global
priority.
About McCann Health
McCann Health, two-time Network
of the Year winner at Cannes Lions Health, and winner of an
unprecedented total of three Network of the Year titles from the
industry's top three creative award shows in 2017, is one of the
world's most awarded global healthcare communications companies.
McCann Health, consisting of a global creative agency network,
a global medical communications network and a global consulting
group, specializes in a wide array of professional, consulting and
consumer health and wellness practices. McCann Health is part of
McCann Worldgroup and the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).
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