TIME (IST | UTC+5:30)

AGENDA*

08:30 – 09.30

Registration

09:30 – 09:40

Health and Humanity Summit 2026 Launch

09:40– 09:55

Welcome Address

Parthesarathy Rajendran, Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières South Asia

09.55 – 10:55

Spotlight Talk
Humanitarian Voices of South Asia 

Introduction by Simi Basheer

  • Dr Roshni Changalath
  • Dr Karan Kamble
  • Imtiaz Wadud

10:55 – 11:30

Keynote Address: The Values that Shape and Determine Global Health  

Prof. Dr T. Sundararaman, Renowned Public Health Educator and Health Systems Expert

11:30 – 12:45

Panel One: Envisioning the Humanitarian and Health Architecture 

Speakers: 

  • Dr Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav (WHO Representative to Sri Lanka) 
  • Prof. Imtiaz Hussein (Independent University, Bangladesh)  
  • Dr. Samina Ahmed (International Crisis Group) 

Moderated by Dr Ravi Rannan-Eliya (Institute of Health Policy, Sri Lanka) 

12:45 – 13.00

Spotlight Talk
Humanitarian Voices from South Asia

Showkat Ara

 

 

13:00 – 13:45

Lunch

13:45 – 15:00

Panel Two: Envisioning the Future of Women’s Leadership in Global Health and Humanitarianism 

Speakers: 

  • Claudio Miglietta (Country Representative, MSF Afghanistan)
  • Nurhayati Ali (Rohingya Maiyafoinor Collaborative Network)
  • Nabeela Iqbal (Sisterhood Initiative) 

Moderated by Nishita Sharma (Director of Communications, MSF South Asia) 

15:00 – 15:15

Spotlight Talk:

Nitesh Yadav

15:15 – 16:30

Panel Three: Envisioning the Future of Healthcare Sovereignty and Access 

Speakers:

  • Dr Abhay Shukla (SATHI Pune, People's Health Movement)  
  • Dr Palitha Abeykoon (Member, Global Pandemic Monitoring Board) 
  • Prakriti Dhakal (Under Secretary to the Prime Minister of Nepal) 

Moderated by Nadim Majeed (Campaigns Manager, MSF South Asia) 

16:30 – 16:45

Friends of MSF’ at University of Colombo

Launch by representatives of University of Colombo and MSF South Asia

16:45 – 17:00

Closing Remarks

17:00

Exhibition and Networking

*Subject to change