[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 22463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07811]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of Global Affairs: Stakeholder Listening Session for the 
G7 Health Ministers' Meeting

ACTION: Notice of public listening session; request for comments.

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DATES: The listening session will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023, 
from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
    Place: The session will be held virtually, with online and dial-in 
information shared with registered participants.
    Status: This meeting is open to the public but requires RSVP to 
[email protected] by April 28, 2023. See RSVP section below for 
details.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 
with support from relevant health-related U.S. Government offices, is 
charged with leading the U.S. delegation to the Group of 7 (G7) Health 
Ministers' Meeting and will convene an informal Stakeholder Listening 
Session.
    The Stakeholder Listening Session is designed to seek input from 
stakeholders to help inform and prepare for U.S. government engagement 
in the Health Ministers' Meeting. The G7 is an informal grouping of 
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the 
United Kingdom, and it also includes participation by the European 
Commission. Each year, a different member country serves as the 
presidency of the group and hosts the meetings. The presidency proposes 
the group's priorities for the year and hosts discussions to work 
towards consensus positions and actions on those priorities. This 
year's G7 presidency is Japan, which will be hosting the Health 
Ministers' Meeting on May 13 and 14, 2023.
    Matters to be Discussed: The listening session will cover priority 
areas expected to be addressed at the G7 Health Ministers' Meeting. 
Provisional agenda items for the Health Ministers' Meeting include to:

1. Develop and strengthen global health architecture for public health 
emergencies;
2. Contribute to achieving more resilient, equitable and sustainable 
universal health coverage through strengthening health systems; and
3. Promote health innovation to address various health challenges.

    More information on the 2023 G7 Health Ministers' Meeting can be 
found at: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/hokabunya/kokusai/g8/g7health2023_en.html.

1. Participation is welcome from all stakeholder communities.

    RSVP: Persons seeking to speak at the listening session must 
register by Friday, April 28, 2023. Persons seeking to attend the 
listening session in a listen-only capacity must register by Tuesday, 
May 2, 2023.
    Registrants must include their full name, email address, and 
organization, if any, and indicate whether they are registering as a 
listen-only attendee or as a speaker participant to [email protected].
    Requests to participate as a speaker must include all of the 
following:

1. The name and email address of the person desiring to participate
2. The organization(s) that person represents, if any
3. Identification of the primary topic of interest

    Other Information: Written comments should be emailed to 
[email protected] with the subject line ``Written Comment Re: 
Stakeholder Listening Session for the G7 Health Ministers Meeting'' by 
Friday, May 5, 2023.
    We look forward to your comments on the G7 Health Ministers' 
Meeting.

Susan Kim,
Chief of Staff, Office of Global Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-07811 Filed 4-12-23; 8:45 am]
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