The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) cordially invites you to attend the webinar Actions to Prevent Alcohol Harm in the Framework of SAFER, which will take place on Wednesday, December 4th, at 9:00 am (Washington DC or EST).
This is the first in a new series of eight webinars aimed at providing tools to support the implementation of SAFER in the countries of the Americas. The first session will provide a review of SAFER interventions globally, and a panel to present the challenges and progress in country implementation.
This series of webinars is aimed especially at representatives of Ministries of Health -especially those working in the areas of NCDs, alcohol and psychoactive substances-, Ministries of Finance and/or national customs; Ministries of Justice; Ministries of Education; Ministries of Interior and police; territorial government secretariats; civil society actors; researchers and professors from academia, study and research centers; and advisors and technical referents from PAHO/WHO country offices.
How to participate
- DAY: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- TIME: 9:00 to 10:20 am (Washington DC, or EST) [Check the bottom of this page for the time in other cities]
- LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, and Portuguese with simultaneous translation.
- REGISTRATION: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y8JStSTuT0-7vaRp3rYKlA
Agenda
- Opening and Welcome.
- Renato Oliveira. Chief of Mental Health and Substance Use Unit, PAHO.
- Presentation of the agenda and guests
- Leonardo Garcia, Consultant on Substance Use of Psychoactive Substances, PAHO
- Global Action Plan - SAFER interventions at the global level.
- Dag Rekve. Acting Head of Unit, WHO
- Panel and discussion: National progress in the implementation of SAFER actions: facilitating factors and challenges.
- Juan Tello. Head of Unit Less Alcohol.
- Country representatives: Chile, Mexico, Colombia.
- Conclusions and closing of the event.
- Renato Oliveira. Chief of Mental Health and Substance Use Unit, PAHO.
Time in other cities
- 6:00 a.m.– Los Angeles, Vancouver.
- 8:00 a.m. - Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, San Jose (CR), Mexico City, Managua, Guatemala City, Belmopan.
- 9:00 a.m. – Bogota, Panama City, Kingston, Lima, Quito, Washington D.C., Havana, Nassau, Ottawa, Port-au-Prince.
- 10:00 a.m. – Caracas, Port of Spain, La Paz, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Georgetown, Bridgetown.
- 11:00 a.m. - Asunción, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Santiago, Paramaribo.
- 3:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid.
For other cities, please check local time at the following link.