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The Pan American Health Organization cordially invites to follow the event Driving Change in the Americas: The Path for a Region to Eliminate Cervical Cancer, that will take place on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, at 4.10 pm (EDT), as part of the activities during the 14th Annual Concordia Summit.
This discussion will highlight progress being made by countries in the Americas and explore the role of different sectors in bringing HPV vaccines, HPV tests and treatment technologies to more women and girls – and in doing so, set the region on a path to making history.
Speakers
- Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director, PAHO
- Dr. Mónica García Gómez, Minister for Health of Spain
- Violaine Mitchell, M.Sc., Director of Immunization, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dr. Katherin Bliss, Senior Fellow and Director, Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience at CSIS (moderator)
How to participate
- DATE: Tuesday, 24 September, 2024.
- TIME: 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM (EDT) [Check other local times at the end of the page]
- LANGUAGES: English.
- LIVE BROADCAST: The session will be livecast on the Concordia Linkedin account at https://www.linkedin.com/company/concordiasummit
- Note: to connect to the concordia link is necesary to previously login on your Linkedin profile
- MORE INFORMATION: 2024 Concordia Annual Summit
Background
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally and ranks third in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 350,000 women lose their lives to cervical cancer globally every year. This disease disproportionately impacts impoverished women residing in middle- and low-income countries, highlighting a significant inequity. These are startling figures, considering cervical cancer is highly preventable through HPV vaccination, screening and treatment.
Today, under the leadership of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Americas are working to become the first region in the world to eliminate cervical cancer, and in so doing become the first to eliminate a cancer of any kind. Through its Disease Elimination Initiative, PAHO is building on its historic role in eliminating smallpox and polio by helping countries take the steps necessary to eliminate cervical cancer, by increasing HPV vaccination, screening and treatment coverage.
This will require a cross-sector approach, with governments, private companies, philanthropies and multilateral agencies all playing an essential role in increasing availability, access and capacity of health services to provide these life-saving technologies to women and girls. The power to make this cancer a disease of the past lies within our grasp, fostering the hope of a world free from this disease. We invite you to join this 20-minute conversation to unite and join the movement to eliminate cervical cancer.
About Concordia Annual Summit
The Concordia Annual Summit convenes the world’s most prominent business, government, and nonprofit leaders to foster dialogue and enable effective partnerships for positive social impact. This global affairs forum takes place in New York City and examines the world’s most pressing challenges to identify avenues for collaboration.
PAHO is a 2024 Concordia Annual Summit Lead Programming Partner.
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Times in other cities
- 1:10 p.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver.
- 2:10 p.m. - Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa,
- 3:10 p.m. – Bogota, Kingston, Lima, Panama City, Quito
- 4:10 p.m. – Asunción, Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, Nassau, Ottawa, Santiago, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.
- 5: 10 p.m. - Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo.
- 10:10 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid.
For other cities, check the local time using the following link.