Agenda
12:30 - 12:35 pm
Intro session
Judit Rius Sanjuan, Director Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies, PAHO
12:35 - 12:42 pm
Opening remarks
Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Assistant Director, PAHO
12:42 - 01:35 pm
Panel on innovations and practical strategies for eliminating communicable diseases in the Americas
- Introduction by moderator
- Mexico's Path to hepatitis C elimination: Bridging gaps and advancing solutions
- Transforming tuberculosis elimination in Peru: the role of portable X-ray and AI innovations
- Accelerating HIV elimination in Colombia: Expanding PrEP access and impact
- Advancing lymphatic filariasis elimination in Guyana: leveraging geostatistical methods for innovative surveillance
Video - portable X-ray and AI innovations in Peru
Discussion and questions for panelists
-Alison Krentel, Moderator
-Delegate from Mexico
-Ministry of Health of Peru
-Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia
-Ministry of Health of Guyana
01:35 - 01:55 pm
Partners and civil society’s insights and commitments: advancing the elimination initiative in the Americas
- Introduction by moderator
- Global Fund
- UNITAID
- USAID
- Canada
- Delegate from an Indigenous Youth Organization
Video on the experience of Mexico in hepatitis C
-Alison Krente, University of Ottawa Moderator
-Giulia Perrone, Regional Manager, Latin America and Caribbean Team
-Robert Matiru, Director of Programs, UNITAID
-Emily Wainwright, Neglected Tropical Diseases Advisor, USAID
-Canada Delegate (TBC)
-indigenous Youth Organization Delegate
01:55 - 02:00 pm
Closing remarks
Jarbas Barbosa Director, PAHO