Join us on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Washington DC or EST) for the webinar "Presentation of the Collaboration between the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health and the WHO Academy". This event will present the key aspects of the agreement signed in September 2024 between the WHO Academy— with a global mandate to train and strengthen the capacity of the health and care workforce in critical public health domains—and the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH), an established regional reference center in the Americas. This collaboration represents a significant opportunity to enhance the combined capacities of WHO and PAHO to promote lifelong learning and advance health for all in the Americas.
When: Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. (Washington DC or EST) - 4:00 p.m. (CEST)
Languages: Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, English, Portuguese and French
The World Health Organization Academy is a new state-of-the-art learning institution that aims to enhance access to lifelong learning for millions of health workers around the world. Based in Lyon, France, it will offer the latest innovation in adult training to the global health sector through online, blended and in-person courses, reaching millions of healthcare workers and others around the world. Using the latest technology, it will facilitate the adaptation of learning experiences to the needs of users. It will award them digital credentials that they can use to verify their competencies and advance their careers.
The PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health (PAHO/VCPH) is the educational platform of AMRO/PAHO and the technical area that provides guidelines and technological support for the development of courses in public health through the strategy of Permanent Health Education. The PAHO/VCPH has been designated as the focal point for the Region of the Americas of the WHO Academy. During the past 20 years, the PAHO/VCPH has been established as a leader in health education within the region of the Americas, with experience and capability to enhance learning among health workers. The PAHO/VCPH has over 3,400,000 users, and the capacity of the PAHO/VCPH was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with its ability to rapidly respond to the need for massive virtual education given the challenges of the pandemic.
Objectives
- Present the framework agreement between PAHO VCPH and the WHO Academy
- Present the objectives and priorities of the WHO Academy
- Present an overview of the VCPH work in recent years and its main challenges
- Present outstanding experiences of VCPH partner institutions and country nodes
- Refer first joint actions WHOAcademy-PAHO VCPH
Agenda
Moderator: Isabel Duré, PAHO International Consultant, Virtual Campus for Public Health
Welcome and objectives
- James Fitzgerald, PAHO, Director of the Department of Health Systems and Services
PAHO remarks on the agreement between PAHO and WHO Academy
- Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, PAHO Assistant Director
WHO Academy: Leading lifelong learning for a healthier world
- David Atchoarena, WHO Academy Executive Director
PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health: 20 years of work in the Americas Region
- Gabriel Listovsky, PAHO, Chief, Special Program Virtual Campus for Public Health
Country networks experiences (5 minutes each)
- Colombia. Luis Alberto Martinez Saldarriaga. Deputy Minister of Social Protection, Ministry of Health and Social Protection
- Chile. Ministry of Health and PAHO/WHO Chile (Video presentation)
- El Salvador. Xóchitl Sandoval, Director, National Health Institute, El Salvador
Partners institutions experiences (3 minutes each)
- Laura Magaña, CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), USA
- Ricardo Valentin, Director, Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), University Federal Rio Grande Do Norte, Brasil
- Diego Faingold, Principal, Universidad Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (IUHIBA), Argentina
PAHO Virtual Campus / WHO Academy Joint Actions
- Gabriel Listovsky, PAHO, Chief, Special Program Virtual Campus for Public Health
- David Atchoarena, WHO Academy Executive Director
Closing remarks
James Fitzgerald, PAHO, Director of the Department of Health Systems and Services