Join us on Tuesday, April 15th, from 8:00 to 9:30 am (Washington DC time) on the webinar "Strengthening integrated health and care approaches in humanitarian settings".
This webinar will build on a session held in July 2024 looking at the contextualization and adaptation of Integrated care for older people (ICOPE) approaches to community settings, focusing more directly on humanitarian or crisis contexts. There is an increased need to explore the rights and needs of older people in the different phases of the humanitarian responses in humanitarian settings and across the continuum of preparation, response, and recovery. Humanitarian settings typically expose and further widen pre-crises inequalities and inequities and exacerbate existing vulnerabilities. PAHO is supporting the event with the participation of PAHO-Venezuela and PAHO-HQ.
How to participate
- DATE: Tuesday, 15 April 2025
- TIME: 08:00 am - 9:30 am (EST) | 13:00 - 14:30 (UTC)
- REGISTER: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ACct8enyQ2iUSxo7QdW2RQ#/registration
- FORMAT: Webinar will consist of series of presentations with a following reflection and open Q&A. AI translation will be provided via Wordly.
Objectives
- Engage range of stakeholders to contribute to ongoing building of network to encourage autonomous community of practice in this area.
- Exchange of experience among implementers and experts for mutual learning
- Provide forum for sharing challenges, good practices and asking questions
- To present an agenda for potential operational research and how to influence the humanitarian system for the inclusion of older people
Target audience
- Stakeholders involved in the implementation of strategies, policies, programs, and research on healthy aging, older adults, and public health.
Speakers
- Dr Favila Escobio – HelpAge International
- Dr Javier Manrique – CONVITE
- Dr Basem Shaher – SEMA
- Celine Maayeh – Juzoor for Health and Social Development
- Dr Yuka Sumi - WHO
- Dr. Jackeline Calle – PAHO Venezuela
- Dr Patricia Morsch, PAHO Regional advisor on aging
- Dr Samar Elfeky, EMRO Regional Adviser for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health
- TBD WHO representatives in Opt, NW Syria