DAY 1
10:00 AM - Welcome to Participants, Dr. Sebastián García-Saisó, Director, Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH), PAHO/WHO
10:00 AM - Opening Remarks, Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director, PAHO/WHO
10:05 AM - Introduction to the Webinar, Ms. Eliane Santos, Advisor, Knowledge Management Team – Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (KM-EIH), PAHO/WHO
10:10 AM - PANEL 1: Technical cooperation and the priorities of the Region, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Júnior, Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO (Moderator)
- Dr. James Fitzgerald, Director, Health Systems and Services (HSS)
- Dr. Anselm Hennis, Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH)
- Dr. Luis Andres De Francisco Serpa, Director, Family, Health Promotion and Life Course (FPL)
- Dr. Marcos Espinal, Director, Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health (CDE)
- Dr. Sebastián García-Saisó, Director, Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH)
Q&A (5 min.)
11:10 AM - PANEL 2: A regional perspective. Beyond our strategies: the relevance of CCs towards the achievement of the SDGs, Ms. Mary Lou Valdez, Deputy Director, PAHO/WHO (Moderator)
- Monitoring the achievement of the SDGs in the Region. How PAHO can improve its response to the SDGs through the work with CCs, Dr. Sebastián García-Saisó, Director, EIH, PAHO/WHO
- Advancing the SDGs in the Americas: opportunities for action, Dr. Gerry Eijkemans, Unit Chief, Health Promotion and Social Determinants, FPL and Regional Focal Point for SDG Global Action Plan, PAHO/WHO
- The Equity in Health Policy Assessment: Region of the Americas and the SDGs, Dr. Anna Coates, Chief, Office for Equity, Gender, and Cultural Diversity, PAHO/WHO
Q&A (5 min.)
11:40 AM - Break
11:50 AM - PANEL 3: The partnership as a vehicle for the delivery of technical cooperation and Pan Americanism (SDG 17). PAHO’s work on South-South Cooperation and Triangular Cooperation, Dr. Godfrey Xuereb, Director, Office of Country and Subregional Coordination, PAHO/WHO (Moderator)
- Partnerships as a crucial instrument to strengthen the Pan American health agenda, Mr. Alberto Kleiman, Director, External Relations, Partnerships & Resource Mobilization, PAHO/WHO
- How PAHO is effectively building international solidarity during emergency situations (COVID-19), Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director, Health Emergencies (PHE), PAHO/WHO
Q&A (5 min.)
12:20 PM - Wrap-up of first day, instructions for Day 2, and invitation to visit Poster Session, Ms. Eliane Santos and Ms. Sandy Weinger, Specialist, KM-EIH, PAHO/WHO
DAY 2
10:00 AM - Concurrent Breakout Sessions
- Topic: Communicable Diseases, Environment and Climate Change (led by CDE)
- Topic: Noncommunicable Diseases, Risk Factors and Mental Health (led by NMH)
- Topic: Health Systems and Services, Universe Health Coverage, Research, Nursing and Bioethics (led by HSS)
- Topic: Family and Life Course, Health Promotion, Workers’ Health and Immunization (led by FPL)
- Topic: Evidence, Information Systems, Knowledge Management and Information (led by EIH)
- Topic: Health Emergencies and Preparedness, International Health Regulations (led by PHE)
- Topic: Legislation and Health, Human Rights and Equity (led by LEG)
- Topic: Communication in Health (led by CMU)
12:00 PM - Lunch
2:00 PM - Recognition of CCs that Submitted Posters and Voting Results
2:15 PM - Presentation of the Concurrent Breakout Sessions
2:45 PM - Comments and Questions from Participants
3:00 PM - Closing Remarks, Dr. Sebastián García-Saisó, Director, EIH, PAHO/WHO
PANELISTS
Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director, PAHO/WHO
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Júnior, Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO
Ms. Mary Lou Valdez, Deputy Director, PAHO/WHO
Dr. Sebastián García-Saiso, Director, Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH), PAHO/WHO
Dr. James Fitzgerald, Director, Health Systems and Services (HSS), PAHO/WHO
Dr. Anselm Hennis, Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH), PAHO/WHO
Dr. Luis Andres De Francisco Serpa, Director, Family, Health Promotion and Life Course (FPL), PAHO/WHO
Dr. Marcos Espinal, Director, Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health (CDE), PAHO/WHO
Dr. Gerry Eijkemans, Unit Chief, Health Promotion and Social Determinants, FPL and Regional Focal Point for SDG Global Action Plan, PAHO/WHO
Dr. Anna Coates, Chief, Office for Equity, Gender, and Cultural Diversity, PAHO/WHO
Dr. Godfrey Xuereb, Director, Office of Country and Subregional Coordination, PAHO/WHO
Mr. Alberto Kleiman, Director, External Relations, Partnerships & Resource Mobilization, PAHO/WHO
Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director, Health Emergencies (PHE), PAHO/WHO
The PDF version of the agenda can be found here.