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PAHO, 110 Years Promoting Health in the
Americas
PAHO Headquarters,
Washington,
D.C., 3 December 2012, 9:00 – 13:00
Virtual session at:
English: www.paho.org/virtual/PAHO110
Spanish: www.paho.org/virtual/OPS110
Portuguese: www.paho.org/virtual/OPAS110
Live stream at: www.livestream.com/PAHO
AGENDA
9:00-10:30 PANEL: Health planning in the
Americas and PAHO technical cooperation
OBJECTIVE: To provide a historical overview of the health planning process in the
Americas, from the perspective of PAHO technical cooperation—a results‑based Organization—working in support of the development of health planning in national health systems.
MODERATOR: Dr. David Tejada de Rivero, Former Minister of Health of Peru, former Assistant Director of WHO, and former Director of the Pan American Center for Health Planning in Santiago de Chile.
PANELISTS:
· Dr. Felix Bonilla, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health of Panamá
The Health Agenda of the
Americas, a framework setting priorities to guide the health planning of the
Americas process
· Dra. Márcia Bassit Lamerio, Secretary, Planning and Budget, Ministry of Health of
Brazil
Health planning in the Health System of
Brazil and PAHO technical cooperation
· Mr. John Patterson, International Advisor in Results-based planning and management
Results-based management and the planning process in PAHO
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 PANEL: Gender and Health at PAHO “Modest beginning, emboldened actions and accountability”
OBJETIVE: To analyze PAHO’s technical cooperation to improve women’s and men’s health—challenges, impact, and best practices.
MODERATOR: Dr. George Alleyne, Director Emeritus, PAHO
PANELISTS:
· Marijke Velzeboer, Former Coordinator, Office of Gender, Diversity and Human Rights, PAHO
PAHO’s Gender Equality Policy
· Lily Caravantes, Former Minister of Women Affairs and former PAHO Gender Focal Point in
Guatemala
PAHO’s technical cooperation to improve women’s health
· Dr. Sumedha Khanna, First Female PWR
Women in PAHO – Personal insights
12:30 Closing Remarks
· Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, Director, PAHO |
