Agenda

Participant List 

Presentations

Introduction to Consultation

Overview IHR and GOARN

Terms of Reference

CDC Rapid Deployment Model

Ministry of Health, Uruguay: Rapid Deployment Model

Ecuador:
Risk Communication Training

Peru:
Risk Communication Training

CDC:
Risk Communication Training

Training on Virtual Campus

PAHO: Six Years Strengthening Capacities & Developing Skills

Models for Rapid Response Qualification Training

State of IHR Risk Communication Compliance

Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Press Release, PAHO/Uruguay (Spanish only)

Presenters 

• Bryna Brennan, PAHO/WDC 
• Cathy Shoemaker, CDC
• Ines Calderon, PAHO/Peru
• Jesus Arroyave, Universidad del Norte/Colombia
• Jose Luis Varela, Ministry of Health/Uruguay 
• Maritza Labraña, PAHO 
• Marta Rodriguez, PAHO/Ecuador
• Roberta Andraghetti, PAHO/WDC
• Silvia Posada, PAHO/Panama
• Vilma Gutierrez, PAHO
• Xinia Bustamante, PAHO/Costa Rica

Participants

• Invitations were extended to Ministry of Health Representatives from each Member State in the Region.

Objectives

• Define the steps needed to create a risk communication component among the regional Alert and Response Outbreak partners;
• Adopt terms of reference for risk communication under the regional network.
• Assess the status of risk communication capacity in the Region;
• Agree upon technical partners, including relevant public sectors, NGOs, and the private sector;
• Define terms of release, focal points, and financial and legal responsibilities.
• Create a draft paper on the structure of the network.