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Health Equity and the post-2015 Agenda in Latin America
and the Caribbean
WHO Global Launch of the State of Inequality Report and Health Equity Tools & Resources Collection
PAHO Symposium on Health Equity in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda in the Americas
WHO/PAHO Workshop on Institutional Capacity Building in Monitoring Health Inequality
PAHO Headquarters, Washington DC
June 15- 17, 2015
Background
An ever-increasing attention to embrace health equity concerns into the ongoing discussions on the
post-2015 global health agenda within the framework of the sustainable development goals is
gaining momentum. At the same time, there is an equally growing demand from Member States and
other stakeholders for developing and strengthening institutional capacities to effectively and
systematically monitor health inequality in the path toward universal and equitable health systems.
A propitious time is converging toward mid-June this year when a unique set of original and much
needed resources on health equity that have being under development and testing by WHO, PAHO,
and partners around the world reach their completion phase and become ready for deployment and
widespread use. Foremost among them is the State of Inequality Report, first complete WHO report
in its genre, showcasing best practices in reporting the state of inequality in reproductive, maternal,
newborn, and child health in low- and middle-income countries using high-quality data, sound and
transparent analysis methods, intuitive interactive visualization technology, and user-oriented
comprehensive reporting.
This is a unique opportunity for PAHO, the Promised Renewed for the Americas, and their partners in
health equity to host a high-level event to launch, worldwide, this distinctive collection of brand-new
tools and resources engineered to foster measurement and accountability in the sustained action for
health equity, universality, and social inclusion.
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Global Launch of the State of Inequality Report
and Health Equity Tools & Resources Collection
Washington DC
Monday June 15, 2015 – Room A, PAHO Headquarters
English Webcast: www.livestream.com/paho
Spanish Webcast www.livestream.com/opsenvivo
Provisional Agenda
08:00 – 08:45 Registration
08:45 – 09:00 Welcoming remarks
Dr. Francisco Becerra; Assistant Director, PAHO
09:00 – 10:00 The State of Inequality Report
Dr. Ahmad Hosseinpoor; World Health Organization, WHO
10:00 – 10:30
The State of Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr. César Victora; Visiting Professor, Harvard University School of Public Health
[video]
10:30 – 11:00
coffee break (30’)
11:00 – 12:00
High-Level Discussion Panel: the State of Inequality and the Way Forward
Moderator: Dr. Somnath Chatterji; Chief, Health Statistics and Informatics, WHO
Dr. Leandris Liburd, Director, Office of Minority Health & Health Equity, CDC
Dr. Kumanan Rasanathan, Senior Health Specialist, UNICEF
Dr. Jennifer Adams, Deputy assistant administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
Dr. Ferdinando Regalia, Chief of Social Protection & Health, IADB
12:00 – 12:45
Q & A Session
12:45 – 13:00
Closing Remarks
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne; Director, PAHO
13:00
Reception (lobby)
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Symposium: Health Equity in the post-2015 agenda
Sustainable Development and Health Equity in the Americas
Washington DC
Tuesday June 16, 2015 – Room B, PAHO Headquarters
English Webcast: http://www.eagle.media/paho/english/
Spanish Webcast : http://www.eagle.media/paho/spanish/
Provisional Agenda
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:10 Welcoming remarks
Dr. Francisco Becerra; Assistant Director, PAHO
09:10 – 09:20 First Panel: Health Equity and Universality
Moderator: Dr. Anna Coates; Chief, Gender & Cultural Diversity, PAHO
09:20 – 09:40
Institutionalizing Health Inequality Monitoring
Dr. Ahmad Hosseinpoor; WHO
09:40 – 10:00
Towards UHC and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr. Tania Dmytraczenko; World Bank, and Dr. Gisele Almeida; PAHO
10:00 – 10:20
Assessing equitable care for indigenous and afro-descendant women in Latin America
Dr. Arachu Castro; Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
10:20 – 10:40
Q & A Session: Health Equity and Universality
10:40 – 11:00
coffee break (20’)
11:00 – 11:10
Second Panel: Social Inclusion and Sustainability
Moderator: Dr. Leandris Liburd, Director, Office of Minority Health & Health Equity, CDC
11:10 – 11:30
Health in All Policies and the Sustainable Development Agenda
Dr. Eugenio Villar; Chief, Social Determinants of Health, WHO
11:30 – 11:50
Social Cohesion and Health Equity: the EUROsociAL Project in Health
Dr. Rita Ferrelli; Instituto Superiori di Sanita, Italy
11:50 – 12:10
Colombia’s Health Inequalities and Equity (ODES) Observatory
Dr. José Ivo Montaño Caicedo; Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombia
12:10 – 12:30
Q & A Session: Social Inclusion and Sustainability
13:00
Brown Bag Lunch
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