LIVE WEBCAST: London high-level NTD event - Live webcast Monday, Jan. 30 at 11am GMT

 LIVE WEBCAST    Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

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Live webcast featuring Bill Gates, Margaret Chan, Stephen O’Brien, pharmaceutical industry CEOs, Bernard Pécoul, and other partners on:

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

Ending the Neglect and Reaching 2020 Goals 

When: Monday, January 30, 11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. GMT 


Join us to watch as a group of international partners demonstrates how innovative partnership can accelerate improvements in health and development for millions of people around the world. Through a series of coordinated commitments, these partners aim to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and drive progress toward the World Health Organization’s goals for control or elimination by 2020.

The event will feature:

·         Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization

·         CEOs of Nine Leading Pharmaceutical Companies

·         Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

·         Senior Government Officials from Tanzania, Mozambique, Brazil and Zanzibar

·         Stephen O’Brien, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, UK Department for International Development

·         Dr. Bernard Pécoul, Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

·         Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, US Agency for International Development

·         Dr. Caroline Anstey, Managing Director, World Bank

·         Moderated by: Riz Khan, Al Jazeera English

Today, we have the opportunity to help the more than one billion people affected by NTDs lead healthier, more productive lives. Longstanding efforts by many organizations have made great progress on the global threat of NTDs, but reaching 2020 goals will require new and enhanced forms of partnership ranging from research and development to drug delivery. Working together, we can strike a decisive blow against these horrible diseases.

Please join us to watch as donor and developing country governments, private sector leaders and multilateral organizations come together to make and renew commitments to free future generations from the burden of NTDs. By working collaboratively to address persistent barriers to success, we can achieve more together than any one of us could on our own. 

The webcast can be accessed live and after the event from www.unitingtocombatntds.org.

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[EQ] Seminar on: Trade and Public Health

PAHO/WHO

 
Areas of
Sustainable Development and Environmental Health (SDE) and Health Surveillance Disease Prevention and Control (HSD) 


Invites you to the Seminar on: Trade and Public Health 

Keynote Speaker: Benn McGrady

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Time:  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Eastern Standard Time (Washington DC USA)

To check local time in WDC against your time zone, see the World Clock at:

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The Problem:

·         Trade treaties can affect public health in negative and positive ways depending on how it affects the availability of different products or how they affect labor markets among other factors. A clear case is the increase of chronic non communicable diseases (NCD) due to the higher availability of potentially harmful products, like tobacco, unhealthy food and alcohol. NCD are today the first cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and tobacco is the main risk factor related to them.

·         The most effective interventions in tobacco control, included in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) contain regulations that will have an effect in trade and businesses and the WHO FCTC is also a legally binding international treaty. Many of the interventions applied to tobacco control will be useful in other areas, like alcohol and junk food regulation, therefore this is a challenge that will grow in the near future.

Challenges: There is a need for an integrated approach from countries recognizing the prevalence of public health over commercial or trade interests.  

NCD a public health problem is a priority for WHO/PAHO and also for the entire UN system, that focused its last high level meeting on this subject.

Expected outcomes:

·         Increased awareness of the importance of the relationship between trade and public health.

·         Country level discussion regarding the prevalence of public health over commercial interests.

To participate in person:

Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO

525 23rd St NW  Washington DC 20037 - PAHO HQ Room 1017

To participate online:

To login to the Elluminate session, use the links below and type your name on the sign in page:

ENGLISH:  www.paho.org/virtual/SDETobaccoControl  

SPANISH:  www.paho.org/virtual/SDEControlTabaco 

To login type your name on the sign in page

AGENDA

2:00 - 2:15        Introductory remarks: 

Dr. Augusto Galvão,Manager, SDE/PAHO

Dr. Marcos Espinal, Manager, HSD/PAHO

 

2: 15– 2:30        Why International Instruments in Public Health, – WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Dr. Armando Peruga, WHO/TFI Program Manager

                      

2:30 – 3:20        How Trade Policy affects Public Health:
The Example of Tobacco, Alcohol and Diet and the Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases

 

Legal debates at WTO: Objections to Australia’s Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products from Countries of the Region

Dr.  Benn McGrady, Director of the O’Neill Institute Initiative on Trade, Investment and Health

3:20 – 4:00       Panel:   

Dr.  Benn McGrady, Director of the O’Neill Institute Initiative on Trade, Investment and Health

Dr. Armando Peruga, WHO/TFI Program Manager

                      

Moderators:

Dr. James Hospedales, Senior Advisor, Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases, HSD/NC

Dr. Adriana Blanco, Regional Advisor, Tobacco Control, SDE/MH

About Benn McGrady

Benn McGrady is the Director of the O’Neill Institute Initiative on Trade, Investment and Health and an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches International Trade and Health and co-teaches Public Health and International Investment Law.

Dr.McGrady is the author of Trade and Public Health: The WTO, Tobacco, Alcohol and Diet (Cambridge University Press, 2011).

Contact Information
Dr Adriana Blanco, Regional Advisor, Tobacco Control, SDE/MH at: blancoad@paho.org

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[EQ] Seminar on: Trade and Public Health

PAHO/WHO

 
Areas of
Sustainable Development and Environmental Health (SDE) and Health Surveillance Disease Prevention and Control (HSD)


Invites you to the Seminar on: Trade and Public Health

Keynote Speaker: Benn McGrady

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Time:  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Eastern Standard Time (Washington DC USA)

To check local time in WDC against your time zone, see the World Clock at:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

The Problem:

·         Trade treaties can affect public health in negative and positive ways depending on how it affects the availability of different products or how they affect labor markets among other factors. A clear case is the increase of chronic non communicable diseases (NCD) due to the higher availability of potentially harmful products, like tobacco, unhealthy food and alcohol. NCD are today the first cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and tobacco is the main risk factor related to them.

·         The most effective interventions in tobacco control, included in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) contain regulations that will have an effect in trade and businesses and the WHO FCTC is also a legally binding international treaty. Many of the interventions applied to tobacco control will be useful in other areas, like alcohol and junk food regulation, therefore this is a challenge that will grow in the near future.

Challenges: There is a need for an integrated approach from countries recognizing the prevalence of public health over commercial or trade interests.  

NCD a public health problem is a priority for WHO/PAHO and also for the entire UN system, that focused its last high level meeting on this subject.

Expected outcomes:

·         Increased awareness of the importance of the relationship between trade and public health.

·         Country level discussion regarding the prevalence of public health over commercial interests.

To participate in person:

Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO

525 23rd St NW  Washington DC 20037 - PAHO HQ Room 1017

To participate online:

To login to the Elluminate session, use the links below and type your name on the sign in page:

ENGLISH:  www.paho.org/virtual/SDETobaccoControl

SPANISH:  www.paho.org/virtual/SDEControlTabaco

To login type your name on the sign in page

AGENDA

2:00 - 2:15        Introductory remarks: 

Dr. Augusto Galvão,Manager, SDE/PAHO

Dr. Marcos Espinal, Manager, HSD/PAHO

2: 15– 2:30        Why International Instruments in Public Health, – WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Dr. Armando Peruga, WHO/TFI Program Manager

                      

2:30 – 3:20        How Trade Policy affects Public Health:
The Example of Tobacco, Alcohol and Diet and the Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases

Legal debates at WTO: Objections to Australia’s Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products from Countries of the Region

Dr.  Benn McGrady, Director of the O’Neill Institute Initiative on Trade, Investment and Health

3:20 – 4:00       Panel:   

Dr.  Benn McGrady, Director of the O’Neill Institute Initiative on Trade, Investment and Health

Dr. Armando Peruga, WHO/TFI Program Manager

                      

Moderators:

Dr. James Hospedales, Senior Advisor, Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases, HSD/NC

Dr. Adriana Blanco, Regional Advisor, Tobacco Control, SDE/MH

About Benn McGrady

Benn McGrady is the Director of the O’Neill Institute Initiative on Trade, Investment and Health and an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches International Trade and Health and co-teaches Public Health and International Investment Law.

Dr.McGrady is the author of Trade and Public Health: The WTO, Tobacco, Alcohol and Diet (Cambridge University Press, 2011).

Contact Information
Dr Adriana Blanco, Regional Advisor, Tobacco Control, SDE/MH

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[EQ] How can the health equity impact of universal policies be evaluated?

How can the health equity impact of universal policies be evaluated?

Insights into approaches and next steps

Edited by:

Beth Milton, May Moonan, Margaret Whitehead, David Taylor-Robinson
WHO Collaborating Centre for Policy Research on Social Determinants of Health, University of Liverpool

WHO Regional Office for Europe - 2011

Available online PDF [67p.] at: http://bit.ly/slZJz1

 “………Taking population level action on the wider social determinants of health in efforts to reduce health inequities is an international public health imperative. However, an important barrier to action is the perceived lack of evidence about what works to reduce health inequities. This is particularly evident in relation to universal welfare policies, which can have profound effects on health inequities, both positive and negative in nature.

Because universal policies are usually applied to whole populations, and are often complex in nature with long causal chains, this precludes a true experimental design, and other approaches to evaluation are required. This report presents arguments and case studies from an expert group meeting convened to clarify the importance and challenges of evaluating universal policies, and to outline potential approaches to assessing the impact of universal policies on health inequities.


The report also identifies key research and policy questions that need evaluating as a matter of priority, and sets the agenda for partnership working to develop these methods further…..”

Content:

Section 1: Introduction

1.1 Background

Section 2: Why is so important to evaluate universal policies” for their impact on health inequities?

2.1 Universal policies are potentially important determinants of health

2.3 The need for evidence to support efficient and effective use of scarce resources

2.4 Piecemeal learning at the local level

2.5 The current erosion of universal policies

2.6 Better evidence for policy--making


Section 3: What are the evaluation challenges and barriers in relation to such policies?

3.1 The issue of controls/comparison groups

3.2 Time--‐lags and long causal chains 􀍴 temporal issues for evaluators

3.3 Linking policy events to outcomes and indicators

3.4 Dealing with complexity

3.5 The 􀍞transferability􀍟 problem and the importance of context

3.6 The mismatch between research and policy time frames

3.7 The difficulty of engaging decision--‐makers from other sectors

3.8 The need to prioritize interventions for evaluation

3.9 The tension between 􀍞robust􀍟 and 􀍞􀅐ood enough􀍟 evidence


Section 4: Current promising approaches to evaluation and gaps/refinements needed

4.1 How might universal policies be evaluated?

Exploiting natural policy experiments

Retrospective analysis: the Inspector Morse/resilience approach

From randomization to case studies

Insights from Complexity Theory

Utilizing logic models and a systems approach

Cross--national comparative policy analyses

Assessing differential impacts

Using tracer groups or conditions

Section 5: Burning research questions and policies to evaluate as a matter of priority

5.1 What are the differential effects of national policies to deal with economic recession?

5.2 What are the effects of the 􀍞Choice􀍟 agenda on access to universal services?

5.3 What are the features of an equitable health care service?

5.4 What are the features of evaluations which have led to both reliable and misleading findings, and what are their effects on policy?

5.5 What are the essential elements of an evaluation methodology that capture the equity impact of a universal policy, including the historical context prior to policy implementation and the displacement effects of the implemented policy?

5.6 What lessons can we learn from collaborating with (for example) historians and archaeologists to systematically capture how the historical context of a 􀍞place􀍟 influences the impact (either positive or negative) of an implemented universal policy?

5.7 What lessons can we learn from economists in assessing the equity impact of a universal policy, factoring in the historical context of the 􀍞place􀍟?

An opportunistic tracer group for evaluation 􀍴 children in low--income households

5.8 Researching knowledge exchange issues


Section 6: Establishing a longer term partnership

Section 7: Conclusion

Section 8: References and bibliography

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[EQ] User fee removal in the health sector in low-income countries: lessons from recent national initiatives

User fee removal in the health sector in low-income countries:
lessons from recent national initiatives

Edited by Bruno Meessen, Lucy Gilson and Abdelmajid Tibouti

Health Policy and Planning - Volume 26, Supplement 2 - November 2011

Available free online at: http://bit.ly/zTUg1n

This supplement, sponsored by Unicef, focuses on the challenges related to the design and implementation of user fee removal policies in low-income countries.

"User fees have triggered impassioned discussions in international health over the last two decades. Promoted by a number of international organizations since the late 1980s as a strategy to finance struggling public health facilities in many low-income countries, recent years have seen growing criticism of the impact of fees on access to health services, particularly for the poorest groups.....

In mid-2008, UNICEF approached a group of researchers with the request to document recent experience with user fee removal. While aid actors in the North were still arguing fiercely about the pros and cons of user fees, a growing number of countries had already decided to remove user fees, at least for some priority services.... A consensus was easily reached between UNICEF and the research team led by the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp: the multi-country review would not (again) focus on evidence against or in favour of user fees, but would instead try to document how countries formulated and implemented user fee removal.

This focus was seen as valuable because it could generate practical lessons for other countries interested in such a step....  the research team judged that the main question of the multi-country review—the challenges related to design and implementation of user fee removal policies—deserved more visibility than just another report....

Our objectives for this supplement were multiple. From the start we decided we would welcome contributions from different regions and fields of expertise, as the supplement had to be useful for researchers, but also for programme officers and policy makers directly involved in health care financing policies in low-income countries. We acknowledged that contributors would adopt different types of methodological approaches to address different questions. We were also keen to get contributions from the different ‘corners’ of the user fee debate. Experts familiar with the controversy can see for themselves that this objective has been achieved; a glance at the list of contributors to this supplement suffices...."

The full supplement is available free online:
Volume 26 suppl 2 November 2011

User fee removal in low-income countries:
sharing knowledge to support managed implementation
[Editorial].

Bruno Meessen 1,*, Lucy Gilson 2,3 and Abdelmajid Tibouti 4

1Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 2School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 3Department of Global Health & Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK and 4UNICEF, New York, USA

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“………..As international organizations, development partners have also a major responsibility in terms of knowledge management. It is our firm belief that real efforts must be made at regional level to bring together relevant knowledge—not just formal evidence—to support fee removal and improvements in financial access. A top priority should be to remove the walls between the different ‘niches’ of knowledge: policy makers, scientists, operational actors and aid agencies must learn to develop knowledge together (Meessen et al. 2011). Countries should also better share lessons of experience and good practices. There is, therefore, a need for much better collective learning……….”

Removing user fees for health services in low-income countries: a multi-country review framework for assessing the process of policy change

http://bit.ly/xV1J1H

Removing user fees in the health sector: a review of policy processes in six sub-Saharan African countries

http://bit.ly/wsVwkl

The national subsidy for deliveries and emergency obstetric care in Burkina Faso

http://bit.ly/zZTP8w

Abolition of user fees: the Uganda paradox

http://bit.ly/xKDwF3

Can innovative health financing policies increase access to MDG-related services? Evidence from Rwanda

http://bit.ly/zvlY74

The sudden removal of user fees: the perspective of a frontline manager in Burundi

http://bit.ly/yY6Y50

Abolishing user fees for children and pregnant women trebled uptake of malaria-related interventions in Kangaba, Mali

http://bit.ly/wgAYgw

The national free delivery policy in Nepal: early evidence of its effects on health facilities

http://bit.ly/AfxyHx

Removing user fees for basic health services: a pilot study and national roll-out in Afghanistan

http://bit.ly/xzW0Ye

Removing user fees: learning from international experience to support the process

http://bit.ly/xhTE2W

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MAESTRÍA EN INVESTIGACIÓN EPIDEMIOLÓGICA - BECA CRONICAS 2012 - Convocatoria Lima Peru

. Adjuntamos información para la convocatoria de la BECA CRONICAS 2012. Agradecemos su amplia difusión en sus distintas redes.

Nota: La beca no está dirigida únicamente a profesionales de salud y es de nuestro interés captar potenciales futuros investigadores de otras profesiones con interés en epidemiología (economistas, bioestadísticos, sociólogos, comunicadores, etc.).

Jaime Miranda
Director  CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

BECA CRONICAS 2012 - Convocatoria

MAESTRÍA EN INVESTIGACIÓN EPIDEMIOLÓGICA*

CRONICAS - Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas DE LA Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia(UPCH) convoca a profesionales en ciencias de la salud con interés en investigación, especialmente en enfermedades crónicas, a postular a la BECA CRONICAS 2012**, la cual ofrece el financiamiento al 100% del programa de Maestría en Investigación Epidemiológica de la Escuela de Postgrado de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia en conjunto con el Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales de la Marina de los Estados Unidos (NAMRU 6), Perú, a desarrollarse entre los meses de marzo y diciembre del 2012.

REQUISITOS

Esenciales

- Profesional vinculado al área de salud (esta convocatoria no excluye a aquellos profesionales cuya formación de pregrado no es en salud).

- Interés de participar activamente en investigación.

- Tema de tesis deberá estar relacionado a enfermedades crónicas no-transmisibles (obesidad, hipertensión y/o diabetes).

- Compromiso para culminar el programa con la sustentación de tesis.

- Compromiso para trabajar tesis en formato de publicación de una revista internacional.

- Dedicación completa a la maestría, cuyo horario de clases es de lunes a viernes de 5pm a 9pm y sábado de 9am a 3pm.

Deseables

- Contar con publicaciones científicas (no resúmenes ni posters)

- Experiencia en manejo de base de datos y uso de paquetes estadísticos (nivel intermedio o superior)

- Manejo del idioma inglés (nivel intermedio o avanzado)

 

BENEFICIOS

- Acceso al equipo de investigadores de CRONICAS. Este grupo humano involucra profesionales con experiencia técnica, postgrados internacionales y publicaciones en enfermedades crónicas. Contamos además con experiencia en mentoría de jóvenes investigadores.

- Información: Disponibilidad y acceso a fuentes de datos secundarias para análisis y elaboración de trabajos de investigación y/o tesis. Oportunidad de participar en discusiones de planificación de proyectos de investigación.

- Disponibilidad de ambiente de trabajo en la oficina de CRONICAS.

 

PLAZOS

- Fecha límite para responder preguntas: 20 de enero, 2012

- Fecha límite para enviar Ficha de Aplicación: 31 enero, 2012

- Selección de postulantes: Del 01 al 04 de febrero, 2012

- Entrevistas personales: 09 y 10 de febrero, 2012

- Publicación de Resultados: 15 de febrero, 2012

 

¿CÓMO POSTULAR?

Si cumples con los requisitos y te interesa postular a la BECA CRONICAS 2012, envianos la ficha adjunta debidamente completada a cronicas@oficinas-upch.pe , colocando en el asunto la palabra  "BECA CRONICAS 2012 - nombre y apellido"

El proceso de aplicación a la BECA CRONICAS 2012 culmina con el envío de tu Ficha de Aplicación completa.

Si tienes alguna duda, visítanos en Facebook http://www.facebook.com/cronicasperu, donde se publicarán las respuestas a tus consultas.

¿QUIÉNES SOMOS?

CRONICAS, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, es el primero en el Perú dedicado a promover la investigación en enfermedades crónicas no-transmisibles, buscando generar estrategias para atacar esta problemática social. CRONICAS forma parte de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), reconocida como una de las instituciones dedicadas a la investigación más prestigiosa en América del Sur. Además de contar con el reconocimiento y apoyo de diversas instituciones a nivel internacional, CRONICAS lleva el título de Centro de Excelencia, reconocimiento otorgado por el National Heart Lung and Blood Institute en el marco de la Iniciativa Global para la Salud (Global Health Initiative).

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*Para mayor información sobre la Maestría en Investigación Epidemiológica puedes ingresar a:

http://www.upch.edu.pe/epgvac/maestria/30/maestria-en-ciencias-en-investigacion-epidemiologica#

**La BECA CRONICAS 2012 cubrirá exclusivamente y al 100% el costo del programa de Maestría en Investigación Epidemiológica, a desarrollarse entre los meses de marzo y diciembre del presente año. Esto no incluye los gastos de postulación a la Maestría de S/.350.00. Tampoco cubrirá gastos adicionales tales como: computadora personal, transporte, alojamiento, alimentos y/o manutención, etc.


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Health economic assessment tools (HEAT) for walking and cycling -transport infrastructure and policies http://bit.ly/zJVPYmntitled

By Sonja Kahlmeier, Nick Cavill, Hywell Dinsdale, Harry Rutter, Thomas Götschi, Charlie Foster, Paul Kelly, Dushy Clarke, Pekka Oja, Richard Fordham, Dave Stone and Francesca Racioppi
2011, iv + 39 pages
ISBN 978 92 890 0251 6
Free of charge

The promotion of cycling and walking for everyday physical activity not only promotes health but can also have positive effects on the environment.

This booklet summarizes the tools and guidance developed to facilitate this shift: the methodology for the economic assessment of transport infrastructure and policies in relation to the health effects of walking and cycling; systematic reviews of the economic and health literature; and guidance on applying the health economic assessment tools and the principles underlying it.

This methodology and user guide will be of key interest to professionals at both national and local levels: transport planners, traffic engineers, and special interest groups working on transport, walking, cycling or the environment, as well as health economists, physical activity experts and health promotion experts.

Twitchat con David Novillo Presentando Estrategía E-Health OPS/OMS

El próximo martes 24 de enero David Novillo (@davidnovillo) Asesor de e-Health de KMC estará en el twitchat de HCSMLA

presentando la Estrategia y Plan de acción sobre eSalud (2012-2017).

Agradecemos participar y difundir en sus países la actividad.

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January 24, 2012

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OPS/OMS Conferencia en American University (Washington College of law) sobre salud global, derechos humanos y género

From: Vasquez, Mr. Javier (WDC)
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:42 PM

Queridos (as) colegas:

La OPS (GDR) esta organizando una conferencia sobre: "Salud Global, Género y Derechos Humanos" con la Escuela de Derecho de American University/Washington College of Law (WCL) dentro del acuerdo de cooperación entre WCL y la OPS.

La misma tendrá lugar los días 21 y 22 de marzo del 2012 en la Escuela de Derecho de American University (WCL) y  estará invitado el Relator Especial del Derecho a la Salud (ONU), Sr. Anand Grover, quien ya ha confirmado su participación, además del Decano de la Facultad de Derecho de American University, Dr. Claudio Grossman y la Dra. Socorro Gross en representación de la OPS/OMS.  

En la conferencia se tratarán los temas de personas mayores, mujer y adolescencia con énfasis en mortalidad materna, acceso a medicamentos (incluyendo enfermedades desatendidas), identidades de genero (incluidos los grupos LGTBI), control de tabaco,  ambientes libres de humo, discapacidad y salud de pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes así como el tema del derecho a recibir información en el contexto de la protección a la salud siguiendo la recientemente aprobada Resolución de la OPS sobre “Salud y Derechos Humanos” (disponible en: http://www.un.org/spanish/disabilities/documents/CD50.R8-s.pdf ).

GDR considera que esta conferencia es una oportunidad ideal para la capacitación de los equipos de las Oficinas Centrales de OPS y de sus PWR’s en materia de derechos humanos  por lo cual tenemos el agrado de invitarlos a participar en este importante evento. 

La inscripción es gratis, no obstante es importante seguir  las indicaciones y registro en la siguiente URL
 
www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration

El primer día de la conferencia, 21 de marzo (3:30 p.m.) las actividades se realizarán en plenario. Fundamentalmente se presentarán los temas a discusión y habrá una presentación a cargo del Relator del Derecho a la Salud, Sr. Anand Grover, del Decano de WCL, Dr. Claudio Grossman, y de la Dra. Socorro Gross por parte de la OPS, seguido de una cena en la misma escuela de derecho (WCL).  

 

En el segundo día se realizará una sesión plenaria de dos horas y media, en la mañana, donde se presentarán, con respecto a los distintos temas, los vínculos entre derechos humanos y salud publica utilizando los instrumentos regionales e internacionales de derechos humanos y las barreras al goce del derecho a la salud así como posibles recomendaciones para subsanar dichas barreras a través de la reforma de políticas, planes, legislaciones y estrategias nacionales. 

Alumnos/as de la escuela de derecho, con especialización en salud publica y derechos humanos, están trabajando ya seis informes (“white papers”) que tendrán el objetivo de identificar cuales son las lagunas/dificultades en el sistema de salud y en políticas/legislaciones para responder a las verdaderas necesidades de la población en las áreas temáticas antes mencionadas. Los estudiantes están siendo "guiados" en su trabajo por el equipo de derechos humanos de GDR y por los profesores/as de WCL.  

Los informes serán incluidos en una página Web, establecida específicamente para la conferencia, de tal forma que las conclusiones de los mismos sean discutidas de manera virtual antes de la discusión formal del día 22 de marzo en WCL.

 

Todo el evento incluido los informes finales con recomendaciones serán publicados por WCL.  Gracias de antemano por su atención a este tema y esperamos poder contar con su apoyo, participación y asesoramiento para que la Conferencia sea un verdadero éxito en beneficio de los sistemas de salud nacionales.

 

Adjuntamos el  “Save the Date” para su diseminación inmediata en las redes y el “Concept Note” que hemos preparado sobre la conferencia. Para cualquier clarificación no dude en contactarme y por favor incluyan a Cristina Leria y Celeste Medina en sus respuestas pues ellas están haciendo todos los arreglos para tramitar las participación de las PWR’s y equipos regionales. 

 

Reciban un cordial saludo y próspero 2012, 

Javier Vasquez, Regional Human Rights Law Advisor

Office of Gender, Diversity and Human Rights (GDR/AD)
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)

(202) 974-3762

"Human Rights Law...offers a unifying conceptual and legal framework for these strategies, as well as measures by which to evaluate success and clarify accountability..." Pan American Sanitary Conference, PAHO/WHO (2007)

 

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Twitchat con David Novillo Presentando Estrategía E-Health OPS/OMS

From: Aguila, Ms. Andrea (CHI)
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012  

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El próximo martes 24 de enero David Novillo (@davidnovillo) Asesor de e-Health de KMC estará en el twitchat de HCSMLA

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