Pan American Health Organization
- DATE: Wednesday, 11 May 2016
- TIME: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (EST) – time zone converter (click here)
- VIRTUAL LINK: http://www.livestream.com/paho (English)
Overview:
The Cross-Cutting Themes Working Group at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) cordially invites you to attend the launch of the PAHO-commissioned Review of Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas. The event will include a presentation of the aims and focus of the Review by the Commission Chair, Professor Sir Michael Marmot. The panelists – pre-eminent Regional experts in the fields of gender, ethnicity, equity, human rights and the social and environmental determinants of health – will discuss how each of these themes interact and influence health and well-being.
Agenda:
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Introduction and Opening Remarks Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director, PAHO
The Review: Purpose and Focus Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Review Commission Chair and Director, Institute for Health Equity
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion: “What do the Cross-Cutting Themes and the Social Determinants of Health Mean for Health Equity in the Era of Sustainable Development?”
Moderator: Dr. Francisco Becerra, Assistant Director, PAHO Panelists: Commissioners for the Review of Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas
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