The virtual launch of the Lancet Regional Health America Commission on Primary Health Care (PHC) and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean, co-sponsored by the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), will take place on Wednesday, January 31st. It is scheduled for. 2024 from 11:00 to 11:45 ET. Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, English, and Portuguese will be provided at the event.
The purpose of this meeting was to develop a committee framework featuring members working together to generate new insights aimed at strengthening PHC and strengthening its role in strengthening the resilience of the LAC health system. It is to introduce. This includes addressing challenges arising from public health emergencies, such as pandemic risk, climate change, natural disasters, conflict, violence, demographic change, and other related factors.
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agenda
moderator: Tania Dmitrachenko, World Bank Health Program Manager
welcome greeting
• Juan Pablo Uribe, Director of Global Health, World Bank
• Gervase Barbosa, Director of the Pan American Health Organization
• Elisa Pucu, Lancet Americas Senior Editor
Committee and member presentations
• Cristian Herrera, World Bank Senior Health Specialist
• Ernesto Báscolo, Chie, Primary Health Care and Integrated Service Delivery Unit, Pan American Health Organization.
comment
• Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Closing remarks
• James Fitzgerald, Director of Health Systems and Services, Pan American Health Organization
overview
How primary health care (PHC) needs to be transformed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to contribute to prevention, preparedness, response, and adaptation to public health emergencies. There is a great need for a deeper understanding of Several risks to public health emergencies exist in the region, including risks posed by climate change, epidemic and pandemic risks, natural disasters, demographic shocks, conflict and violence, and other related factors. To do. All of this is compounded by existing health system weaknesses, tight budgets, public distrust of the system, inequality, and long-standing social and economic hardships.
The new WB-PAHO Lancet Regional Health Americas Regional Committee on PHC and Resilience in the LAC aims to improve knowledge to inform decision-making for the future development of PHC and resilience in the region. The committee aims to:
- Develop a comprehensive policy framework for PHC and resilience.
- Identify the critical strategies and policies that need to be developed and define the key investments that LAC countries can pursue.
- To understand the economic arguments for investment, the foreseeable consequences of not building such resilience in PHCs in LAC countries, including the potential impact on population health, social and/or economic outcomes. Conduct a thorough evaluation of
This is the first committee under the Lancet Regional Health Americas umbrella and represents an effort to provide insights that are relevant to the LAC region and can contribute to global efforts in this area.
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