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PAHO Events

EVENTS DATE LOCATION DETAILS
World Health Day Launch Thursday
April 7, 2005
PAHO Headquarters Launch of the World Health Report 2005, Recognition of Public Health Hero, more. Full agenda:
( MS Word, 124KB)
Photography exhibits
  1. Jennifer Maya Luz Pliego
  2. "Great expectations"
April 7-14, 2005 PAHO Headquarters
  1. Photos of pregnant women from the Americas
  2. WHO photo exhibit
Panel - Healthy Mothers, Healthy Children: Emerging Public Health Issues in Newborn Health and Development Friday
April 8, 2005
9:45am-12:45pm
PAHO Headquarters Panel will bring together renown colleagues working on child development issues to discuss strategies to protect health and quality of life for mothers and children. Download complete agenda:
( PDF, 165KB)
Washington Wizards Basketball Game Saturday
April 9, 2005
MCI Center Game will help highlight maternal and child health issues
Linking Domestic Violence and Maternal and Perinatal Health: A Necessary Step for the Region - Expert Panel and Public Forum Monday
April 11, 2005
9:00am-12:30pm
PAHO Headquarters Meeting to explore relationship between DV and maternal and perinatal health in LAC region. Download complete agenda:
( MS Word, 23.5KB)
Panel - Fostering South-to-South Cooperation in Maternal and Neonatal Health Thursday
April 14, 2005
8:30-5:30pm
PAHO Headquarters Will include participation from Latin American and Caribbean countries prioritized by PAHO. Download complete agenda:
( MS Word, 195KB)
Panel: Neonatal Mortality Regional Strategy Friday
April 15, 2005
PAHO Headquarters Participants include BASICS, SNL, USAID, CORE, ACCESS

Key Country Events

EVENTS DATE LOCATION DETAILS
Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases for Barbados April 4-6, 2005 Barbados PAHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Communicable Diseases Research Centre (CDRC), University of the West Indies and other partners.
Launch of National Plan on Maternal and Child Health April 7, 2005
  1. Argentina

  2. Dominican Republic
  1. Ministry of Health will launch the National Plan
  2. Launch ceremony at the "Palacio Nacional" (National Palace) with the presence of the country's vice-president. Read the complete list of events:
    ( MS Word, (in Spanish) 30KB)
TV and Radio productions on World Health Day April 7, 2005 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Barbados Productions include a 2-part TV program in Barbados on the WHD theme—Every mother and child counts. Part 2 is scheduled for April 8.
World Health Day 2005 Celebration April 7, 2005 Brazil The ceremony will start at 10:00am at the Emílio Ribas Auditorium, Ministry of Health, Brasília. Read the complete agenda:
( MS Word, (in Portuguese) 110KB)
World Health Day 2005 Celebration April 7, 2005 Costa Rica The ceremony will start at 9:00am at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica, in San Jose. Read the complete agenda:
( MS Word, (in Spanish) 86.5KB)
World Health Day 2005 Celebrations April 7, 2005 Colombia The main ceremony will start at 8:30am at the Robles Room of the Radisson Hotel in Bogotá. There will be representatives of PAHO, the U.N., CEPAL, DNP, the Social Protection Ministry, ICBF, and others. Other events are also planned. Read the complete list:
( MS Word, (in Spanish) 43KB)
Great Debates April 7, 2005 Peru (confirmed) and other countries National event to place Maternal and Child Health on public agenda
Commitment to Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 April 7, 2005 Peru 70 mayors from critical areas in Peru are meeting in Arequipa to sign commitment towards meeting these goals
Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza April 10, 2005 Barbados The Office of Caribbean Program Coordination collaborates with a team of NGOs and national media in Barbados to mount a health extravaganza annually during the week of World Health Day. PAHO and the Ministry of Health will also establish a booth to promote the WHD theme—Every mother and child count.
Launch of Lancet series on neonatal survival June 2005 Peru PAHO/WHO will help launch the Lancet's latest series on Neonatal survival
Partnership with Soccer Federation Ongoing Guatemala Partnership with Soccer Federation of Guate. to promote WHD activities during events
Intercultural health meeting April 7, 2005 Bolivia Cochabamba - National meeting on intercultural health to incorporate intercultural perspective into MCH
Coordinating Committee activities April 7, 2005 Argentina Main event in "Casa de Gobierno"

Partner Events

PARTNER ACTIVITIES/DATES LOCATION
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
  • Packages for mothers on prenatal care
  • Press release April 7 to English & Spanish media
  • Newsletter coming up-WHD announcement
Washington, DC
Student Coalition for Child Survival
  • April 7-Launch of National G8 Child and Maternal Health Petition
  • April 7-Winners of National World Health Day Student contest announced
  • April 14-Global Health Arts Night
College campuses nationwide
The World Bank
  • April 7-Panel on MDG's
  • Knowledge Management program
  • Newsletter
  • GDLN Global Dialogues
  • Website dissemination
  • Awareness raising poster campaign
  • Analysis of LAC's work in Maternal and Child Health
Human Development Unit of the World Bank, Washington, DC
Saving Newborn Lives Initiative April 15 - Developing newborn strategy based on maternal model
US-Mexico Border Health Commission April 6 - Press event and call for entries for border professionals on the theme of Healthy Mothers & Children Brownsville/Matamoros area; activities on both sides of the border
University of MD School Nursing Collaborative Center Working with Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing