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Centennial Symposium

CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIPS:
100 Years of Health in the Americas

A Centennial Celebration of the Pan American Health Organization

Washington, D.C., 2-3 December 2002

The Centennial year of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) culminated on 2-3 December 2002 with the Anniversary Symposium - Celebrating Partnerships: 100 years of Health in the Americas. This event highlighted the international support that has been so crucial to PAHO's work throughout the years and provided a unique opportunity to reflect with our partners and Member States about the many health challenges that lie ahead.

The Symposium included several panels involving leading figures from the fields of public health and development cooperation. These panels addressed the achievements and challenges of public health in our Region, the Millennium Development Goals and principles for international health cooperation, the implementation of the hemispheric mandates in health, best practices in interagency collaboration, and new types of partnerships to address new health challenges.

The audience included several ministers and other health authorities from throughout the Americas, as well as political, and development and health experts from the international community.

The Centennial Symposium Speeches*

The Inaugural Panel
"Achievements and Challenges of Public Health in the Americas"

Dr. Carol Adelman (Chairperson)	Dr. George Alleyne	Dr. Gro H. Brundtland	Dr. Jack A. Meyer	Dr. Julio Frenk	Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

Speeches from the Inaugural Panel (Download file - pdf 93kb)

Achievements and Challenges in Public Health in the World
Dr. Gro H. Brundtland, World Health Organization (WHO)

Health Perspectives in the Americas
Dr. George A.O. Alleyne, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Health Care Policy: An Outlook for Innovation
Dr. Jack A. Meyer, New Directions for Policy

Challenges to Health Systems in the Context of Globalization
Dr. Julio José Frenk, Minister of Health of Mexico

Health Care and Economic Growth
Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health

First Panel
"The Millennium Development Goals (MDG): Principles for International Health Cooperation"
The Honorable Timothy E. Wirth, UNF (Chairperson)
Dr. María del Rocío Sáenz, Minister of Health of Costa Rica
Dr. Anwar Islam, CIDA
Dr. Julian Lob-Levyt, DFID

Download first panel speeches - pdf 48kb

Second Panel
"From Regional Mandates to Implementation"
Ambassador Marc Lortie, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada (Chairperson)
Dr. Anne Peterson, USAID
Ambassador Luigi Einaudi, OAS
The Right Honorable Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis

Download second panel speeches - pdf 40kb

Third Panel
"Best Practices in Interagency Collaboration"
Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, CDC (Chairperson)
Dr. William Richardson, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Dr. Frank Devlyn, Rotary International
Dr. Chelston W. D. Brathwaite, IICA
Mr. Grey Warner, Merck & Co., Inc.

Download third panel speeches - pdf 57kb

Fourth Panel
"The Way Forward: New Partnerships for New Challenges"
Ms. Marsha Johnson Evans, American Red Cross (Chairperson)
Mr. Xavier Coll, Director, The World Bank
Dr. Gordon W. Perkin, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Ms. Deborah Myers, GlaxoSmithKline
Hon. Oliver F. Clarke, The Gleaner Company in Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.

Download fourth panel speeches - pdf 47kb

*These speeches have been transcribed from audio recordings and may not be 100% accurate