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 Jennifer Maya Luz Pliego "Great expectations"	April 7-14, 2005	PAHO Headquarters	Photos of pregnant women from the Americas 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	Argentina Dominican Republic	Ministry of Health will launch the National Plan 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"

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