The Regional Revolving Funds will present progress on their new priorities, which involve greater flexibility and innovation in their use. This responds to the needs expressed by Member States during the previous session of the Directing Council. Examples of these advances in four countries will be showcased, demonstrating the benefits of participating in the Funds and the achievements of technical cooperation combined with pooled procurement in accessing innovative technologies beyond routine operations.
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Master of Ceremonies: Mary Lou Valdez, PAHO Deputy Director
12:30 p.m. – 12:35 p.m. - Opening remarks –Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Director, PAHO
12:35 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. - Regional Revolving Funds: Introduction. Results and current status of innovative projects - Santiago Cornejo, Executive Manager, RRF
12:40 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. - Panel: Innovations in the use of the RRF to expand access to health technologies – Member States’ Perspectives
Moderator: Javier Guzman - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Antigua & Barbuda: Presentation focused on the comprehensive approach to HPV (prevention, diagnosis, and treatment), its experience in implementing actions to achieve cervical cancer elimination, and the acquisition of these technologies through the RRF.
Panelist: Kamaria De Castro, Chief Medical Officer, Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina: Sharing its experience in regional productive innovation, the challenges faced and how they were overcome to initiate the production of PCV-20 in the Americas, as well as the potential to distribute it across the LAC region through the RRF. Argentina will also share information on the regional production of influenza vaccines with pandemic potential and the role of the RRF in both projects.
Panelist: Cecilia Loccisano, Vice Minister of Health of the Nation, Argentina
Brazil: Presentation on the High-Priced Medicines Initiative, addressing newly acquired cancer treatments and the role of the RRF as a catalyst for this innovation.
Panelist: Marise Ribeiro Nogueira – Chief, Special Advisory Office for International Affairs, Brazil
- Peru: will discuss the importance of telehealth equipment and the program in general, as well as the access opportunities provided through the RRF
Panelist: Eric Peña Sánchez, Vice Minister of Public Health, Perú
1:20 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Video – RRF process digitalization.
1:25 p.m. –1:30 p.m. Panel conclusion – Lessons learned
1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Country interventions (Q&A session)
1:50 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Closing remarks – Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Assistant Director, PAHO