The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ibero-American Program on Disability (PID in Spanish), cordially invite you to participate in the webinar "Health and disability in the context of COVID-19: Sharing experiences", which will take place onTuesday, July 7th, 2020, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (Washington, DC time)
This session will be in Spanish and English, with simultaneous translation, as well as international sign language and subtitles.
Information to connect:
- DATE: Tuesday, 7 July 2020
- TIME: 10.00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT) [check at the bottom the time correspondence]
- REGISTER: https://once.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KObI1O8dQUisDPU4OOvTDw
Objective
The webinar aims to share experiences of collaboration during the COVID-19 crisis between Ministries of Health, disability agencies and other government agencies to ensure that people with disabilities are included in the health response as well as recovery plans.
Participants:
- Representatives from Ministries of Health and public disability entities in the Region of the Americas,
- Organizations of persons with disability.
Background
The COVID-19 crisis is having a significant impact on people with disabilities. People with disabilities may be at greater risk due to barriers such as inaccessibility to information or increased difficulty in carrying out physical distancing. People with disabilities often experience inequalities and barriers in their access to health care.
PAHO/WHO has been working with ministries of health across the Region to ensure that people with disabilities are taken into account in the management of this crisis. The document "Considerations on disability during the outbreak of COVID-19" was initially published at the end of March.
The Ibero-American Disability Program is an intergovernmental cooperation program, currently made up of the disability authorities of 10 countries: Andorra, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Spain, Mexico and Uruguay. Its objective is to contribute to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in political, economic and social life, through policies that guarantee the full enjoyment and exercise of their rights.
In the framework of the crisis by COVID-19, the Programme issued the first intergovernmental Declaration on COVID-19 and people with disabilities, on March 26.
Agenda
- 10.00-10.05 Welcome, introductions and objectives. Dr. Gerry Eijkemans, Head of Unit, Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health, PAHO
- 10.05-10.15 Disability and COVID-19 - the importance of collaboration . Dr Floyd Morris, Special Rapporteur on Disability, CARICOM (to be confirmed)
- 10.15-10.25 Collaboration experiences in the Dominican Republic: National Council on Disability & Social Policy Area of the Presidency
- 10.25-10.35 Collaboration experiences in Andorra: Ministry of Health & Ministry of Social Affairs
- 10.35- 10.45 Development of the Guide for the protection of the health of people with disabilities in the context of COVID-19 in Mexico
- 10.45-10.55 Role of organizations of people with disabilities. Juan Angel de Gouveia , RIADIS
- 10.55-11.20 Questions and answers
- 11.20-11.30 Conclusions. Mercè Pascual, President of the Ibero-American Disability Programme
Time correspondence
- 7:00 am. - Los Angeles
- 9:00 am. - México City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, San José
- 10:00 am.- Bogotá, Kingston, Lima, Quito
- 11:00 am.- Brigdetown, Caracas, La Paz, Santo Domingo,
- 12:00 pm.- Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santiago de Chile
For other cities, you can check the time correspondence in the following link
Recording
(in Spanish)
