We are pleased to invite you to participate in a regional webinar organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) under the Elimination Initiative, focused on practical country experiences in integrating health services to accelerate the elimination of communicable diseases in the Americas.
Integrated health services delivery linking prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up across health services networks, essential to expanding access, improving efficiency, and sustaining elimination gains, particularly among populations and territories in situations of vulnerability.
The objective of this webinar is to share country experiences and lessons learned in implementing integrated health service approaches that contribute to accelerating disease elimination across diverse contexts in the Region.
Details
Time in other cities:
8:00 a.m. – Mexico City, San José (CR), San Salvador
9:00 a.m. – Bogotá, Lima, Panama City
10:00 a.m. – Washington, D.C., Havana
11:00 a.m. – Bridgetown, Caracas
12:00 p.m. – Buenos Aires, Brasília, Santiago
4:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid
Who is it aimed at?
Tomadores de decisión, responsables de programas, equipos técnicos, trabajadores de la salud, agencias de cooperación, donantes y actores comprometidos con la eliminación de enfermedades transmisibles en las Américas.
Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Opening reflections on the importance of integrated service delivery within the Elimination Initiative.
IHSDN in Action: Accelerating Disease Elimination
Overview of how Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks (IHSDN) accelerate progress towards disease elimination goals.
Country Panel: Integrated Service Delivery to Accelerate Disease Elimination in Vulnerable Populations and Territories
El Salvador: Leveraging trachoma elimination platforms to deliver integrated services in rural areas.
Barbados: Integrated services to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B (EMTCT+).
Panama: Integrated approaches to communicable diseases in prison populations.
Interactive Q&A Session
Discussion with panelists and participants.
Closing Remarks