Date: Monday, October 18th
Hour: 6:00 p.m. (EST)
You are invited to join the launch of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Week in the Caribbean organized by PAHO and UNFPA, with participation of country authorities, adolescents and youth and partners.
Agenda
Master of Ceremonies: Terez Lord, Member PAHO Youth for Health (Trinidad & Tobago)
Brief Remarks:
- Allyson Drayton, UNFPA Regional Director, Caribbean (Jamaica)
- Dr. Andres de Francisco, Department Director, Family Promotion and Life Course, PAHO (Washington DC)
Poem: Ashley Anthony (Guyana)
Remarks: Helen Royer, Director, Human Development, CARICOM Secretariat
Video Presentation: Voices of Caribbean Youth on Adolescent Pregnancy
Launch of Regional Study:
Regional Analysis of Pregnancies in girls under 15 / Dr. Sonja Caffe, Adolescent Health Unit, PAHO (Washington DC)
Spoken Word: Brandon Singh (Guyana)
Special Remarks: Hon. Michel Chebat, Minister of Health and Wellness (Belize)
Poem: Dillon Mathison, Oratory Foundation (Trinidad and Tobago)
Closing: Terez Lord