Geneva, 18 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO)- Promoting vaccine confidence; universal health care and migration; access to medicines, vaccines and health products; healthy aging; non communicable diseases; and the road to malaria elimination. These are just some of the themes to be discussed at more than a dozen side events organized by countries in the Americas region at the 72nd World Health Assembly, taking place at the Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 28 May.
Daily summary of side events
Monday May 20
Access to medicines, vaccines and health products: a multi-dimensional approach for ensuring transparency of markets, affordable and quality products to achieve universal health coverage.
Organized by the delegations of Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Viet Nam.
Room XXIII. 12:30pm
Primary health care towards universal health coverage and Sustainable Development Goals.
Organized by the delegations of China, Denmark, Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain and Zimbabwe.
Room XXIV. 12:30 pm
Experiences on addressing noncommunicable disease risk factors and determinants.
Organized by the delegations of Belize, Finland, Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sri Lanka and Uruguay.
Room VII. 6 pm
Universal health coverage to deliver the Global Strategy on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents Health: re-thinking quality midwifery education.
Organized by the delegations of Canada, Fiji, India, Malawi, Nepal, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Room XXIII. 6 pm
A Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030). Ideas and propositions to reach people and build healthy societies.
Organized by the delegations of Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan, Panama, Singapore and Slovenia.
Room XXIV. 6 pm
Tuesday May 21
Promoting vaccine confidence: enhancing global immunization efforts to protect the Health of All generations.
Organized by the delegations of Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Romania, Spain, Ukraine, the United States of America and the European Union.
Room XXIII. 12.30 pm
Patient safety and quality of care in the face of emergencies and extreme adversity – a prerequisite to achieve universal health coverage.
Organized by the delegations of Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Iraq, Kuwait, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Room XXIV. 12.30 pm
Universal health coverage and migration: leaving no one behind.
Organized by the delegations of Colombia, Ecuador, Luxembourg, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal and Sudan.
Room VII. 6 pm
Partnerships for health systems strengthening – prepared for emergencies.
Organized by the delegations of Afghanistan, Colombia, Islamic Republic of Iran, and Switzerland.
Room XXIV. 6 pm
Wednesday May 22
Malaria: stepping up the fight to reach public health objectives for 2030.
Organized by the delegations of Argentina, Benin, Colombia, Djibouti, France, Gabon, India, Latvia, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda and Senegal.
Room VII. 6 pm
Thursday May 23
How transformational digital technologies can contribute to leave no one behind in universal health coverage: the case of rare diseases.
Organized by the delegations of Argentina, Colombia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Hungary, Kuwait, Romania and the European Union.
Room XXIII. 12.30 pm
Air pollution, climate change, oceans and health.
Organized by the delegations of Chile, Fiji, Maldives, Monaco and Norway.
Room VII. 6 pm
Friday May 24
Let’s get real: adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health and rights and well-being.
Organized by the delegations of Mozambique, Portugal, Slovenia and Uruguay.
Room VIII. 12.30 pm
Development of primary health care with contribution of the biotechnology industry for Cuba and other countries. South-South cooperation.
Organized by the delegations of Algeria, Bolivia, Cuba, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nicaragua, Qatar and the Russian Federation.
Room VIII. 6 pm