Panama City, Panama. September  29 to 30, 2011

AGENDA

Thursday, 29 September 2011 Morning
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:00 Opening session
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 10:45 Introductory Session: Integration, Cooperation and Convergence for health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Assessment of the activities carried out by SELA Antonio Romero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
10:45– 12:30 Session I: Integration, Cooperation and Convergence for health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Experiences and views of international health organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean Moderator: Dr. Antonio Romero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Rebecca de los Rios, Senior Advisor External Relations, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships
  • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Alejandro de la Torre, IDB Specialist in Health in Panama.
  • United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) – Safe Hospitals, Ricardo Mena, Head of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) – Ibero-American Programme “Support to Human Milk Banks” (IBERBLH), Doris Osterlof, Director, Director of the Representation Office for Central America and Haiti.
  • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Enrique Paz, Regional Health and Nutrition Adviser, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean.
  • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). César Antonio Núñez, Regional Director.
  • Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Andres Fernández, Expert of the Social Development Division.
12:30 – 01:00 Debate
01:00 – 01:30 Free time for lunch

 
Afternoon  
02:30 Session II: Integration, Cooperation and Convergence for health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Perspective of regional and subregional integration schemes Moderator: Lizbeth de Benítez, representative of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) of the Government of Panama
  • Andean Community (CAN): Caroline Chang, Executive Secretary of the Andean Health Organization – “Hipólito Unanue” Agreement.
  • Central American Integration System (SICA). Rolando Hernández, Executive Secretary of the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America (COMISCA).
  • Caribbean Community (CARICOM): Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS.
  • Union of South American Nations (UNASUR): Jorge Enrique Venegas, Minister of Public Health, Highest Authority of the South American Council of Health.
  • Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas – People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-PTA): Amenothep Zambrano, Permanent Coordinator.
04:00 – 04:15 Coffee break
04:15 – 05:00 Debate
06:00 Gathering at the Marriott Hotel lobby for visit to the Miraflores Locks
7:00 Dinner at the Miraflores Locks Visitors Centre

 

Friday, 30 September 2011
Morning

 

8:30- 11:00 Session III: Integration, Cooperation and Convergence for health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Successful national experiences
Moderator: Evelyn González, Director a.i. of International Technical Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Government of Panama
  • South American Region
    - Uruguay: Jorge Enrique Venegas, Minister of Public Health, Ministry of Public Health.
    - Brazil: Mauro Teixeira de Figueiredo, Head of Projects of the Ministry of Health.
  • Andean Region
    - Colombia: Gloria Beatriz Gaviria Ramos, Head of the Office of International Relations and Cooperation, Ministry of Social Protection.
    - Ecuador: Gabriel Ramírez, Technical Cooperator of the Ministry of Health of Ecuador.
  • Central American Region
    - Costa Rica: Maria Rosibel Vargas Gamboa, Head of the Unit of International Affairs in the area of Health. Ministry of Health.
    - Panama: Néstor Sosa, Director of the Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies.
  • Caribbean Region
    - Cuba: Evelyn Martinez Cruz, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Public Health.
    - Trinidad and Tobago: Kailasha Persad-Latchman, Research Specialist, International Co-operation Desk, Ministry of Health.
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 Debate

 
12:00 – 01:00 Session IV: Exchange of information on the needs for cooperation in the area of health among representatives of SELA Member States
  • Open debate
01:00 – 2:30 Free time for lunch

 
Afternoon  
2:30 – 4:00 Session V: Progress in e-Health and Telemedicine cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Moderator: Saadia Sánchez Vega, Director of the Digital Information and Knowledge Network of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Panamá. Rodrigo Durán, Director of the Office of informatics of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Panama, and Eric Chong, Radiologist at the Children's Hospital of the Republic of Panama.
  • Panamá. Rodrigo Durán, Director of the Office of informatics of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Panama, and Eric Chong, Radiologist at the Children's Hospital of the Republic of Panama.
  • Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). Gloria Maduro, Chief Executive, Panama Office.
  • Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Andrés Fernández, Expert of the Social Development Division.
  • Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). Saadia Sánchez Vega, Director of the Digital Information and Knowledge Network
04:00 – 04:15 Coffee break
04:15 – 05:00 Session VI: Follow-up of the conclusions and recommendations of the last meeting of Cooperation Directors. Venue, date and topic for the XXIII Meeting of International Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean

 

Conclusions and Recommendations
5:00 Closing session

 

  • Speech by His Excellency, Serafín Sánchez, Vice-Minister of Health of the Republic of Panama.
  • Speech by His Excellency, Ambassador José Rivera Banuet, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
  • Speech by His Excellency, Mr. Alberto Vallarino Clément, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Panama.