SEMINAR ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE AS A MECHANISM TO FACILITATE REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Mexico City, Mexico. November  27 to 28, 2019 . Headquarters of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS). San Ramón, Av. San Jerónimo Esquina, San Jerónimo Lídice, 10200.

AGENDA

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Morning

  

8:30 – 9:00

 REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:30 

OPENING SESSION
 
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of Mexico. (*)
  • Ambassador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
  • Representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). (*)
  • President of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS). (*)
  • Gibrán Ramírez Reyes, Secretary-General of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS).
09:30 – 09:45

OFFICIAL PHOTO
09:45 -10:00

COFFEE BREAK
10:00– 11:00 

SESSION I: HEALTH WITHIN THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN INTEGRATION
 

Moderator: Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) 

  • Representative of the Andean Health Organization, Hipólito Unanue Convention (OAS-CHU) of the Andean Integration System. (*)
  • Representative of the Executive Secretariat of the Council of Health Ministers of Central America and the Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA) / Representative of the Secretariat of Central American Social Integration (SISCA). (*)
  • Representative of the MERCOSUR Social Institute (ISM) / Meeting of Ministers of Health / Commission of Ministers of Social Affairs of MERCOSUR (COMASM) (*)
  • Representative of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). (*)
  • Representative of the Pacific Alliance. Labour Technical Group (Social Security) (*)

 

This introductory session will focus on contextualizing health within the social dimension of Latin American and Caribbean integration and the initiatives that the regional and subregional institutions specialized in health have been promoting.

Each participant will have 12 minutes for intervention.


11:00 – 11:15


COFFEE BREAK

11:15 – 12:45

GENERAL DEBATE

12:45 – 02:00

LUNCH

 

 

Afternoon
02:00 – 04:00 

SESSION II: PUBLIC POLICIES TO PROMOTE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE AND ACCESS

 

Moderator: Representative of the Ministry of Health of Mexico (*) 

  • Representative of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of Mexico (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of Peru (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of Chile (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of Mexico (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Barbados (*)

 

This session will focus on the analysis of public policies and programmes applied to the topic of health and their promotion as a mechanism to offer tools that provide universal health coverage and access.

Each participant will have 7 minutes for intervention.


4.00 – 4:15


COFFEE BREAK

04:15 – 05:00

GENERAL DEBATE

 

 

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Morning

  
09:00 – 10:30 

SESSION III: STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS

 

Moderator: Representative of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS). 

PANEL 1: FINANCIAL PROTECTION FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES 

  • Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (*)
  • Representative of the World Bank (WB) (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of the Dominican Republic (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia (*)
  • Representative of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (*)

 

This session will focus on analyzing the issue of financial protection of health services in Latin America and the Caribbean and how to strengthen them to provide better and more efficient services. 

Each participant will have 12 minutes for intervention.


10:30 – 10:45


COFFEE BREAK

10:45 – 11:15

DEBATE GENERAL

11:15 – 12:15

PANEL 2: QUALITY IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES

 

Moderator: Representative of the Directorate of Medical Benefits of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) (*) 

  • Representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (*)
  • Representative of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS) (*)
  • Representative of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (*)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of Peru (*)
  • Representative of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of Mexico (*)
 

This session will be oriented to the analysis of public policies focused on improving the quality of the provision of health services in the region through the vision and experience of international and intergovernmental organizations. 

Each participant will have 12 minutes for intervention.

12:15 – 12:45


GENERAL DEBATE
12:45 – 02:00

LUNCH

 

  

Afternoon

 

02:00 – 03:00

SESSION IV: OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN HEALTH FOR THE AMERICAS

 

Moderator: Representative of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS) (*) 

  • Representative of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB). (*)
  • Representative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (*)
  • Representative of the Clinton Foundation. (*)
  • Representative of the Slim Foundation. (*)
  • Representative of the Mesoamerica Project. (*)
  • Julio Castro, Health Expert.

 

This session will focus on gathering the main points of view from different organizations regarding the issue of universal health coverage and access to achieve greater technical cooperation in that area in the Latin American and Caribbean region and identify the options in this regard to achieve a regional interaction. 

Each participant will have 10 minutes for intervention.


03:00 – 03:30


GENERAL DEBATE 
03:30 – 03:45

COFFEE BREAK
03:45 – 04:15

CONCLUDING SESSION
 
  • Ambassador Óscar Hernández, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of Mexico (*)
  • Representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (*)
  • Representative of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS) (*)
 

This session will allow for gathering the main points of agreement and consensus among participants, identifying lines of action and inter-institutional joint work that will strengthen the cooperation and integration relations in the region in terms of universal health coverage and access.

Each participant will have 7 minutes for intervention.
   
04:30 – 05:00

CLOSING SESSION
 
  • Ambassador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
  • Representative of the Ministry of Health of Mexico. (*)
  • Representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). (*)
  • Representative of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS). (*)