GPHW2023: The International Health Regulations & the Pandemic Treaty: An Interview with Dr Rüdiger Krech

Theme: A World in Turmoil: A Discussion to Be Continued

Date and Time: 07 April 2023 | 10:30 – 11:00 (CEST)

Event Description: Dr Rüdiger Krech, Director of the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization (WHO), shares his ideas on the WHO Pandemic Treaty and explains why we need an additional instrument to the International Health Regulations (IHR).

Event Type: Interview

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): WFPHA

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Facebook

Registration: N/A

GPHW2023: High Level Advocacy Workshop on Building More Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient Health System

Theme: A World in Turmoil: A Discussion to Be Continued

Date and Time: 07 April 2023 | 04:00 – 08:00 (CEST)

Event Description: The Ministry of Health, with the support of the WHO office in Mongolia and jointly with Standing Committee on Social Policy, Parliament of Mongolia is planning to conduct High Level Advocacy Workshop on Building More Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient Health System. The objectives of the advocacy workshop are to create political commitment of high-level policymakers to build a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient health system in the country through advocacy and to inform stakeholders in health about the necessity of intersectoral collaboration for building such a system. The participants of the workshop are parliament members of the Committee, high-level policy and decision makers, representatives from various social and economic sectors and health care managers, health professionals working at level of primary health care (family and soum health centers). The several panelists will give their presentations from different points of views and WHO office inputs in building sustainable, equitable and resilient health systems with international good practices in this field and lessons learnt of the health systems from COVID-19 pandemics will be heard and discussed. The presentations will be followed by a discussion on building more sustainable, equitable, and resilient health system in Mongolia with broad participation and active involvement of participants. As a result of the workshop, we expect that awareness about the importance of more sustainable, equitable and resilient health systems through advocacy and political commitment of high-level policy and decision makers to support health systems.

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: In-person and Virtual

Language(s): Mongolian

Organiser(s):

How to Attend In-person: Government Building VIII, Olympic Street-2, Sukhbaatar district 14210, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

How to Attend Virtually: Livestream

Registration: On-site registration is available on the day of the event.

GPHW2023: Equity Actions for Health as a Human Right: Using Evidence, Ethics, and Dialogue to Explore Collective Obligations in the Face of Global Health Crises

Theme: Making Health a Human Right

Date and Time: 06 April 2023 | 22:00 – 23:30 (CEST)

Event Description: Drawing on insights from the Canada-based SOLVE (Solidarity for Vaccine Equity) project, this panel will feature a brief presentation sharing results of: (a) a policy mapping exercise examining Canada’s trajectory relative to vaccine equity; (b) a series of deliberative dialogues with international stakeholders (e.g., governance leaders, advocates, scholars) to understand the equity and ethical implications of vaccine nationalism; and (c) evidence and equity-informed responses submitted to the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body, urging coherence between stated intentions and the inclusion of equity actions in proposals for a new global pandemic treaty instrument.

Attendees will then participate in a question-and-answer session to address critically reflective questions grounded in content presentations. The session will explore the threshold participants believe might constitute a pivotal point when collective obligations to global health supersede national obligations; participants’ perspectives on how to operationalize health equity in global health governance; and their response to preliminary recommendations on ethically coherent governance principles for the navigation of global health crises. The panel will conclude with a plenary de-brief, bringing together shared insights and next steps.

Recognizing attendees have far reaching influences over domestic health practices, the nature of evidence, and imagined policy solutions within and beyond their representative borders, this panel will generate equity-oriented knowledge mobilization on global health policy and practice, considerations of deeply-held assumptions about the role of the nation-state in relation to societal wellbeing and economic growth, and raise questions about legitimacy, responsibilities, and accountability in the context of issues affecting collective global health.

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): SOLVE Study, University of British Columbia-Okanagan

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/equity-actions-for-health-as-a-human-right-solve-study-panel-discussion-tickets-567241654057 

GPHW2023: Youth Voices for a Healthy, Clean, and Sustainable Environment

Theme: Making Health a Human Right

Date and Time: 06 April 2023 | 20:30 – 21:30 (CEST)

Event Description: In July 2022, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) declared that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment constitutes a universal human right. As stakeholders across the globe are prompted to take action towards this end, the voice of young professionals and students should also be heard. Lately, youth organizations have increasingly become involved in a host of public health causes. These range from promoting cancer prevention and early diagnosis and disseminating credible information against COVID-19 to advocating for reparative action regarding the ramifications of armed conflicts on health. To shed light on these important issues, we are organizing a panel discussion featuring representatives from public health-oriented youth and civil society organizations, such as the European Student Think Tank, #Students_Against_COVID, the Institute of Cancer and Crisis, and the Cancer Prevention Research Group in Greece. Join us as we discuss the impact and lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable healthcare, the importance of a healthy and sustainable environment for cancer prevention and management, and the potential response of the surgical community to climate change within the newly proposed concept of social surgery. 

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): European Student Think Tank (Public Health and Policy Working Group), #Students_Against_COVID, Institute of Cancer and Crisis, and Cancer Prevention Research Group in Greece (CPRGGreece)

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Online event via Google Meet. A link for participation will be shared on the social media of the participating organizations in due time before the event. Interested individuals and organizations are welcome to reach out by e-mail for further clarifications: publichealth@esthinktank.com

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GPHW2023: Making Health a Human Right

Theme: Making Health a Human Right

Date and Time: 06 April 2023 | 16:00 – 17:30 (CEST)

Event Description: This webinar aims to highlight the importance of health and healthcare provision as a basic human right that has to be offered to all human beings. It will give a space for participants to reflect on the existing gaps in the healthcare systems and how to bridge them in accordance with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the international human rights treaties.

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA)

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom

Registration: https://ifmsa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqd–tqDotHNCECNsgrB_sqvK3Z7APeCRV