HEALTH SYSTEMS RESILIENCE: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date:
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Description:
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted health, lives and livelihoods world-wide, and has generated a social and economic crisis characterized by mass unemployment, increased levels of impoverishment, and exacerbation of longstanding inequities in health. As COVID-19 vaccines are deployed globally, a progressive transition from pandemic response to recovery will require renewed focus on building sustainable, resilient health systems, informed by the COVID-19 response.
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LANGUAGES: The session was in English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation to both languages.
Objective(s) of the meeting:
This Webinar, organized by the Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD), The World Bank and by PAHO/WHO, examined how health systems globally have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring actions to build health systems resilience in a manner that will improve capacity in preparedness and response against future pandemics, while moving towards our overarching goal of ensuring Universal Health.
Brief synthesis of the topics:
- Health Systems Response and Resilience: Experiences and Lessons from the OECD
- Resilience in Health Systems: A perspective from The World Bank
- Strategy for Health Systems Resilience in the Americas - PAHO/WHO
Speakers. Brief summary of the curriculum:
- Francesca Colombo Head of the Health Division, OECD
- Zara Shubber Team Leader, Health Systems Resilience, The World Bank
- James Fitzgerald Director, Health Systems and Services, PAHO/WHO
- Amalia Del Riego, Chief, Health Services and Access Unit, PAHO/WHO
Keywords:
Heatlh Systems, Health for All, Universal Health
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