Latin America and the Caribbean Dialogue

on Reforming the Global Health Architecture

Agenda

DAY 1:

Wednesday, November 12th

From What Is to What Ought to Be — and Can Be

HourActivity
7:45Shuttle from the hotel to campus
08:30 – 09:00Check-in and registration
09:00 – 09:30Introduction and welcome
Introduction of the consortium leads: Abril Campos Rivera, Adolfo Rubinstein, Denise Eldemire-Shearer, and Pablo Villalobos Dintrans
09:30 – 10:00Opening reflections by Professor Michael Reich
Presentation of the Preliminary Findings of the Consultation
10:00 – 11:00From “what is” to “what ought to be—and can be”
11:00 – 11:30Break
11:30 – 13:00Working groups on reform ideas:
1) Maintain what works
2) Sustainable financing for global health
3) Reform of major global health institutions and innovative governance agreements
4) Redesign the global health architecture to address equity concerns
5) Reform technical cooperation and coordination across countries
13:00 – 14:15Lunch
14:30 – 15:00Working groups report back for plenary discussion
15:00 – 16:00Working groups on reform ideas: What are the three key actions to take in the next five years?
16:00 – 16:20Debate: If we could do just one thing, what would be the most consequential change to improve the global health system?
16:20 – 17:30What did we accomplish today?
17:45 – 19:00Dinner
19:00Shuttle to the hotel

DAY 2:

Thursday, November 13th

The Road Ahead

HourActivity
7:45Shuttle from the hotel to campus
09:00 – 10:00Recap of Day 1: “Where are we headed?”
Global context
10:00 – 11:00Debate: Pros and cons of the proposed actions
11:00 – 11:30Break
11:30 – 13:00The Way Forward: The How and the Who
13:00 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:00The Way Forward: Group Conclusions and Drafting the Call to Action to Advance Change
15:00 - 15:30Closing session
16:00 -17:30Farewell reception
18:00Shuttle to the hotel