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Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Accelerate Disease Elimination

Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Accelerate Disease Elimination
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November 14, 2024
9:30 am . 11:15 am Eastern Time (EST)

Overview

Social determinants of health are essential in accelerating the elimination of communicable diseases. In 2019, ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·â€™s Directing Council approved a sustainable framework aimed at eliminating over 30 communicable diseases and related conditions by 2030. This initiative strengthens countries' capacities to eliminate diseases through four key pillars: integrating health services, reinforcing information and surveillance systems, addressing social and environmental determinants, and improving governance and finance systems. This webinar will explore tools and approaches to incorporate social determinants into programmatic actions to address health equity and increase effectiveness of activities, drawing from regional experiences and innovative frameworks.

Objetive

To provide insights into tools and strategies that adapt programmatic actions for disease elimination from the perspective of social determinants of health.

Co-hosted by the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· and the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases

The COR-NTD Research Links series receives financial support from the United States Agency for International Development’s Ending Neglected Diseases through Operational Research Program and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) Secretariat under The Task Force for Global Health.

Fecha y hora: November 14, 2024; 9:30 am - 11:15 am Eastern Time (EST)

Platform: Zoom (Simultaneous interpretation available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, as well as sign language).

Agenda

  • Time 9:30 – 9:40 hs.
     
    Welcome and Introduction

    Moderator

  • Time 9:40 – 10:00 hs.
     
    Elimination Initiative: framework to eliminate over 30 communicable diseases and conditions in the Americas by 2030

    ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·

  • Time 10:00 – 10:15 hs.
     
    Health equity tool to address social determinants: accelerating actions for disease elimination

    ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·

  • Time 10:15 – 10:35 hs.
     
    Innov8 Experience in Chile: integrating social determinants for programmatic purposes

    Delegate from Chile

  • Time 10:35 – 11:00 hs.
     
    Q&A Session

    All speakers

  • Time 11:00 – 11:15 hs.
     
    Closing Remarks

    ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· and Chile Delegates