[EQ] Influenza A (H1N1) - Lessons Learned and Preparedness for the Future - Cancun Mexico - July 1-3

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asunto: [EQ] Influenza A (H1N1) - Lessons Learned and Preparedness for the Future - Cancun Mexico - July 1-3



Influenza A (H1N1) - Lessons Learned and Preparedness for the Future

Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico • July 1 to 3, 2009

Website: http://www.encuentroh1n1.org/index.php?ln=en&ident=bienvenida

Influenza A (H1N1) - Lessons Learned and Preparedness for the Future will be an opportunity for Ministers and experts to analyze what happened and evaluate how we are dealing with the pandemic influenza A (H1N1).

This International event will share and analyze the experiences and opinions of the Ministers and experts from the five Continents. The exchange of ideas and lessons will contribute and show the world how to face future challenges

Topics on the agenda:
- Risk communications
- Vaccines and Antiviral medications
- Medical Interventions, Public Health Interventions in different settings (hospitals, schools, municipalities, airports and work places)
- Strategic Reserve and International Sanitary Regulation

July 2, 2009
Keynote Speakers:
• Hon. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
• Hon. Leona Aglukkaq. Minister of Health, Canada
• Hon. Kathleen Sebelius. Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States of America.
• Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
• Lic. Félix González Canto. Governor of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Hon. Dr. Margaret Chan. Director General, WHO
• Hon. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. President of the United Mexican States

Plenary I
Lessons Learned in Highly Affected Countries
Chair: • Hon. Dr. Margaret Chan. Director General, WHO
Co-Chair: • Dr. Mauricio Hernández Ávila. Vice Minister of Prevention and Health Promotion, Mexico
1. Mexico. Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health
2. United States of America. Hon. Kathleen Sebelius. Secretary of Health and Human Services
3. Canada. Hon. Leona Aglukkaq. Minister of Health
4. WHO. Global Pandemic Update Dr. Keiji Fukuda. Assistant Director-General ad interim for Health Security and Environment

Plenary II - Lessons Learned. A Global Perspective
Chair:
• Hon. Dr. José Angel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
Rapporteur:
• Dr. David Butler-Jones. Chief Public Health Officer, Canada
Co-Rapporteur:
• Dr. Mauricio Hernández Ávila. Vice Minister of Prevention and Health Promotion, Mexico
1. Spain: Hon. Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera. Minister of Health and Social Policy
2. United Kingdom: Hon. Andy Burnham. Secretary of Health
3. Brazil: Dr. Carlos Felipe Almeida de Oliveira. Director of Regional Integration
4. Costa Rica: Hon. María Luisa Ävila Aguero. Minister of Health
5. Chile: Hon. Álvaro Erazo Latorre. Minister of Health
6. Jamaica. Sen. Aundre Franklin. Parliament Secretary of the Ministry of Health
7. Japan: Hon. Yoichi Masuzoe. Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
8. China: Hon. Chen Zhu. Minister of Health
9. India: Hon. Ghulam Nabi Azad. Minister of Health and Family Welfare
10. Nigeria: Hon. Babatunde Osotimehin. Minister of Health
11. Sweden: Hon. Göran Hägglund. Minister of Health and Social Affairs
12. Egypt: Hon. Hatem Mostafa El-Gabaly. Minister of Health and Population

High Level Meeting. Influenza A (H1N1) Update
Chair: Dr. Daniel Karam Tomeh. General Director of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Mexico
Opening Remarks
• Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
• Hon. Kathleen Sebelius. Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States of America
• Hon. Leona Aglukkaq. Minister of Health, Canada


July 3, 2009

Plenary III - International Health Regulations
Chairs:
• Dr. Mirta Roses Director, PAHO and Regional Director, AMRO/WHO
• Dr. Keiji Fukuda. Assistant Director-General ad interim for Health Security and Environment, WHO

Rapporteur:
• Dr. Philipe Lamy. PAHO/WHO Representative to Mexico

Keynote Speakers:
• Mr. Bruce Plotkin. HQ/IHS IHR Secretariat, WHO
• Hon. Dr. Chen Zhu. Minister of Health, China
• Dr. Katrin S. Kohl, Deputy Director, Division of Global Migration & Quarantine (DGMQ), CDC

Open Questions and Answers
Panel of discussion: Canada, China, Mexico, United States, PAHO, WHO
• Canada: Ms. Jane Billings. Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Planning and Public Health Integration, Public Health Agency of Canada
• Mexico: Dr. Mauricio Hernández. Vice Minister of Prevention and Health Promotion, Mexico

Plenary IV - Operationalizing Pandemic Plans: From Plan to Action
Chair:
• RADM Stephen C. Redd, M.D., Director Influenza Coordination Unit, CDC
Co-chair:
• Hon. Álvaro Erazo Latorre. Minister of Health, Chile
1. Modeling: Dr. Gerardo Chowell. Assistant Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Arizona State University
2. Surveillance: Dr. Nancy Cox. Director Influenza Division, CDC
3. Clinical Spectrum of Disease: Dr. Timothy M. Uyeki. Deputy Chief, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch Influenza Division, CDC
4. Actions in Business and Workplace: José Ignacio Villanueva Lagas. General Director. Safety and Health at the Workplace. Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, Mexico
5. Vaccines: Dr. Walter Orenstein. Deputy Director Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Integrated Health Solutions Development. Global Health Program. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Cuauhtémoc Ruiz Matus. Senior Advisor on Immunization, PAHO/WHO
6. Externalities: Dr. Rogelio Granguillhome. Chief of International Cooperation and Economic Relations Unit. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mexico
7. Risk Communication: Ms. Elaine Chatigny. General Director Communications, Canada

Closing Ceremony
• Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
• Hon. Dr. Mirta Roses Periago. Director, PAHO and Regional Director, AMRO/WHO
• Hon. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
• Lic. Félix González Canto. Governor of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico
• QFB. Juan Carlos Azueta Cárdenas. Secretary of Health and General Director of the State Health Services in Quintana Roo, México
• Eng. Gregorio Sánchez Martínez. Major of Beníto Juárez, Quintana Roo