Date(s): -
Location: Geneva
Switzerland
Theme:

All for Health, Health for All

Hosts:
World Health Organization

IntraHealth International is participating in the 77th World Health Assembly along with health leaders from around the world. As an organization in official relations with the World Health Organization, and the host of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, we'll be advocating for increased investment in health workers and highlighting their role in universal health coverage, responding to health emergencies, and mitigating climate change.

  • Register here for Innovate, Invest, Empower, Protect: A Symposium for Shaping the Future of the Health Workforce with Tina Flores, IntraHealth's director, Frontline Health Workers Coalition.
  • Visit the Geneva Digital Health Hub for more information about the Geneva Digital Health Day: Health Equity Session with Philippe Guinot, IntraHealth's chief technical and operating officer. 

IntraHealth contributed or led statements on the following agenda items: 

  • Agenda item 11.1: UHC constituency statement led by Global Health Council
  • Agenda item 11.2: Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases constituency statements with NCD Alliance and the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (specific to nutrition and children)
  • Agenda item 13.4 Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, statement with the Frontline Health Workers Coalition.

Our Participation

Featured Event

Innovate, Invest, Empower, Protect: A Symposium for Shaping the Future of the Health Workforce Worldwide
Date(s):
- (02:00am - 06:00am EDT)
More Information:
The Frontline Health Workers Coalition and members CARE USA, IntraHealth, Johnson & Johnson, Living Goods, Pathfinder International, Project HOPE, SEED Global Health, and Smile Train are hosting this symposium to explore the investments needed to translate global commitments for strengthening the health workforce into implementation. Join us for panel discussions on best practices, locally led solutions, and partnerships that help create an enabling environment for health workers.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovate-invest-empower-protect-shaping-the-future-of-health-workforce-tickets-880361012487?
Location:
Warwick Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland
Presenter(s):
IntraHealth's Tina Flores, director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, will provide opening remarks and moderate this side event.

Other confirmed speakers:
• Irene Atuhairwe, Country Director, Uganda, Seed Global Health
• Dr. Carlos Castillejos, Global Head, Medical & Patient Assistance Solutions, Global Health Equity, Johnson & Johnson
• Jules Souleymane Gaye, Country Director, Burkina Faso, Living Goods
• Crystal Lander, Executive Vice President, Pathfinder International
• Paul Marsden, Technical Officer, Health Workforce, World Health Organization
• Chikwe Mbweeda, Director, CARE Zambia
• Jed Meline, Director Advocacy & Policy, Project HOPE
• Dr. Uche Ralph Opara, Chief Health Officer, Project HOPE
• Vicky Reed, Nurse and Interim Executive Director, Sierra Leone, Partners in Health

Side Events

Geneva Digital Health Day: Health Equity Session
Date(s):
- (02:30am - 04:00am EDT)
More Information:
The Geneva Digital Health Day, taking place on the sidelines of WHA, will provide a unique platform for health care professionals, innovators, policy makers, and academics to share insights, experiences, and solutions in the field of digital health. The session, Health Equity in the Digital Age: Bridging the Divide, will focus on how technology can help bridge the gap in health care access.
Location:
CampusBiotech, Geneva
Presenter(s):
Philippe Guinot, chief technical and operating officer, IntraHealth International, will speak on a panel during this session.

Participants

Khadra Abdullahi

Executive Program Lead

Tina Flores

Director, Frontline Health Workers Coalition

Philippe Guinot

Chief Technical and Operating Officer