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SUMMARY:Vaccine Equity Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Join us with your morning coffee on April 5 at 9AM EST for a virtual roundtable focused on vaccine equity. In partnership with CanWaCH\, Bigger Than Our Borders\, and Amref Health Africa\, we’ll be talking about the barriers to vaccine delivery in low-and middle-income countries. \nBroadcasting to us from Kenya\, we’ll hear from Johnpaul Omollo from PATH\, Jackline Kiarie with Amref Health Africa\, and Julia Kosegi with the People’s Vaccine Alliance. \n\nRegister here
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/vaccine-equity-roundtable/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events,CanWaCH Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T103000
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SUMMARY:Health Workers Matter for Global Health Security: Here's Why
DESCRIPTION:Frontline health workers have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. From providing care to critically ill clients and educating communities to supporting vaccination campaigns\, they are crucial to global health security and pandemic preparedness. To be fully prepared\, health workers need to be trained and supported with a robust human resources for health system. This panel of experts will explore how we can better prepare for future pandemics and increase our global health security by investing in and supporting health workers around the world. \nJanet Muriuki\, senior director of health workforce development for IntraHealth International\, will moderate the event with opening remarks from Polly Dunford\, president and CEO of IntraHealth International. \nThis webinar will be simultaneously interpreted in French and Spanish. \nRegister here
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/health-workers-matter-for-global-health-security-heres-why/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T110000
DTSTAMP:20220404T155842Z
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UID:10001734-1649152800-1649156400@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Visions and voices of a healthy planet: A Healing Arts event for World Health Day 2022
DESCRIPTION:In every crisis\, it often seems that the first to arrive to help are healthcare workers and artists. This was most recently true during the pandemic\, and it is increasingly true as the consequences of climate change become more apparent. Human caused climate change has created an existential threat to life on this planet and has dramatically altered our health and wellbeing as well as our conception of ourselves and our place in the world. \nIt is in this spirit that we have called together care providers and artists across genres and geographies who recognize the relationship between planetary and human health. Health care providers are prescribing nature visits to increase vitality and reduce stress and anxiety. Artists are using the transformative power of the arts to promote awareness\, dialogue\, imaginative action\, and a sense of reconnection. This conversation for Our Planet\, Our Health brings us into a fuller\, sensory immersion of the reciprocal relationship between care for our planet and ourselves. \nTune in on 5 April on the WHO YouTube channel.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/visions-and-voices-of-a-healthy-planet-a-healing-arts-event-for-world-health-day-2022/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T093000
DTSTAMP:20220404T195909Z
CREATED:20220404T195810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T195909Z
UID:10001740-1649318400-1649323800@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Subsidizing global health: Women’s unpaid work in health systems
DESCRIPTION:Despite being the majority in the profession\, women in the health sector are paid 23% less than their male counterparts (Gender Pay Gap) and millions of women are working unpaid or grossly underpaid in core health systems roles. It is estimated that women in health contribute 5% to global gross domestic product (GDP) (US$ 3 trillion)\, out of which almost 50% is unrecognized and unpaid. Women’s unpaid work at community level has had major positive health outcomes for communities\, as confirmed by the unpaid work women have done in the pandemic tracing positive cases\, promoting public health measures and delivering vaccines. It is a contradiction that this valuable work appears to have no economic value. It is also a contradiction that some of the world’s poorest women take on this work in addition to their already heavy load of domestic and subsistence work. \nAgainst this backdrop\, Women in Global Health\, in collaboration with the Frontline Health Worker Coalition will hold a high-level\, 90-minute event to launch WGH’s latest policy report \, Subsidizing global health: Women’s unpaid work in health systems\, marking World Health Worker Week. \nRegister here.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/subsidizing-global-health-womens-unpaid-work-in-health-systems/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T100000
DTSTAMP:20220404T200337Z
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SUMMARY:Community Health Worker Voices on UHC
DESCRIPTION:Universal Health Coverage (UHC) cannot be reached without community health workers (CHWs) delivering quality health care and services for the hardest-to-reach communities. Countries are adopting and implementing UHC policies in an effort to improve the health outcomes of their most vulnerable populations. Many are also making commitments to support CHWs as formal members of the workforce and provide necessary training\, supervision\, and payment to allow them to deliver quality PHC services to their communities. But what does this look like in action on the ground? \nThis event – the first of a series of quarterly CHW dialogues – will bring together CHWs from across sub-Saharan Africa in a knowledge-sharing conversation on what UHC looks like to them\, how new policies have impacted their day-to-day work and the impact COVID on their ability to deliver essential health services. \nFrench translation will be provided. \nRegister here
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/community-health-worker-voices-on-uhc/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220414T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220414T093000
DTSTAMP:20220328T212026Z
CREATED:20220328T212026Z
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SUMMARY:Is Global Health Equity Truly Achievable? A Conversation with the Think 7 Global Health Task Force
DESCRIPTION:On the 3rd of February\, Amref Health Africa and Dalberg hosted the Africa Dialogues on COVID-19 webinar with public health experts\, Dr Ebere Okereke (Senior Technical Adviser at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and honorary Senior Public Health Advisor to Africa CDC) and Mah-Sere Keita (Director of Programs\, Africa Society for Laboratory Medicine) to discuss how Africa can build capacity for vaccine development and delivery within the continent. \nAs Edwin Macharia noted\, “the inequalities of vaccine distribution have been glaring” and the session provided high-level recommendations on how we can develop the research and development capacity of the continent. These include: \n\ndeveloping business models that are tailored to the African complexities\nleveraging the AfCFTA for vaccine distribution\ncreating enabling environments that help African talents thrive and develop continent-focused solutions\n\nMah-Sere Keita spoke on the need for more representation from the continent in conversations on vaccine distribution and explained that “we need to have African voices talk about what it is that we need to do better on the continent to be able to not only manufacture vaccines but also diagnostics and therapeutics”. \nEmphasising the need for vaccine manufacturing on the continent\, Dr Okereke said\, “…we need more (vaccine) manufacturing on the continent. We have the highest burden of HIV on the globe\, and we do not produce HIV diagnostics. Africa only produces about 1% of its vaccine needs”. \nVaccine inequity in Africa and the need for increased representation from the continent in global health fora was stressed during these discussions and Dr Githinji Gitahi noted that “…Africa needs to also build its own (health) structures\, not in conflict with international global structures\, but aligned and with their own control.” \nIt is therefore pertinent that we discuss health inequality on a global scale and its impact on developing nations and marginalised communities. This forms the theme of the next Africa Dialogues – Phase II which comes up on 14 April 2022. \nDuring the webinar\, we will explore the reforms needed to ensure that global health systems strengthen and cater to the fragile health structures of developing nations. \nIn the coming weeks\, we will provide more details on why this topic is crucial and also share the profiles of the thought leaders who will be leading these discussions. Please keep an eye out for our emails. \nRegister for the session here and watch the recording of the previous webinar here \nSubmit your questions ahead of the call at COVID@dalberg.com or info.COVID-19@amref.org. For any other inquiries\, do not hesitate to reach out using the same contacts.  Visit Amref’s Resource Center and Dalberg website for additional information.
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/is-global-health-equity-truly-achievable-a-conversation-with-the-think-7-global-health-task-force/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220414T200000
DTSTAMP:20220408T142528Z
CREATED:20220404T144140Z
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SUMMARY:Chat and Connect: Woman Leader in Global Health
DESCRIPTION:The Ottawa Hub for Students and Early Career Professionals in Global Health is pleased to welcome Onome Ako\, CEO of Action Against Hunger Canada for our Chat and Connect Session in April. \nJoin us as we celebrate the tenacity of women in Global Health leadership and learn from their successes and often unseen challenges. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/chat-and-connect-woman-leader-in-global-health/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220422T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220422T140000
DTSTAMP:20220420T144306Z
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SUMMARY:Reclaim the Gains
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Its wide-ranging impacts\, including disruptions to essential health services are hitting women\, children and adolescents hardest and widening existing inequities. This devastating collateral damage on women and children’s health demands bold solutions and urgent and additional investment to prevent long term consequences. \nThis high-level event is part of the Global Financing Facility’s (GFF) “Reclaim the Gains” resource mobilization campaign\, co-hosted by the Governments of Canada and Senegal\, and the World Bank. It will bring together leaders from countries\, partners\, civil society and the private sector to highlight how COVID-19 has impacted health systems and communities and how governments are responding. It will also focus on the role that GFF and partners are playing to help countries respond to the immediate needs for COVID-19 tools and vaccines while continuing to strengthen health systems and front-line responses that address the needs of women\, children and adolescents. \nRegister to watch online event: English \nThe event will take place in partnership with the Embassy of Canada in Washington DC. In-person attendance is limited and by invitation only. To watch the event online\, please register through the link above. \nJoin the conversation #ReclaimTheGains @theGFF
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/reclaim-the-gains/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220423T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220423T153000
DTSTAMP:20220420T011931Z
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UID:10001748-1650717000-1650727800@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Plan Canada Youth Summit
DESCRIPTION:We’re inviting youth of all gender in Canada to join us and learn how to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of children’s rights and equality for girls. \nGain a deeper understanding of opportunities for global advocacy\, connect with like-minded youth and use your new-found skills to develop a Global Citizen Project focussed on making an impact both locally and globally. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/tw_YouthSummit
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/plan-canada-youth-summit/2022-04-23/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences,Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220424T130000
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SUMMARY:#TheWorldWeNeed: let’s fight for what counts
DESCRIPTION:The Global Fund is calling on the world for new resources to recapture the losses caused by COVID-19 and get back on track toward ending HIV\, TB\, and malaria\, as well as build resilient and sustainable systems for health to strengthen pandemic preparedness. \nThe choice is clear for Canada: we either heed the Global Fund’s call for increased support and impact\, or we abandon the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of defeating HIV\, TB and malaria by 2030 and remain unprepared for future health threats. Securing ambitious\, unprecedented leadership from Canada will require all hands-on deck! \nAhead of World Malaria Day\, join us for this webinar to learn\, take action\, and mark the launch of our #FightForWhatCounts campaign! We will brainstorm together – including with community health workers from Kenya – on how to #FightForWhatCounts to defeat the epidemics\, end health inequity\, and protect humanity from future pandemics. \nFeatured speakers:\n-Rosemary Wanjiru\, Community health volunteer in Nairobi\, Kenya\n-Carolyne Wasonga\, Peer educator in Slaya\, Kenya\n-Dr. Robyn Waite\, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Results Canada \nThere will be time to interact with other participants\, plus a question-and-answer period to wrap it all up. \nWhat you can expect to learn about:\n-The Global fund’s seventh replenishment and the highlights of their recently launched case for investment.\n-The impact of COVID-19 on the fight against HIV\, TB\, and malaria and what will happen if immediate action is not taken.\n-How an ambitious pledge to the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment will lead to impact.\n-How you can take meaningful action as part of our #FightForWhatCounts campaign and be part of creating #TheWorldWeNeed \n*Disclaimer: This 1-hour webinar is in English only. Recording will be available in English. Closed captions in English available.\nThis webinar is part of Results Canada’s interactive series of webinars organized throughout the year. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/theworldweneed-lets-fight-for-what-counts/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220426T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220426T110000
DTSTAMP:20220422T204843Z
CREATED:20220422T204843Z
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UID:10001029-1650967200-1650970800@canwach.ca
SUMMARY:Road to Recovery for Routine Immunization: Lessons from COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the routine immunization of children. Most countries experienced drops in childhood vaccination coverage rates\, erasing decades of progress. Lifesaving vaccination campaigns were postponed in 50 countries in 2021\, putting around 228 million\, mostly children\, at risk of vaccine preventable diseases such as measles\, yellow fever\, and polio. \nAfter over two years of the pandemic and ongoing efforts to restore\, maintain and improve immunization programmes\, what are the key lessons that we have learned? Where are the current gaps and how can health systems be strengthened and adequately resourced to reach every child with lifesaving vaccinations? \nCo-hosted by the University of Toronto’s Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and UNICEF Canada during World Immunization Week 2022\, this webinar seeks to provide a platform to share best practices and learnings through the COVID-19 pandemic that can serve as opportunities as we embark on a road to recovery\, benefiting routine immunization. \nSpeaker presentations will be followed by an interactive Q&A session. \nModerator: \n\nDr. Shelly Bolotin – Director\, Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, University of Toronto; Associate Professor\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, University of Toronto; Scientist\, Health Protection\, Public Health Ontario\n\nPanelists: \n\nDr. Ephrem T. Lemango – Associate Director of Immunization\, UNICEF\nJulia Anderson – Chief Executive Officer\, Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH)\n\nThe webinar will take place on Zoom on Tuesday\, April 26th 2022 – You will receive a webinar link and password TWO HOURS before the event. \nThe webinar will be available on the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s YouTube page after the livestream concludes. \nQuestions? Email us at cvpd.dlsph@utoronto.ca \nAbout the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases\, DLSPH\, U of T: \nWith leadership housed at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, we are developing an interdisciplinary group of academic researchers\, educators and public health advocates. Our vision is to catalyze cutting-edge research and education that maximizes the health benefits of immunization for everyone. \nWe aim to contribute locally and globally to healthy communities through excellence in interdisciplinary vaccine-preventable disease and immunization research and education. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/road-to-recovery-for-routine-immunization-lessons-from-covid-19/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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