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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="3" color="maroon" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">Health Systems based on Primary Health
Care</span></font></b><b><font color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">Dr. Thelma Narayan, </font></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Centre for Public Health and Equity</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Society for Community Health, Awareness, Research and Action
(SOCHARA)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold">TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2010 from 14:00 – 16:00
(EST)<br>
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Link to participants – Via Elluminate: </span></font></b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="1" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">To login to the Elluminate session, use the link
below and type your name on the sign in page: </span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><a href="http://bit.ly/9K9Xva" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="color:navy">http://bit.ly/9K9Xva</span></font></a></span></font><font size="1" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Participants in person:</span></font> <font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">PAHO
Headquarters Office Room B</span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Agenda <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.0pt;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">14:00 – 14:05 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Welcome, </span></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">Dr. José Luís Di
Fabio,</span></i></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none"><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic"> Manager, a.i., Area of Health
Systems based on Primary Health Care, Pan American Health Organization<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.0pt;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">14:05 – 14:15 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Opening, </span></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">Dr. Socorro
Gross-Galiano, Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organization</span></i></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:153.0pt;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">14:15 – 16:00 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Presenter</span></b> </span></font><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic">Dr. Thelma Narayan, Director Centre for
Public Health and Equity,(SOCHARA), Bangalore, India</span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold"> </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold">A series of short presentations followed by
interactive discussions<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">1. Civil Society Role in Public
Health in India</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><font size="1" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic">Civil Society has helped engage communities with
public policies that concern health, health determinants and health care. India
is home to a vibrant civil society which is alert, articulate and proactive. It
is a land full of social movements addressing varying issues. However the
contextual challenges are formidable. So while gains have been made, challenges
continue. The experiences of the Peoples' Health Movement and its constituent
members including SOCHARA and related campaigns and activities will be shared
and discussed.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">2. The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) India - strengthening the public
health system through public engagement and multistakeholder participation.</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic"> </span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><font size="1" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic">Launched in 2005 the National Rural Health Mission of India is considered one of the
largest current public health initiatives in terms of its size, scope and
ambition. Progressive equity oriented health goals and objectives were backed
up by operational mechanisms through a Framework of Implementation passed by
the federal Cabinet. Mechanisms include flexible financing, human resource
development, infrastructure development, communitisation, decentralisation and
participatory governance. Given the scale and the overall low per capita public
expenditure on health challenges are many. <br>
How can the health and development community, including civil society and the
international community participate, support and learn from this initiative in
a spirit of social solidarity?<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">More information at
website: <a href="http://bit.ly/9CidsZ" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="color:navy">http://bit.ly/9CidsZ</span></font></a> <br>
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