On the occasion of International Women's Day, the High-Level Dialogue "Women's Leadership in the Regional Health and Resilience Agenda seeks to highlight the importance of more women leading the health of the region, emphasizing the transformative role they have in the sector and considering the commitments of the States in the Action Plan for Health and Resilience in the Americas.
The event is organized by the Inter-American Task Force on Women's Leadership with the support of the Government of Canada and coordinated by the Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States (CIM/OAS).
The dialogue will feature the participation, among other prominent authorities and representatives in the regional health sector, of:
- Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS;
- Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO/WHO;
- Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Deputy Director of PAHO/WHO;
- Alejandra Mora Mora, Executive Secretary of CIM/OAS;
- Roopa Dhatt, Executive Director of Women in Global Health.
The meeting will be broadcast live through the OAS Facebook and YouTube pages. It will feature interpretation in Spanish, English, and sign language.
