Day 1 – Thursday, 5 December 2013
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Opening Session
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08:00-8:30
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Registration
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08:30-08:35
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Address by H.E. Mr Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad Al-Owais
Minister of Health, United Arab Emirates
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08:35-08:45
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Address by Dr Ala Alwan,
Regional Director, WHO/EMRO
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08:45-09:05
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The Road to Universal Health Coverage: WHR 2010 and beyond
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Dr David Evans, Director, Health Systems Governance and Financing, HGF/WHO/HQ
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09:05-09:15
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World Bank: Helping countries move towards UHC
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Dr Enis Baris, Director, MENA Sector Manager, Health Nutrition & Population, World Bank
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09:15-09:30
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Universal Health Coverage: Challenges and Opportunities for EMR Countries
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Dr Sameen Siddiqi, Director, Health System Development, WHO/EMRO
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09:30-09:35
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Objectives of the Meeting and Agenda
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Dr Awad Mataria, Health Economist, WHO/EMRO
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09:30-10:30
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Panel Discussion
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10:30-11:00
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Coffee Break
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Session 1 – Political Commitment and UHC
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11:00-11:15
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Universal health coverage in the European Region: how we get there?
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Dr Mihály Kökeny former Minister of Health of Hungary
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11:15-11:30
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Translating political commitment into actionable program: Reaching out to the informal sector in Thailand
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Dr Suwit Wibulpolprasert Senior Advisor on Disease Control Ministry of Public Health Thailand
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11:30-11:45
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Towards Universal Health Coverage: Progress and achievements of the health reform in China
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Prof Meng Qingyue Dean of the School of Public Health and CEO China Center for Health Development Studies Peking University, China
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11:45-12:00
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Moroccan Experience in Progressing towards UHC: Political Commitment and Policy Implementation
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Mr Hazim Jilali Director General, l’Agence Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie Morocco
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12:00-13:00
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Panel Discussion
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13:00-14:00
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Lunch Break
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Session 2 – Expanding Financial Protection for UHC
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14:00-14:15
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Transforming the Turkish Health Care System to move towards UHC – Health Sector Report put in Perspective
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Prof. Recep Akdağ Former Minister of Health of Turkey
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14:15-14:30
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Good Health at Low Cost – How did other low-income countries do it?
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Dr Hailom Banteyerga Professor in health communication and systems, Ethiopia
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14:30-14:45
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The role of Social Health Insurance in Promoting UHC – the Experience of the Philippines
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Eduardo Banzon, Regional Advisor, Health Economics & Health Care Financing, WHO-EMRO
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14:45-15:00
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Jordanian experience: Keeping out of pocket spending under control
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Jamal Abu-Saif, Director of Technical Affairs and Studies High Health Council Jordan
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15:00-15:30
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Panel Discussion
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15:30-16:00
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Coffee Break
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16:00-17:30
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Panel Discussion: Reducing waste and improving efficiency
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Dr Henk Bekedam; Dr Faleh Ali; Dr Dr Enis Baris Moderated by: Dr Awad Mataria
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SIDE MEETING
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17:30-19:00
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Role of academia and civil society in promoting UHC
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Day 2: Friday, 6 December 2013
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Session 3 – Monitoring Progress towards UHC & Developing a Research Agenda
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08:30-08:50
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Framework for monitoring progress towards UHC
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Dr David Evans, Director, Health Systems Governance and Financing, HGF/WHO-HQ
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08:50-09:30
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Discussion on framework for monitoring UHC
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09:30-09:45
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The Importance of Implementation Research for Achieving Universal Health Coverage
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Prof David Peters, Chair Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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09:45-10:00
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The French Experience in Promoting and Maintaining UHC – the Efficiency/Equity Trade Off in Expanding Coverage to All?
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Prof Jean-Paul Moatti, Director ITOM ISP, France
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10:00-10:30
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Panel Discussion
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10:30-11:00
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Coffee Break
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Session 4 – Increasing Service Coverage for UHC
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11:00-11:15
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National Health Service/UK and quality of health care
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Prof Salman Rawaf Prof of Public Health Imperial College London, UK
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11:15-11:30
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Access to essential medicine and health technology in the context of Universal Health Coverage
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Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil Professor of Global Health and the Right to Health, Groningen University, Netherlands
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11:30-11:45
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Moving towards universal health coverage in countries with health workforce crisis – the way forward
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Dr Barbra Stilwell, Senior Director , Health Workforce Solutions, IntraHealth International
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11:45-12:00
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Family Practice in Lower- and Upper-Middle Income Countries – summary of the experience of Brazil, China and Thailand
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Dr Hernan Julio Montenegro Von Mühlenbrock Health System Adviser, HIS/SDS/ WHO-HQ
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12:00-13:30
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Prayers and Lunch Break
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13:30-14:00
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Panel Discussion
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Session 5 – Population Coverage: Reaching out to ALL
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14:00-14:15
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Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana [RSBY] Experience from India: Moving towards UHC
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Dr Nishant Jain Deputy program director GIZ New Delhi, India
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14:15-14:30
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Establishing Urban Primary Health Care: Experience from Iran
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Dr Arash Rashidian, Director Health Systems Research TUMS, Tehran
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14:30-14:45
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Extending coverage to the expatriate population in GCC countries
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Dr Abdalla Sherif, Manager of Health Insurance Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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14:45-15:00
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Extending population coverage in a low income setting: the Experience of Ghana
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Dr Frank Nyonator ex-Ministerial Adviser on HSS and ex-Director in HRH Directorate MOH, Ghana
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15:00-15:30
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Panel Discussion
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15:30-16:00
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Coffee Break
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Session 6 – Developing a roadmap for UHC in EMR Countries
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16:00-16:15
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Introduction followed by Group Work: Developing a Roadmap for UHC in the EMR
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Dr Sameen Siddiqi – Director Health System Development, WHO/EMRO
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16:15-18:00
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Group Work: Developing a Roadmap for UHC in the EMR [Breakout rooms]
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Facilitators from WHO, WB and Regional HS Network
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Day 3: Saturday, 7 December 2013
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Session 7 – Beyond the three Dimensions of UHC
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08:30-08:45
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Beyond Bismarck and Beveridge: innovations in health financing to achieve UHC
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Dr Sania Nishtar, Founder and President, Heartfile
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08:45-09:00
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The role of SDH in advancing UHC
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Dr Jeanette Vega, Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation
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09:00-09:15
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Multi-sectoral Mechanisms to Enhance the Move towards Universal Health Coverage
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Prof Ilona Kickbusch
Director, Global Health Programme, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland
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09:15-09:30
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Perceptions and policy drivers of UHC
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Dr Abdul Ghaffar Executive Director Alliance for Health Policy and System Research
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09:30-10:30
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Panel Discussion
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10:30-11:00
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Coffee Break
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Session 8 – The Role of Development Partners in UHC
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11:00-12:00
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Round Table: Development partners’ views and commitment towards UHC in the EMR
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Moderated by: Sir George Alleyne professor Bloomberg School of Public Health John Hopkins University |
12:00-13:00
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Panel Discussion: Expediting the move towards UHC in EMR – The way forward
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13:00-14:00
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Lunch Break
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Concluding Session
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14:00-14:30
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Presentation on Road Map for UHC in EMR
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14:30-15:00
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Discussion
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15:00-15:15
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Closing remarks
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