July 15 will mark the introduction to a webinar series on rural health equity with “Lessons in rural proofing of health policies, strategies, plans and programmes.”
Greeting by the Chair: Theadora Swift Koller, Senior Technical Advisor, Health Equity, World Health Organization/HQ
Presentation on the role of rural proofing health sector strategies, plans and programmes in “building forward better” for the rural poor:
Theadora Swift Koller, WHO; Ndaya Beltchika, IFAD; and Erdgin Mane, FAO.
Panel with country experiences:
– South Africa: Russell Rensburg, Director of the Rural Health Advocacy Project
– United Kingdom: Brian Wilson, author of the “2020 Rural proofing for health toolkit”
– Chile:
Josefina Montero, Head of the Rural Development Department at the Ministry of Agriculture
Presentation on the OECD principles on rural policy and rural proofing of sectoral policies:
Ana Moreno Monroy, Economist, Rural Development, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
Presentation on how the UHC Social Participation toolkit can support community engagement in rural proofing:
Kira Koch, Technical Officer, Health Systems Governance and Policy, World Health Organization/HQ
Closing words: Bruce Chater, Chair, WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice
15 July 2021, 13h – 14h30 CET
Meeting ID: 938 6509 8694
Password: L3aSSon$
