HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES:
LAUNCH OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK
Organised by the Federal Ministry of Health, Republic of the Sudan in cooperation with WHO, hosted by the Global Health Centre as WHO Collaborating Centre
PUBLIC EVENT
WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
18:00-20:00
MAISON DE LA PAIX, PETAL 2, AUDITORIUM
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach to public policies across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies, and avoids harmful health impacts in order to improve population health and health equity. It improves accountability of policymakers for health impacts at all levels of policy-making and includes an emphasis on the consequences of public policies on health systems, determinants of health and well-being.
At this side event, ve countries and regions – South Australia, Finland, Thailand, the Government of Que?bec and Sudan – will share their experiences on implementing HiAP in their countries and regions and conclude by launching a global network for Health in All Policies. Discussions will cover:
> progress made amidst changing development and political imperatives and their lessons learnt;
> framing Health in All Policies within the drive for equity and the need to respond to action for SDGs;
> broadening the de nition of health to include physical, mental, spiritual, and social dimensions of health and encouraging multi-actor participation in national level governance mechanisms;
> and by actively promoting cross-sectorial cooperation and policy coherence at national and regional level.
Country representatives will also launch a global network to strengthen and institutionalise HiAP and facilitate its implementation at domestic and international levels. The Global Network for Health in All Policies (GNHiAP) should help countries to achieve all health-related SDGs and move towards Universal Health Coverage.
8:00-18:10
WELCOME
MICHAELA TOLD
Deputy & Executive Director, Global Health Centre
18:10-18:20
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
H.E. BAHAR IDRIS
Federal Minister of Health, Republic of the Sudan
Moderator
H.E. BAHAR IDRIS
Federal Minister of Health, Republic of the Sudan
18:20-19:50
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
PADDY PHILLIPS
Chief Medical Of cer, South Australia, Australia
TARU KOIVISTO
Director, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
WEERASAK PUTTHASRI
Deputy Secretary General, National Health Commission Of ce, Thailand
HORACIO ARRUDA
Chief Public Health Of cer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Government of Que?bec, Canada
ABDALLA SID AHMED OSMAN
Director, National Public Health Institute, Federal Ministry of Health, Republic of the Sudan
NICOLE VALENTINE
Senior Technical Of cer, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization
Discussion with the audience
19:50-20:00
CLOSING REMARKS H.E. BAHAR IDRIS
20:00-21:00
RECEPTION
