ECLAC and PAHO will present third joint report with recommendations to strengthen the health systems of Latin America and the Caribbean

THAT: Six years after the deadline established to fulfill the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will present a joint report entitled The urgency of investing in health systems in Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce inequality and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

This is the third publication prepared by both institutions dependent on the United Nations (UN), after the 2020 documents and 2021 dedicated to analyzing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-hour activity will feature presentations by the highest representatives of ECLAC and PAHO, and comments from authorities in the region.

WHEN: Monday, October 21, at 10 am (Washington DC time) and 11 am Santiago de Chile.

WHO IS IT:

• José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
• Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Director of PAHO.
• Ximena Aguilera, Minister of Health of Chile.
• María Alejandra Menaldo, Vice Minister of Policy, Planning and Evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development of Guatemala.

WHERE: ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura). Celso Furtado Room.

There will also be virtual connection through the following platforms:

Press contacts:

• ECLAC Public Information Unit in Santiago, Chile. Email: [email protected]; telephone: (56 2) 2210 2040.

• PAHO Public Affairs in Washington DC Email: [email protected]; Ashley Baldwin phone: +1 202 340-4025
Sebastian Oliel: +1 202 316-5679