Date: October 16-18
Location: Berlin, Germany
WHO event page: here
Learn more about WHO and HRP’s work on sexual and reproductive health and rights: here
The World Health Organization (WHO) is co-organizing this year’s World Health Summit . WHS 2022 brings together global health leaders and stakeholders from all sectors in all regions of the world, in-person and online, and aims to set the course for a healthier future.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental to this vision.
This
year, the United National Special Programme HRP celebrates 50 years of impact strengthening sexual and reproductive health and rights across the globe. More than ever, collaboration and open dialogue, guided by science, to are key to ensuring that when countries are “making the choice for health,” they choose
comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, grounded in equity, equality and human rights.
Learn more at these WHS 2022 events, and follow @HRPresearch and @PascaleAllotey, Director of the WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), including HRP, for live updates.
Workshop 02 - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All: Ensuring Access to Services as Part of UHC and Resilient Health Systems
Sunday 16 October | 11:00-12:30 | more information here
Speakers will discuss what role SRHR plays in global efforts to achieve UHC, including the integration of comprehensive SRHR services in UHC reforms, in-country plans, and the strategies and tools to enable this. In the context of multiple global crises and the resulting negative impact on SRHR, the session will explore how this affects efforts to achieve UHC and the ability to reach the SRHR-related SDGs.
Side event – Lessons from COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment, Access and Uptake
Sunday 16 October | 14:00-15:30 |
more information here
The impact of inequalities in sex, gender, and related social determinants (race, class, geography, ability) were observed at all stages of COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Experts will share and reflect on the experience and evidence to date and identify concrete pathways to position gender and equity firmly on the immunization and pandemic preparedness agenda.
Panel Discussion 05 - A Next Era for Women’s Cancer Control
Sunday 16 October | 16:00-15:30 | more information here
Women take on an enormous burden in cancer - not just themselves, more than 8 million newly diagnosed cases a year, but in caring for family members and continuing their work in communities and the workplace. In this session, experts from the public and private sectors will look at how women's cancers are being tackled today, opportunities to increase access and survival rates around the world and how we to provide support for the work women do for others.
Workshop 13 - Securing Global Health for the Socio-Economic Transformation
Monday 17 October | 11:00-12:30 | more information here
Social wellbeing – which can be defined as being embedded in a community (solidarity) and having the opportunity to shape one’s own fate (agency) – is vital for countries to manage global and local challenges, including ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. This session will call on the international community to collectively address health equity, including low- and middle-income countries.
The role of parliamentarians in supporting investment for health and well-being
Monday 17 October | 12:30-13:30 | more information about sustainable financing for WHO here
Invitation-only: co-organized by the Bundestag Sub-Committee on Global Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed more strongly than ever the need for a strong, credible and independent WHO on the world stage. At the same time, the increasing challenges to global health systems and the increasing pressure to ensure that there is equal access to quality healthcare and the best health possible have mounted.
Workshop 17 - the role of Parliamentarians in the development of a Global Pandemic Treaty
Monday 17 October | 14:00-15:30 | more information here
“The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the many flaws in the global system to protect people from pandemics: the most vulnerable people going without vaccines; health workers without needed equipment to perform their life-saving work; and ‘me-first’
approaches that stymie the global solidarity needed to deal with a global threat,” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said.
Using the outreach and diversity of the members of the International Forum on Global Health, parliamentarians will try to establish a concrete action plan for parliamentarians to follow around the world in support of the Global Pandemic Treaty.
Side event - Climate change and SRHR – understanding the effects, fostering resilience
Monday 17 October | 16:00-17:30 | more information here
HOSTED BY: Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
From extreme weather events to slow-onset environmental degradation and rising temperatures, the effects of climate change have a disproportionate impact on women and girls, including on their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Heat and climate related food insecurity have a detrimental impact on maternal and child health outcomes, while natural disasters may limit access to essential health services, especially for populations in vulnerable or marginalized situations.
Panel discussion 12 - How to Combine Health Systems Resilience with the Health Equity Agenda
Tuesday 18 October | 09:00-10:30 | more information here
Both health systems resilience and health equity are key for an effective and efficient response to crises such as COVID-19. If a health system is unable to withstand the pressures from a shock, it may cease to function or collapse, leaving in particular the most vulnerable at risk. Therefore an urgent need for global and national commitment for sustained progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and health security is essential combined with a consistent commitment to equity.
Workshop 22 - Protect the Promise: Equal Access and Opportunity for Every Woman, Child and Adolescents
Tuesday 18 October | 09:00-10:30 | more information here
In 2015, alongside the SDGs, the UN Secretary-General launched the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030). The 2022 progress report on the Global Strategy presents evidence on worrisome trends in the health of women, children and adolescents - where advancements on the relevant SDGs (1,2,3,5) has slowed, and in some cases has regressed, as predicted. Panelists will discuss the causes for the disruptions to service, with a call for true political will to protect the promise for all to have access and opportunity to not only survive, but thrive.
The role of parliaments in promoting global health for peace and supporting vulnerable groups in fragile contexts
Tuesday 18 October | Time: 12:30-13:30
Invitation only: co-organized by the Bundestag Sub-Committee on Global Health
In fragile settings where many individuals and groups face discrimination, disadvantages, and human rights violations, neither health nor peace can thrive. Ensuring every person’s right to access quality sexual and reproductive health services in fragile settings is an important dimension of promoting health, well-being and social stability.
This session will present technical expertise from WHO on the “health for peace” approach to programming, as well as on sexual and reproductive health in conflict-affected and fragile contexts. A moderated dialogue will draw on evidence-based guidance for policy makers and successful examples from country-level experience to equip participants with greater understanding of how bridging science and policy can advance health for peace.
Panel discussion 13 - The Role of Parliamentarians in Moving the Global Health Agenda Forward
Tuesday 18 October | 14:00-15:30 | more information here
WHO recognizes the critical role played by parliamentarians in positioning health at the core of the national and global agendas and encourages the engagement of parliamentarians in the global health arena.