AGENDA

Expert meeting on experiences in applying a human rights-based approach to address mortality and morbidity among newborns and children under-five

Geneva, 27-28 June 2017 - Palais des Nations, Room V

Day 1: Tuesday, 27June
09:45–10:00 / Registration of participants
10:00–10:15 / Session 1: Welcoming session
Bat-Erdene Ayush, OHCHR
10:15 –11:15 / Session 2: Human rights in the future and the implications for child survival
Kate Gilmore – The future of human rights, children and mortality
Flavia Bustreo – Integrating human rights in global and national implementation strategies (tbc)
Anthony Costello – Linking a global human rights-based approach with child health challenges
Facilitator: Bat-Erdene Ayush, OHCHR
11:15–11:45 / Coffee break
11:45 –13:00 / Session 3: A human rights based approach to the prevention of child mortality
Imma Guerras – International framework for the protection of children’s rights and core concepts for a human rights-based approach
Laura Ferguson – Overview and emerging lessons from the case studies
Facilitator: Lynn Gentile, OHCHR
13:00–15:00 / Lunch
15:00–16:45 / Session 4: Legal and policy measures to promote rights-based health care
Haroon Saloojee – A landmark judgment in support of children’s rights in South Africa
Suzanne Aho– Legal and policy measures to combat newborn and child mortality in Togo
Helia Molina – Experience with legal and policy measures from Ministry of Health in Chile
David Sanders – Evidence, experience and regulatory challenges in ensuring access to essential child health interventions
Marcus Stahlhofer – Regulating the inappropriate marketing of breast milk substitutes and other foods for infants and young children, including through human rights frameworks
Facilitator: Laura Ferguson
16:45 –17:00 / Coffee break
17:00 –17:45 / Session 5:Ensuring maximum investment: budget monitoring and financial accountability
Bob Muchabaiwa – The imperative of investing in children’s health
Facilitator: Imma Guerras, OHCHR
17:45 – 18:00 / Recap and main conclusions of Day 1
Day 2: Wednesday 28 June
10:00 – 11:45 / Session 6: Child rights based quality care
Andrew Clarke – Development of tools and approaches to measure child rights in health settings and improve quality of care
Ana Isabel Guerreiro – Improving quality of care in hospitals through rights-based standards
Raul Mercer – Capacity-building and child rights training of health practitioners
Armida Fernandez – Overcoming challenges to quality care in low income areas
Tarek Meguid – Conduciveness for High Quality of Maternal- and Child Health Care in Hospitals in Zanzibar
Sanjay Atreya - Integrating children's rights into the design and delivery of primary care services in western Nepal
Facilitator: Marcus Stahlhofer, WHO
11:45– 12:00 / Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00 / Session 7: Monitoring, evaluation and data to strengthen accountability and quality of care
Laura Ferguson – Using routinely collected child health data for monitoring human rights & ensuring sustainable approaches to collecting human rights data
Dinesh Poudyal –Human rights in public health and social approaches for improving child health and accountability
Prasantha Tripathy – The role of monitoring to strengthen community-based newborn health strategies
Nand Wadhwani – The opportunity of new technologies to increase access to healthcare knowledge
Facilitator: Wilson Were, WHO
13:00 – 15:00 / Lunch
15:00 – 16:00 / Session 8: Addressing newborn and child mortality in situations of conflict and humanitarian crisis
Roberta Petrucci – Impact of conflict and emergencies on children’s health
Luwei Pearson – Community health in emergencies
David Southall – Protecting children from the health consequences of armed conflict
Nour Alnirabia – Addressing newborn and child mortality in Syria
Facilitator: Andrew Clarke
16:00 – 16:45 / Session 9: Underlying determinants of child mortality
Mr. Dainius Puras, Special rapporteur right to health
Mr. Léo Heller, Special rapporteur right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Mr. Baskut Tuncak, Special rapporteur on the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes
Facilitator: Anthony Costello, WHO
16:45 – 17:00 / Coffee break
17:00 – 17:45 / Session 10: Wrap-up and recommendations
Imma Guerras
Marcus Stahlhofer
Facilitator: Bat-Erdene Ayush, OHCHR
17:45 – 18:00 / Session 11: Closing

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