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Group 1 VHL Health Legislation
Room 8

 

  Responsible Monica Bolis bolismon@paho.org
     
  Objectives
To discuss the development of the Virtual Library on Health Legislation as a collaborative effort between the Division of Health and Development, BIREME, INPPAZ, CEPIS and the countries of the Region, for the purpose of contributing to knowledge base in health legislation information in Region of the Americas, approve the Health Legislation descriptors and develop partnerships and cooperation strategies for health legislation information.
 

 

  Target Public Institutions dedicated to the collection, classification and distribution of health legislation.
 
  Agenda

Importance of Legal Information on the Internet:
Exploring the National and International Interrelationships

April 24, 2001

Welcome and Overview

Mónica Bolis, Regional Health Legislation Advisor, Public Policy and Health Program, Health and Human Development Division, PAHO/WHO
 

 

VHL Legislation: Latin American Experience

Moderator: Cristiane de Oliveira, BIREME/PAHO/WHO    
Presenters: Mónica Bolis,Asesora Regional en Legislación de Salud, Programa de Políticas Públicas y Salud, PAHO/WHO
 
Marta Bryce, Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Science CEPIS/PAHO/WHO
 
Marcelo D'Agostino, Pan American Institute for Food Protection and Zoonoses INPPAZ/PAHO/WHO 
 
   
Coffee

DeCS – Legislation

Moderator: Elenice de Castro, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Science Information BIREME/PAHO/WHO    
Presenter: Sueli Dallari, Center for Research and Study in Health Legislation (CEPEDISA-USP)
 
Discussants: Alicia Barnard, Director Centro de Documentación Institucional, Mexico
 
Zaida Sequeira, PAHO/WHO Consultant
 

Roundtable: Partnership and Cooperation Strategies

Moderator: Diana Martinez, Latin American Parliament
 
Presenters: Rubens Medina, Library of Congress of the United States
 
Daniel Fraga, Executive Secretariat, Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
 
Liz Nugent, Partnerships for Health Reform
 

Designation of the Advisory Board for VHL-Health Legislation

Moderator: Mónica Bolis, Asesora Regional en Legislación de Salud, Programa de Políticas Públicas y Salud, PAHO/WHO

Participants: Sueli Dallari, Center for Research and Study in Health Legislation (CEPEDISA-USP)

Daniel Fraga, Executive Secretariat, Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)

Rubens Medina, Library of Congress of the United States

América Valdes, Health and Human Development Division, PAHO/WHO

Marcelo D'Agostino, INPPAZ/PAHO/WHO
 

   

Conference Wrap-up: Compromises and follow up

Moderators: Cristiane de Oliveira, BIREME/PAHO/WHO

Gaby Caro, Documentation Center, PAHO/WHO, Peru
  

 

Conclusions and recommendations

 
     

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