GIC Forum on Health and Social Protection
Universal Health Coverage: From Promise to Practice
August 26–27, 2013 Gustav-Stresemann-Institute, Bonn, Germany
http://health.bmz.de/en/events/GIC-Forum-UHC
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Programme Overview
Monday, August 26th 2013
Moderators of the Forum: Conny Czymoch, Dougal Thomson
08:00 – 09:00 09:00 – 10:30
Registration (Entrance Hall) Welcome Address: Reinhard Tittel-Gronefeld, Head of Division Health and Population Policies, BMZ. Introduction to the Conference: Karin Kortmann, Deputy Director General, Sectoral Department, GIZ. Keynote Speeches: “UHC: Dreams and Reality”, David Evans, Director of the Department of Health Systems Financing, WHO. “The Politics of UHC”, Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe, Presidential Adviser on Health and Population, Ministry of Health, Uganda. (Plenary Hall: S29-32)
10:30 – 11:00 11:00 – 12:30
Coffee Break Panel Discussion: What approaches have worked to attain universality of coverage? (Plenary Hall: S29-32) The panel discussion will address the challenges and opportunities for change and sustainable progress towards UHC. How can we now move from rhetoric to reality and translate the concept of UHC and its growing political acceptance into concrete actions? The panel will debate how to move towards a common understanding and language, clear up some myths and misconceptions and reflect on the bigger picture and global trends. David Evans, Director of the Department of Health Systems Financing, WHO. Tim Evans, Director, Health Nutrition & Population, Human Development Network, The World Bank. Frazer Goodwin, Senior Advocacy Adviser, Save the Children, EU Office. Walter Seidel, Head of Health Sector, EuropeAid, European Commission. Hasbullah Thabrany, Professor of Health Policy and Insurance, Universitas Indonesia. Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe, Presidential Adviser on Health and Population, Ministry of Health, Uganda.
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
Overarching Workshop Themes Theme I Theme II Theme III Overcoming challenges and bottlenecks on the way to financial risk protection Aligning health systems to deliver UHC Cross-cutting issues
ROOM S34/S35 13:30 – 15:30 Workshops – Session 1
THEME I
ROOM S5
ROOM S25/S26
THEME II
THEME III
Which ways lead to UHC: variety and patterns Joe Kutzin – WHO, Switzerland Kanha Sok – MoH, Cambodia Adelio Fernandes – GIZ, Cambodia Nishant Jain – GIZ, India Hasbullah Thabrany – University Indonesia, Indonesia Julia Fimpel – KfW, Kenya Franziska Fürst – GIZ, Nepal Michael Thiede – GIZ, South Africa 15:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 18:00 Coffee Break Workshops – Session 2
THEME I
Providing a continuum of care for all population groups Alexandre Cote – International Disability Alliance, France Michael Palmer – The Nossal Institute for Global Health, Australia
The role of strategic purchasing and provider payment Sören Eichhorst – KPMG, Germany Christine Thayer – Health For Development Ltd, France Byambasaikhan Purevsuren – GIZ, Mongolia
THEME II
THEME III
Under shock: UHC during financial crisis Alvaro Salas Chaves – Costa Rica Social Security Fund, Costa Rica Walaiporn Patcharanarumol – Ministry of Health, Thailand Elena Andradas – Ministry of Health Social, Services and Equality, Spain
Ensuring effective coverage: the role of quality management and accreditation Jamal Nasher – Ministry of Public Health, Yemen Sylvia Sax – University of Heidelberg, Germany Christian Thomeczek – German Agency for Quality in Medicine, Germany Stuart Whittaker – Director of the Council for Health Services Accreditation, South Africa
South-South Cooperation for UHC Nathaniel Otoo – NHIA, Ghana Kelvin Hui – GIZ, Bangladesh Arturo Alcantara – PhilHealth, Philippines Rumana Huque – University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Javaid Abbas – Benzair Income Support Programme, Pakistan Nishant Jain – GIZ, India
18:00 – 18:30 19:00 – 00:00
Market place: Poster presentation and discussion Evening reception Special performance: Kammerkätzchen Dinner Music: DJ "Taxi MunDJal MusiX"
Tuesday, August 27th 2013
08:15 – 09:00 Morning plenary (S29-32): “Can vouchers help achieve universal health coverage?”: Ben Bellows, Population Council, Kenya ROOM S34/S35 09:00 – 11:00 Workshops – Session 3
THEME III THEME II THEME III
ROOM S5
ROOM S25/S26
Paying for the pills: the role of pharmaceuticals in UHC Anita Wagner – Harvard Medical School, USA Fachriah Syamsuddin – Ministry of Health, Indonesia Wilhelm Volk – 1A Pharma, Germany François Bompart – Sanofi, France
UHC in the shadow of the human resource crisis: Who will actually deliver the services? Barbara McPake – Queen Margaret University, UK Birgit Wendling – BMZ, Germany Yasmin Amarsi – The Aga Khan University, Kenya Bich Luu Nguyen – Vietnam Nurses Association, Vietnam Heino Güllemann – Terre des Hommes, Germany Facilitator: Dougal Thomson – The Economist, Switzerland
Health and health systems research for UHC Wim van Damme – Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium Walaiporn Patcharanarumol – Ministry of Health, Thailand Beverly Ho – Independent Researcher, Philippines Isidore Sieleunou – Researcher, Cameroon Resource Persons: Nishant Jain – GIZ, India Shafiu Mohammed – University Heidelberg Gilbert Abiiro – University Heidelberg Facilitators: Manuela de Allegri – University Heidelberg, Germany Raoul Bermejo – Institute for Tropical Medicine, Belgium
11:00 – 11:30 11:30 – 13:30
Coffee Break Workshops – Session 4
THEME I THEME II THEME III
Reaching the poorest: what role can cash transfers play in attaining UHC? Ilcheong Yi – United Nations Research Institute on Social Development, Switzerland Andi ZA Dulung – Ministry of Social Affairs, Indonesia Emmy Widayanti – Ministry of Social Affairs, Indonesia Jessica Hagen-Zanker – Overseas Development Institute, UK
The private sector in health: Moving towards UHC in the midst of pluralistic health systems Gerald Bloom – Institute of Development Studies, UK Andrea Godon – KfW, Germany Yaron Inbar – Archimedes Global Ltd., Israel Samwel Ogillo – Association of Private Health Facilities, Tanzania Holger Till – GIZ, Ghana Facilitator: Barbara McPake – Queen Margaret University, UK
Responding to demographic and epidemiological change Hermann Schulte-Sasse – Senator for Health City of Bremen, Germany Rolf Horstmann – Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Germany
13:30 – 14:30 14:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 16:15 16:15 – 17:00
Lunch Break Plenary session (S29-32): Lessons learned, based on the key messages prepared in the workingshop sessions Closing remarks: Günther Taube, Head of Division Education, Health, Social Protection, GIZ Closing ceremony: Envisioning the future of UHC