WHAT: Six years from the deadline set to achieve 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 titled 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 United Nations (UN) agencies, following the reports from 2020 and 2021 that focused on analyzing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-hour event will feature presentations by the highest representatives of ECLAC and PAHO, as well as comments from regional authorities.
 

WHEN: Monday, October 21, at 10:00 a.m. (Washington DC time) and 11:00 a.m. (Santiago, Chile time).
 

WHO:

• José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, ECLAC.
   
• Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Director, PAHO.
   
• Ximena Aguilera, Minister of Health of Chile.
   
• María Alejandra Menaldo, Deputy 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.

The launch will also be available virtually:

• Zoom: https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uvbthuw4TUKX0_CPhJ2KhA 
• Special broadcast site: https://live.cepal.org/salud/
• ECLAC on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cepal.onu) and on X (@cepal_onu).

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works with the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of its population. Founded in 1902, it is the world’s oldest international public health agency. It serves as the Regional Office of WHO for the Americas and is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American system (OAS).