- OVERVIEW
- AGENDA
- RELATED
The World Bank Group’s Health, Nutrition, and Population Global Practice, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, and the Inter-American Development Bank, is hosting a two-day interactive event titled Caribbean Health Financing Forum, scheduled for June 3-4, 2024, at the World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C. The Forum is organized under the umbrella of the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas (A4PHC), launched in Uruguay on December 4-6, 2023.[1]
The collaborative effort between the World Bank, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is an initiative under the Alliance for Primary Health in the Americas (A4PHC) that seeks to catalyze the rapid development of health financing policies based on a Primary Health Care approach among Caribbean Member States. The joint collaborative marks a foundational step guiding the future and continuous cooperation between the three agencies and Member States, aimed at strengthening health financing systems throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
The ultimate objective of this joint endeavor is to empower countries to devise comprehensive strategies informed by the latest policy frameworks, evidence, and good practices under an overarching health systems approach. This collaboration will accelerate the advancement of policies and interventions that significantly improve the health and overall well-being of the people across the Caribbean.
Participating Countries
· Bahamas
· Barbados
· Dominica
· Grenada
· Jamaica
· Saint Lucia
· Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The forum willl also serve as the Caribbean dissemination event of the 2023 Universal Health Coverage Global Monitoring Report jointly published by the WHO and the World Bank, which reveals an alarming stagnation in the progress toward providing people with quality affordable and accessible health care.
Day 1
Time |
Session Name |
Session Type: Speaker / Panel / Group |
8:00-8:30 |
Registration |
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8:30-9:00 |
Event Opening: Advancing Health Financing Reforms in the Caribbean - Organizing Agency Representatives: IDB, PAHO, World Bank |
Opening Panel Moderator: Edit Velenyi, Senior Health Economist, World Bank Panelists: · Katharine Rechico, Executive Director[1], World Bank Group · Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Assistant Director, PAHO · Pablo Ibarraran, Division Chief Social Protection and Health, Inter-American Development Bank |
9:00-9:10 |
Alliance for Primary Health Care (A4PHC) |
Overview · James Fitzgerald, Director of Health Systems and Service, PAHO |
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Theme 1: Reversing the Course in DeterioratingFinancial Protection for UHC |
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9:10-10:00 |
Framing: Reversing the Course in DeterioratingFinancial Protection for UHC: Measurement and Policy Responses Q&A |
Framing Presentation · Claudia Pescetto, Regional Advisor for Health Economics and Financing, PAHO · Gil Shapira, Economist, World Bank |
10:00-10:20 |
Coffee Break |
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10:20-11:50 |
Group Work: Reversing the Course in Deteriorating Financial Protection for UHC: Measurement and Policy Responses
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Group Work Instructions Moderator: · Gabriela Flores, Senior Health Economist, World Health Organization (WHO) Virtual
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11:50-12:40 |
Country Presentations: Countries 1-4 (10 minute per country) Reflections from Peers |
Country Presentations Designated Rapporteur per Country |
12:40-1:40 |
Lunch |
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1:40-2:30 |
Country Presentations: Countries 5-8 (10 minute per country) Reflections from Peers |
Country Presentations Designated Rapporteur per Country |
2:30-2:50 |
Coffee Break |
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2:50-3:00 |
Group Photo |
Group Photo |
3:00-4:10 |
Country Experiences: Moderated Panel Discussion
Country 1: Barbados’ Policy Directions to Reduce Out-of-pocket Spending. Country 2: Belize’s Policy Interventions to Reduce Out-of-pocket Spending. Country 3: Jamaica’s Policy Experience with Removing User Fees and Introduction of the Drug Subsidy Program through NHF. Thematic: Zooming in on pharmaceuticals as drivers of OOPs Q&A |
Moderator: Vishwanath Partapsingh, Advisor, Health Services and Access, PAHO · Reeshema Cheltenham-Niles, Director (ag), Planning and Research Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Barbados · Julio Sabido, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Belize · Dunstan Bryan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Jamaica · Pamela Gongora-Salazar, Senior Health Associate, IADB |
4:10-4:30 |
Reflections from Delegates: Challenges, Opportunities, Actions |
Moderator Edit Velenyi, Senior Economist, World Bank |
4:30-6:00 |
Reception |
Day 2
Time |
Session Name |
Session Type: Speaker / Panel / Group |
8:15-8:45 |
Registration |
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8:45-9:00 |
Day 2 Welcome & Recap |
Thulani Matsebula, Senior Economist, World Bank |
Theme 2: Lessons from Health Insurance |
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9:00-10:00 |
Framing: Options for Mobilizing, Pooling and Purchasing Resources for Health for UHC Financing Q&A Guidance for Group Work |
Framing Presentation · Pia Schneider, Lead Economist, World Bank · Sebastian Bauhoff, Principal Health Economist, IADB |
10:00-11:20 |
Group Exercise: Options for Mobilizing, Pooling and Purchasing Resources for Health for UHC Financing |
Moderators: Pia Schneider, Lead Economist, World Bank and Sebastian Bauhoff, Principal Health Economist, IADB |
11:20-11:40 |
Coffee Break |
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11:20-11:40 |
Coffee Break |
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11:40-12:00 |
Group Reporting Back: Countries 1-2 Reflections from Peers |
Designated Rapporteur per Country |
12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00-2:00 |
Country Presentations: Countries 3-8 Reflections from Peers |
Designated Rapporteur per Country |
2:00-3:00 |
Country Experiences: Moderated Panel Discussion
· Bahamas: Leveraging data for strategic purchasing. · Belize: Lessons learned on purchasing PHC services through capitation and pay for performance. · Saint Lucia: How a PHC-level PBF Pilot drives Saint Lucia’s health financing reform. · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Vision for Financing Healthcare – Diagnostics, Policy Formulation, Implementation. Q&A |
Moderator: Edit Velenyi, Senior Economist, World Bank · Chadwick Williamson, Chief Information Officer, National Health Insurance Authority, Bahamas · Natalia Castillo Rodriguez, Health Services Manager, Belize National Health Insurance · Nahum Jn Baptiste, PBF Coordinator, MOHWEA, Saint Lucia, Virtual, and Sheila O-Dougherty, Health Financing and Policy Specialist, World Bank · Simone Keizer-Beache, Chief Medical Officer, MOHWE, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3:00-3:20 |
Coffee Break |
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3:20-4:10 |
Takeaways from the Event: Reflections from Country Representatives The Way Forward: Actions for A4PHC in the Caribbean |
Moderator: Cristian Herrera, Senior Health Specialist, Focal Point for A4PHC, World Bank |
4:10-4:30 |
Closing Remarks: Financing UHC in the Caribbean – The Way Forward – Representatives from the 3 Agencies |
Moderator: Edit Velenyi, Senior Economist, World Bank · Hon. Moses JnBaptiste, Minister of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, Saint Lucia · Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi, Human Development Director, Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank. · Lou Valdez, Deputy Director, PAHO · Pablo Ibarraran, Division Chief Social Protection and Health, Inter-American Development Bank. · Michele Gragnolati, Practice Manager, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, World Bank. |
[1] Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Date: June 04 - 05, 2024
Location: WASHINGTON DC