INTREC's FIRST INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER MEETING

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

19-21 March, 2013
Royal Richester Hotel
5 Richester Lane, East Legon, Accra 00233, Ghana

Theme :

Strengthening research and policy on social determinants of health
in low and middle income countries in Asia and Africa

General arrivals: Monday 18 March 2013
Departures: Thursday 21 March 2013

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Tuesday 19 March 2013

Time

Title

Speaker/Convenor

Chair/Rapporteur

07.00-8.45

09:00-09.30

Session 1: Opening Session 

 

Chair: Dr Martin Bangha, INDEPTH

09.00-09.20

Welcome and an Overview of INDEPTH

Prof. Osman Sankoh, Executive Director INDEPTH, Ghana

Rapporteur:

09.20-09.40

Welcome and an Overview of INTREC: Why, what, who and how?

Prof Peter Byass, Sweden

09.40-10.10

Emerging issues as regards to social determinants of health in the INDEPTH Network and the potential contribution of INTREC

Dr. Margaret Gyapong, Director, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Leader, INDEPTH Social Science Research WG

10.10-10.40

The Social Determinants of Health approach and its implications for global health research and policy

Prof Lisa Berkman, USA (video)

10.40-11.00

Discussion

11:00-11.30

Group Photo Session and Health Break

11.30-13.15

Session 2: Linking social determinants of health, to health policy and health research

Chair: Prof Laksono Trisnantoro, Indonesia

11.00-11.25

Is the Social Determinants of Health approach inherently pro-poor?

Dr. David R. Gwatkin , USA

Rapporteur: Dr Anna Mirny

11.25-11.50

Social sciences as a necessary framework for health research in Asian and African countries

Prof. Pascal Allotey, Malaysia

11.50-12.15

Bringing evidence on social determinants of into health policy in Africa : Experiences of Equity Watch

Dr Yahya Ipuge, Tanzania

12.15-12.40

Policy Approaches to Address the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequity in Asia-Pacific"

Prof Charles Surjadi, Indonesia

12.40-13.15

Discussion with speakers panel

All participants

13.15-14.15

Lunch break

14.15-16.00

Session 3: Situation analysis of SDH training and policy

 

Chair: Dr Karen Hofman, Soth Africa

14.15-14.25

Methodology

Dr. John Kinsman, Sweden

Rapporteur: Dr Raman Preet, Sweden

14.25-14.35

Country report Ghana

Dr. Sheila Addei, Ghana

14.35-14.45

Country report Tanzania

Dr. Rose Kalage, Tanzania

14.45-14.55

Country report South Africa

Dr. Mandy Maredza, South Africa

14.55-15.05

Country report Bangladesh

Dr. Nazmun Nahar, Bangladesh

15.05-15.15

Country report India

Dr. Diana Kekan, India

15.15-15.25

Country report Indonesia

Dr. Dwidjo Susilo, Indonesia

15.25-15.35

Country report Vietnam

Dr. Phuong Tran, Vietnam

15.35-16.00

Training needs analysis among INDEPTH Scientists

Dr. Joke Haafkens, Netherlands

16.00-16.30

Health Break

16.30-17.30

Session 3 continued:

 

Chair: Dr. Karen Hofman, South Africa

16.30-16.45

Recommendations from situation analysis in seven countries

Dr. John Kinsman, Sweden

Rapporteur: Dr Raman Preet, Sweden

16.45-17.20

Panel discussion about INTREC situation analysis with national stakeholders and INDEPTH scientists

Theme: Do you recognize the issues and recommendations identified through the situation analysis?

Panellists: INDEPTH scientists and national stakeholders from 7 countries

17.20- 17.25

Conclusion

17.25-17.30

Announcements conference organizers

19.30

Conference dinner

 

Conference Programme Committee:

Dr Joke Haafkens, University of Amsterdam; Dr Martin Bangha, INDEPTH, Ghana; Dr Raman Preet, Umeå University, Sweden; Dr Heribert Ramroth, Heidelberg University; Germany; Dr Anna Mirny, Harvard University, USA; Prof. Dr Laksono Trisnanotoro, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia.

Conference Local Organization Committee:

INDEPTH, Ghana (Dr Martin Bangha, Mrs. Beatrice Yeboah, Mr. Peter Asiedu, Ms. Berlinda Azanu, Mr. Francis Ameni)