Activity: 2024 Regional Health Governance (RHGS) Symposium.
The RHGS team finalized and delivered the full program for the 2024 Symposium, which brought together scholars, practitioners, and human rights experts to advance research on equitable pandemic governance across the Americas. The agenda structured two days of keynote presentations, thematic panels, and collaborative sessions focused on building a human-rights-centered regional framework for pandemic preparedness and response.
You can now download the full Symposium Report for a detailed overview of presentations, discussions, and research outcomes.
Download the full Symposium Report
Panelists
In-Person Participants:
Uchechukwu Ngwaba, A.M. Viens, Carlos Bernal, Jake Effoduh, Oghenewede Eyawo, Lisa Forman, Roojin Habibi, Mathieu Poirier, Karline Wilson-Mitchell, Michelle Amri, Innocent Ntangamira, Sarah Fixon-Owoo
Virtual Speaker:
Matiangai Sirleaf
Location
380 Victoria Street, Room 457
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, ON M5B 1W7
Symposium Program Overview
Day 1 — 29 April 2024
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Check-in & Breakfast |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks & Land Acknowledgement — Uchechukwu Ngwaba |
| 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. | Keynote 1: “The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and equitable pandemic management” — Carlos Bernal |
| 11:15 – 11:25 a.m. | Tea Break |
| 11:25 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. | Discussion Panel 1: Essential pillars for designing an equitable pandemic management system — Panelists: A.M. Viens, Karline Wilson-Mitchell, Michelle Amri, Oghenewede Eyawo |
| 1:05 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Discussion Panel 2: Human rights-based approaches in pandemic management — Panelists: Lisa Forman, Sarah Fixon-Owoo |
| 3:00 – 3:10 p.m. | Afternoon Tea Break |
| 3:10 – 4:00 p.m. | Discussion Panel 3: The role of human rights institutions in pandemic management — Panelists: Rojoin Habibi, Uchechukwu Ngwaba |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Collaborators / RAs / Volunteers Dinner — Venue TBA |
Day 2 — 30 April 2024
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Check-in & Breakfast |
| 10:00 – 10:10 a.m. | Opening Remarks & Land Acknowledgement — A.M. Viens |
| 10:10 – 11:10 a.m. | Discussion Panel 4: The role and promise of regional institutions in pandemic management — Panelists: Innocent Ntangamira, A.M. Viens, Uchechukwu Ngwaba, Carlos Bernal |
| 11:10 – 11:20 a.m. | Tea Break |
| 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Keynote 2: “Differentiating regional frameworks for equitable pandemic management from international and national models” — Uchechukwu Ngwaba |
| 12:00 – 12:10 p.m. | Short Break |
| 12:10 – 1:00 p.m. | Discussion Panel 5: Designing, implementing, and evaluating human rights instruments — Panelists: Mathieu Poirier, Jake Effoduh |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Plenary Session: “Defining an Agenda for Future Research” — All collaborators |
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