The “Regional Meeting on Ethnicity and Health" took place in
Washington, D.C., United States of America, from December 7 to 8, 2015.
The Meeting was organized by
the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to
analyze conceptual frameworks on ethnicity and
health; share information on experiences and
progress, challenges, and opportunities in the
field of ethnicity and health in the region;
discuss the next steps to be taken toward a
Strategy and Action Plan on Ethnicity and Health
for the Americas; and to facilitate and support
dialogue around the JAPPER initiative: The Joint
Action Plan between the United States and Brazil
to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination
and Promote Equality.
Participating in the meeting
were representatives of the ministries of health
in the region, along with members of civil
society and international experts, who sought to
highlight core issues in attempts to address
ethnic disparities in health and to share
experience and knowledge, with a view to
fostering and becoming better acquainted with
future actions.
In view of its work on
Afrodescendant issues at the Organization of
American States (OAS), the Department of
International Law was invited to take part in
the panel discussions on" Indigenous and
Afrodescendants' Health in the Americas Today".
The Department of
International Law has been working on issues
concerning people of African descent since 2008,
holding different types of activities to draw
attention to Afro-descendants in the context of
the inter-American system and enable them to
participate more effectively in its work.
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