Expanding UHC among Refugees and Migrants

Partners in action to expand UHC among refugees and migrants: good practices, challenges, and way forward 

Facilitated by

• Dr Ali Ardalan, Regional Advisor, HSE, WHO/EMRO

Setting the scene, objectives and expected outcome

• Dr Ali Ardalan, Regional Advisor, HSE, WHO/EMRO

[Presentation] Overview of evidence at global and regional levels on UHC coverage among refuges and migrants

• Dr Jocelyn DeJong, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut

[Panel discussion] Partners in action to expand UHC among refugees and migrants: Good practices, challenges, and way forward

Moderator

• Dr Ali Ardalan, Regional Advisor, HSE, WHO/EMRO

Panelists:

• Dr Santino Severoni, Director of Migration Health Program, WHO HQ
• Dr Chiaki Ito, Senior Regional Migration Health Specialist, IOM MENA Regional Office
• Dr. Akihiro Seita, Director of Healthf Programme, UNRWA
• Ms Rachel Manning, Strategic Partnership Adviser, UNHCR Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa 
• Dr Tonia Rifaey, Technical Officer, Refugee and Migrant Health, WHO EMRO

Conclusion and closing remarks

• Dr Awad Mataria, Director, UHC/Health Systems, WHO EMRO