Bridging evidence and policy in global health: Lessons from Southeast Asia, Mozambique, Nepal, and Peru on strengthening health systems for non-communicable (NCDs) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

AGENDA

• Welcome and introduction

SHORT PRESENTATIONS

• COHESION-I Project: From funding to implementation of a multi-country health systems strengthening project addressing NCDs and NTDs in four LMICs (Dr. Maria Lazo Porras)
• Targeting NCD and NTD burden by introducing innovations within health systems: Experiences from Nepal (Dr. Sanjib Kumar Sharma)
• From Pilot to Population Impact: Lessons from Scaling Up a Community-Based CVD Prevention Program in Indonesia (Dr. Praveen Deversetty)
• Shaping the Chronic Disease Agenda in Mozambique: A Pioneer’s Journey from Evidence to Action (Dr. Albertino Damasceno)

DISCUSSION

• Panel discussion: Q&A between the panelists and the audience.
• Closing remarks
• Aperitivo/networking