The Jubilee events of the Federation of Medicus Mundi Spain (MM Spain) started with a scientific conference on “Primary Health Care and Cooperation: A utopia?”. The Assembly of MMI on Saturday morning was held in parallel with the MM Spain Jubilee Assembly . Further jubilee side events took plaace from Friday to Sunday. Many thanks to MM Spain and to Medicus Mundi Catalunya for having invited MMI to Barcelona!
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Program of events
Friday, 7 June 2013 |
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09:00–18:15 | Scientific Conference “Primary Health Care and cooperation: A utopia?” at Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Barcelona |
19:00–20:00 | Reception at the City Hall |
21:00 | Dinner |
Saturday, 8 June 2013 |
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09:00–13:30 | Medicus Mundi International Network: General Assembly
The full documentation of the Assembly is available now in the internal section of our website. Please get in touch with the MMI secretariat if you have access problems (Network members only) Annual Report 2012 of the MMI Network: see here |
13:30–15:00 | Lunch |
15:00–18:30 | Session about the history of Medicus Mundi (related MMI papers: see below) |
21:00 | Dinner: 50 Years of Medicus Mundi |
Sunday, 9 June 2013 | |
10:30 | Visit to the Sagrada Familia |
Map of the locations: http://goo.gl/maps/wPMgQ
50 Years of Medicus Mundi International
2013 is a special year for the Medicus Mundi International Network. We celebrate the 50th anniversary of its foundation. An annex to the Annual Report 2012 of the MMI Network followed for once a “top down” approach, collecting voices and portraits of the Network’s presidents since its origin.
And one of the former presidents, Edgar Widmer, was invited by Medicus Mundi Spain to contribute to their Jubilee event with his personal view of the history of MMI.
On the other hand, in 2013, the MMI Network will be mainly busy with shaping our future: A midterm review of the MMI Network strategy 2011-15 has been taking place in the second quarter of 2013. First results were discussed at a workshop during the Barcelona Assembly.
Primary Health Care and cooperation: A utopia? Draft program of the scientific conference on Friday, 7 June 2013
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Program element |
Speakers |
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08:30 | Registration desk opens | |
09:00 | Opening of the Conference | Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona
Miquel Vilardell, President of COMB Enrique Revilla, President of MM Spain Rosa Puigpinós, President of MM Catalunya |
09:30 | Panel I: Evolution and determining factors in Primary Health Care (PHC) | Chair: Anna Cirera, Fundación CSAI |
From Alma Ata to present | Ilaria Camplone, MD, Centre for International Health, University of Bologna | |
Determining social, political and economic factors to have a PHC system in 2013. Is universal PHC possible? | Gemma Tarafa, PhD, Group on Research of Inequalities in Health, University Pompeu Fabra | |
11:00 | Break | |
11:30 | Panel II: Basic elements of PHC | Chair: Sergio Galán, MD, Health Area AECID |
Health system financing: Fragmentation, management procedures | Jean-Pierre Unger, PhD, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp | |
Human Resources | Remco van de Pas, MD, Wemos Foundation (we published his paper for the conference in the MMI “get involved” blog) | |
Essential medicines | Germán Velásquez, PhD, South Center | |
13:30 | Lunch | |
15:00 | Panel III: Experiences in PHC | Chair: Cristina Alvarez, MD and anthropologist, MM Spain |
MM experiences in PHC | Nacho Sánchez, MM Navarra
Ivan Zahinos, MM Catalunya José Luís Ayerbe, MM Andalucía |
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17:00 | Panel IV: Reflections about the present and the future of NGOs | Chair: Francesc Mateu, Federación Catalana de ONG |
Michael Narberhaus, Smart CSOs CIC
Pau Vidal, Observatorio del Tercer Sector |
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18:00 | Conclusions, closing | Joaquim Gascón, MD, Hospital Clínic, Investigador del CRESIB, Comitè Científico de las Jornadas |
18:15 | End of the conference |
Photos
Ask the MMI secretariat for a selection of photographs from the MMI General Assembly and the visit to Sagrada Familia!