Programme

 Registration and Coffee

Welcome Speech
 By Thomas Vogel, President of the Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland

Part 1: Swiss NGO’s experience working in fragile contexts

9:40

Health in fragile contexts: conclusions from the conference organized by MMS, SDC and the Swiss Red Cross on 24 August By Verena Wieland, SRK

 9:55

Sofa Talk with MMS partner organisations: Why do community systems matter to them? By Maya Natarajan, IAMANEH; Maarten Hofland, Comundo; Nina Ndabihore, Swiss TPH

Part 2: Community health care systems in fragile contexts

11:10

What does the evidence say? We are stronger together by Richard Burzynski, UNAIDS

11:25

Leaving no one behind: reaching youth today By Maximina Jokonya, Africaid, Zimbabwe 

 12:00

Implementing people-centred health systems governance in Afghanistan By Dr. Zelaikha Anwari; Reproductive Health Director; Ministry of Public Health; Afghanistan-Kabul

12:25

External shocks to health systems: The added value of community participation and inclusion towards resilience. The example of East-Cameroon by Manjo Basiru Isa, Fairmed/UNHCR

Part 3: What is the way forward?

Group A:

What are key instruments for successful community health programs in fragile contexts? Moderated by C. Capello, EdM & R. Burzynski, UNAIDS

Group B:

Leaving no one behind: How can we respect and fulfil human rights principles in fragile contexts? Moderated by R. Pla Cordero, Handicap International

Group C:

Adapting modalities to work in fragile contexts - an institutional perspective Moderated by
H. Prytherch & J. Schwarz, Swiss TPH

15:00

Presentation of the main findings

15:20

Panel: Crises, conflicts and fragile contexts: Is the Swiss health cooperation able to fulfill its mandate? With Jacques Mader, SDC; Jürg Utzinger, Swiss TPH; Rosmarie Quadranti, Nationalrätin; Lorenz Indermühle, SRK; Moderated by Martin Leschhorn Strebel, MMS

16:20

Closure