Side Event: 22 May 2015 at 6pm Monitoring the achievement of the

Side Event: 22 May 2015 at 6pm
Monitoring the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals
“Building on the health MDGs – Ensuring the SDGs leave no-one behind”
Venue: Salle IX UN Palais de Nations
This panel discussion proposes to debate the challenges of the MDGs and discuss how current health
indicators can better reflect disability as we move beyond 2015.
The panelists will reflect on the opportunity offered by the SDGs to ensure equity for persons with
disabilities into healthcare, especially when considering the impact of current health and demographic
trends. It will also reinforce the landmark disability resolution of WHA66 and the subsequent Disability
Action Plan 2014-2021 that can serve as major stepping stone towards achieving Universal Health
Coverage.
Panelists include:
Ms. Maria Alarcos Cieza Moreno
Disability and Rehabilitation Team, WHO
Mr. Alexandre Cote
Capacity Building Program Manager, International
Disability Alliance
Mr. Facundo Chavez Penillas
Advisor on Human Rights and Disability, Research
and Right to Development Division, OHCHR
Ms. Loyce Pace
Director of Health Policy at LIVESTRONG
Foundation, Board Member Global Health Council
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