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Getting to the Heart of Universal Health Coverage: Childhood-Onset Heart Disease & UHC

December 9 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am EST

On December 9th, join the Global Coalition for Pediatric and Congenital Hearts for a webinar discussing policies and strategies to reduce barriers to specialized lifelong care and highlighting what governments must do to accelerate progress in including the needs of all people living with childhood-onset heart disease in UHC policies. We will hear from Dr. Martin Sabignoso who will highlight how to integrate congenital heart disease programs into universal health coverage policies using the case study of Argentina. We will also have time to hear from patient advocates who engage with their governments on UHC and through the Global Coalition for Pediatric and Congenital Hearts to advocate for a World Health Assembly Resolution focused on pediatric and congenital heart diseases.

Details

Date:
December 9
Time:
8:00 am - 9:00 am EST
Event Category:
Website:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W8wY3IfJTISpGy3j4zwpdQ#/registration

Venue

Zoom

Organizer

Global Coalition for Pediatric and Congenital Hearts
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Nahimeh Jaffar 

Nahimeh Jaffar has worked as a certified Project Manager (PMP) in various fields, including Public Health, Biotech, and Pharmaceuticals, working within clinical settings such as hospitals and clinics. In addition, she worked with global communities in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, supporting various social impact projects. Ms. Jaffar has been involved in preventive health initiatives in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control (CDC, USA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, USA).

 

Ms. Jaffar holds an MBA in Business Development from the Swiss Institute of Higher Management, Vevey, Switzerland, and a bachelor’s degree in Consumer Affairs from California State University, Northridge, USA.

Amy Verstappen, President

Amy Verstappen has been a patient advocate and health educator since 1996, when her own challenges living with a complex heart defect led her to the Adult Congenital Heart Association, where she served as president from 2001 to 2013. She has served as an advisor to the Centers for Disease Control the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; and the International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease, and worked with congenital heart patient and professional groups throughout the USA and the world.  Ms. Verstappen received a Masters in Education in 1990 and a Masters in Global Health in 2019.