including surface waters, wastewater, groundwater and, to a lesser extent, drinking-water. Advances in analytical technology have been a key factor driving their increased detection. Their presence in water, even at these very low concentrations, has raised concerns among stakeholders, such as drinking-water regulators, governments, water suppliers and the public, regarding the potential risks to human health from exposure to traces of pharmaceuticals viadrinking-water.” - (Background, pg viii)
Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water.pdf
Wednesday June 6th 2012
Time: 12:00 am – 1:30 pm – EDT ( Washington, DC USA)
“….In this seminar Sir/Professor Michael Marmot, Director of the Institute ofHealth Equity and MRC Research Professor in Epidemiology, University College London (UCL) and former Chair of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health will present his work on the social determinants of health and discuss how this is related to the agenda of sustainable development.
In an effort to address the economic and social pillars of sustainable development, Dr. Paulo Buss, Director of Global Health Center, FIOCRUZ Brazil and Brazil’s former representative of the WHO’s Executive Board, will address the Brazilian perspective on social determinants of health and sustainable development through his extensive expertise in public health.
Agenda
12:00: Welcome Remarks - Jon Andrus, Deputy Director, PAHO/WHO. Moderator: Kira Fortune, Regional Advisor, Determinants of Health, PAHO/WHO
12:05 Moving the Agenda of the Social Determinants of Health towards Rio+20. Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the Institute of Health Equity and MRC Research, Professor in Epidemiology, University College London (UCL)
12:35 The Brazilian perspective on Rio+20 and its Link to the Global SDH. Paulo Buss, Director Global Health Center, FIOCRUZ Brazil
12:55 Comments: Sofia-Leticia Morales, Senior Adviser and Team Coordinator for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health PAHO/WHO
13:05 Questions & Answers
13:25 Concluding Remarks: Jose Romero Teruel, Acting Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO
