The 2nd Annual World Health Care Congress – Latin America will build on a successful inaugural event in Rio de Janeiro and will feature the best local and global innovations in health care. The Congress uniquely brings the key stakeholders from all sectors of healthcare in the region together with healthcare leaders from around the world.
A preliminary agenda is now available and in 2012 the World Health Care Congress – Latin America will explore the following key challenges:
- Ensuring the future sustainability of health systems in Latin America
- Exploring innovative new models of health systems funding and financing
- Using mobile and connected health care to transform through innovation
- Measuring outcomes and determining value in healthcare
- Reducing the cost of technology adoption in Latin America
- Developing strategies to help prevent ill health and help promote the wellness of populations
- Increasing primary care networks in Latin America
- Pharmaceutical industry and innovation and regional opportunities
- Global healthcare innovations
The 1st Annual World Health Care Congress-Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and convened health care's most senior international executives and government officials to share business cases, best-practices and actionable solutions to fostering innovations that improve quality, cost and accountability. The 2011 Congress featured the top industry influencers including Hans Dohmann, MD Municipal Secretary for Health Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr Pedro Garcia Aspillaga Former Minister of Health Ministry of Health of Chile, Sérgio Côrtes State Secretary of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Leandro Reis Director Deputy Chairman , Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar, National Health Agency (ANS) , Marcio Serôa de Araujo Coriolano , President, Bradesco Saúde S/A ; President, FENASAUDE, Jose Seripieri , Chairman, Qualicorp and many others!
The Speaker Faculty for 2012 will be announced in shortly. Please note our complete list of the Speaker Faculty for 2011.
Testimonials from the 2011 Conference
"The people and the presentations are truly top of the line."
Dr. Pedro Garcia Aspillaga, Former Minister of Health, Ministry of Health, Chile
"A very though provoking conference. The presentations are great."
James Hogan, President, Medtronic Latin America
"Very satisfied with the speakers and topics. Hot topics that are really on the Latin American agenda."
Louise Batchelder, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences, British Chamber of Commerce Mexico
"I thought it was great. I particularly liked the caliber of people who were here in terms of problem solving major issues on the health care agenda."
Gareth K. Forde, MD, PhD, Managing Partner, Chief of Medical Affairs, Forde Group
"This was my first experience with the World Health Care Congress and it was great. I came here to learn about how the Latin American health care market works and it has been very helpful."
Michael Weber, Enterprise Sales Director, Abbott Diagnostics
Press Coverage from the 2011 WHCC Latin America!
- Carlos Slim Institute of Health invests in mobile medicine (October 26 2011 - Saúde)
- Health waiting for a revolution? (October 26 2011 - Saúde)
- Why is Brazil attractive in health? (October 26 2011 - Saúde)
- "There is no possibility of reducing costs in Rio," says Cortes (October 25 2011 - Saúde)
- Chronic diseases account for 63 percent of deaths worldwide (October 25 2011 - Saúde)
- Three steps to GE Healthcare's innovation (October 25 2011 - Saúde)
- Senior health care leaders to gather in Rio de Janeiro for 1st World Health Care Congress Latin America, Oct. 24-25, 2011 (September 30 2011 - World Congress)
- World Health Care Congress América Latina será realizado em 24 e 25 de outubro no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (August 31 2011 - World Congress)
- World Health Care Congress Latin America to be held Oct. 24-25, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August 31 2011 - World Congress)
- World Health Care Congress Launches Latin American Conference, October 24-25, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (July 6 2011 - World Congress)
