Binational Policy Forum on Migration and Health

10th Annual Binational Health Week

 Guanajuato, The Cradle of Mexican Independence

October 3-5, 2010

The Steering Committee of the 10th Annual Binational Policy Forum on Migration and Health and the State of Guanajuato are pleased to invite you to participate in the inaugural event of the 10th Binational Health Week (BHW) to be held at one of Guanajuato’s most treasured historical sites, Teatro Juarez, from the 3-5th of October. This year’s forum will take place in midst of the celebration of the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.

The forum's aim is to convene key stakeholders to discuss migrant/immigrant health challenges and to explore unique opportunities to work collaboratively to improve the health and well-being of this population. Through the collaborative efforts of community organizations, state and federal agencies, and a multitude of volunteers, BHW has become one of the largest mobilization efforts dedicated to improving the health and welfare of the underserved Latino population living in the United States and Canada.

This event is co-sponsored by Mexico’s Secretariats of Health and Foreign Affairs, and the Foreign Affairs Ministries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru, as well as the Institute of Mexicans Abroad, Mexico’s Institute of Social Security, the National Institute of Public Health, California’s Department of Public Health, The California Endowment, The California HealthCare Foundation, the Council of Mexican Federations of North America, and Health Initiative of the Americas of the University of California.

The forum will address the following five topics: migrant health, health systems, the health and human rights of migrants, alliances and migrant health programs, and the participation of civil society organizations on migrant health.

As a person with keen interest and valuable experience concerning the issues that the forum will address, we look forward to your participation and ask that you please send your reservation before July 20, 2010.

You may contact the organizing committee of this event by visiting: http://semanabinacionaldesaludguanajuato.org.mx/, or by email at: informes@semanabinacionaldesaludguanajuato.org.mx.