Ganga Samanthi Wijethunga

Nursing Sister

Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka (CAN MH Lanka)

Samanthi is a nursing sister with nearly three decades of experience in mental health. She started working as a mental health nurse in 1997. She became a community psychiatric nurse in 2010 and a nursing sister at the National Institute of Mental Health in 2021. She is a founding professional partner of CAN MH Lanka. She especially led the Colombo district consumer organizations. She has special training on UNCRPD and has international training in Community Mental Health.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Universal Health Coverage for Gender Equality: Lessons from Civil Society Concurrent Room AD 10-2	In 2021 and 2022, civil society and community members from 43 countries participated in focus groups to discuss what access to health care looks like in their country. Read More In 2021 and 2022, civil society and community members from 43 countries participated in focus groups to discuss what access to health care looks like in their country. These consultations provide insights into the state of universal health coverage (UHC) for women, transgender women, non-binary, sexual and gender minorities. In this session, civil society and community members will share key findings resulting from these consultations and highlight best practices. Participants will learn more about gender-related barriers to accessing quality health care and identify opportunities for advancing gender equity within UHC, including at the upcoming United Nations High-Level Meeting on UHC. Session format: Thought leadership Organized by Civil Society Engagement Mechanism, Management Sciences for Health, WACI Health, NCD Alliance, United for Global Mental Health, Success Capital NGO; Malawi’s Women’s Coalition Against Cancer; Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka; APCASO Read Less Speakers Ganga Samanthi Wijethunga Nursing Sister Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka (CAN MH Lanka) Maud Mwakasungula Executive Director & Chair Women’s Coalition Against Cancer; NCD Alliance Malawi Amy Boldosser-Boesch Senior Director, Health Policy, Advocacy, & Engagement Management Sciences for Health Angie Tarr Nyakoon Program Director for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders _x000D_ I work for the Ministry of Health, Liberia _x000D_

Speakers

Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki

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Magdalene Dorto

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Deborah Nyirenda

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Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Stella Anyangwe

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Melania Chiponda

Gender and Climate Advisor The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda

contact@wd2023-conference.org

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