Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEA-USP)
Brazil
event
Confronting the Epidemic of Firearm Violence: Global Perspectives and Public Health Solutions
Alfredo Bosi Room, IEA
This international symposium brings together members of the Lancet Commission on Gun Violence and Global Health, researchers, policymakers, and global civil society leaders to deliberate on evidence-based, multisectoral strategies to combat armed violence.
Utilizing a public health framework, the event centers on data surveillance, the epidemiological ramifications for vulnerable populations, and institutional mechanisms for accountability and statutory reform.
Registration
Free and public event | Registration is mandatory for in-person attendance (click here to do so) | No certificate of attendace will be provided
Program
Please be advised that all times listed below are shown in the GMT-3 time zone.
1:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Lorena G. Barberia (University of São Paulo)
1:15 pm
Session 1: Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Prevention
Chair: Lorena G. Barberia
Panelists:
Epidemiological Surveillance of Femicide: Identification and Prevention
Fátima Marinho (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG)
Data-Driven Justice: Leveraging Femicide Data for Policy and Advocacy in South Africa
Adèle Kirsten (South Africa Medical Research Council)
Discussants:
Folade Mutota (Women's Institute for Alternative Development – WINAD)
Samar al-Hajj (American University of Beirut)
2:15 pm
Session 2: Protecting the Next Generation: Children, Youth, and Adolescents
Chair: Natália Pires de Vasconcelos (University of Miami)
Panelists:
Quantifying Firearm Mortality from Early Childhood Through Adolescence
Mohsen Naghavi (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington)
Community and Civil Society Interventions for Youth Risk Reduction in Brazil
Marcos Kalil (UNICEF Brasil)
Discussant:
Dean Peacock (University of Cape Town)
3:15 pm
Coffee break
3:30 pm
Session 3: Confronting the Burden: Policy Reform, Litigation, and Healthcare Costs of Firearm Violence
Chair: Robert Muggah (Igarapé Institute)
Panelists:
Advances in Gun Control in Brazil
Michele Ramos (Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Brazil)
Strategic Litigation as a Tool for Accountability
Arturo Carrillo (George Washington University)
Natália Pires de Vasconcelos (University of Miami)
Counting the Cost to SUS
Natália Polachi and Carolina Ricardo (Sou da Paz Institute)
Discussants:
David Marques (Brazilian Forum of Public Safety)