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Capacity building workshops
HDE, in partnership with the World Bank, WHO and UNICEF are organizing two
sub-regional workshops, one Francophone and one Anglophone, to strengthen
national capacity in the analysis of health and poverty issues and in the
design of pro-poor health strategies.
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WHO participation at the World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
On 5 September WHO will hold a joint panel event with UNAIDS and the Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in conjunction with the World
Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance in Durban, South Africa. This event will focus on the theme
Exploring the link: HIV/AIDS, stigma, discrimination and racism.
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Training on Public Health Implications of Multilateral Trade Agreements
HDE is running a training course on the Public Health Implications of
Multilateral Trade Agreements (MTAs) from 10-14 September in Geneva. The
prime objectives of this course are: to explain the relevance of MTAs to
people's health and the health system; and to identify opportunities for the
public health community to participate in MTA negotiations at national,
regional and international level, and encourage and support them in this
process.
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HDE's participation in Poverty Reduction Strategies
The Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative was proposed
by the World Bank and the IMF and agreed to by governments around the world in 1996 as a
coordinated approach among official creditors to bring down debtor countries' external
debt to sustainable levels. However, the challenge to reduce poverty has obliged the whole
development community to rethink how to better support countries' own efforts in poverty
reduction.
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