Health as a precious Asset
Accelerating
follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development
This brief report
responds to the request of the preparatory committee for the
Special Session of
the UN General Assembly for information on progress in achieving
universal access to primary health services.
The report begins with
a summarized global update on the main diseases and conditions
which disproportionately affect the poor. It also describes
current problems in health services. The second section sets out
a number of proposals for action, within the Copenhagen
framework which the World Health Organization believes can make
a significant force for poverty reduction.
Poverty and Health - Report by the Director-General
Report
from the WHO Executive Board, 105th Session, December
14, 1999. The paper sets out the rationale for, and the main
components of a new approach which aims to focus WHO’s
expertise and resources more closely on improving the health of
the poor. It outlines a strategic framework, applicable to both
the WHO Secretariat and Member States, and proposes a series of
principles to guide country support.
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Public Health and Trade ** Forthcoming **
In the current
era of globalization, national boundaries are becoming more and
more porous. This is as true for international trade and
economic transactions as it is for infectious diseases and
inputs into health systems.
This
guide explains the health implications of trade and trade rules,
in order to support the public health community’s
participation in national and multilateral trade negotiations.
It illustrates that the agreements of the World Trade
Organization have a growing influence on national health
policymaking in both developed and developing countries. The
first in a set of tools for country representatives, the guide
may also inform trade negociators and those in other sectors
about the health effects of trade.
Negotiating Health Development: A Guide for Practicioners
July 2000
By Nick Drager, Elizabeth McClintock and Michael Moffitt
This
guide aims to assist those who wish to improve the health of
populations, primarily those populations in greatest need. It
provides some guidelines, tools, and examples of practices
others have found helpful in addressing important health issues.
Because each situation has important elements that distinguish
it from any other situation, these guidelines are not
“answers” as much as suggested processes and questions. One
will not find a simple, uniform fix in these pages. However,
professionals do encounter some common challenges when dealing
with health-related issues in developing countries, and some
strategies and analyses prove useful in virtually every
circumstance.
The
examples that appear in Negotiating Health Development come from
the real experiences of people in countries around the world.
Partnership in Health and Poverty: Towards a Common Agenda
Summary Report of an International Meeting held in Geneve,
12-14 June 2000
WHO,
in collaboration with the World Bank, the United Kingdom
Department for International Development (DFID) and the European
Commission, held a major meeting on Partnership in Health and
Poverty: Towards a Common Agenda at WHO headquarters with key
development partners. The 130 participants included senior
government officials from developing countries, experts from
civil society organizations and academic institutions worldwide,
and health and development officials from bi- and multilateral
agencies.
The
main objectives of the meeting were (a) to provide a forum of
exchanging information on current thinking on health in
development and on current practice related to health and
poverty reduction; (b) to identify critical gaps and obstacles
in knowledge for action; (c) to encourage participants to
discuss strategies on how to strengthen partnerships and other
efforts to integrate health into national and international
development planning.
An Informal Consultation with Selected Development Partners
Summary Report of a Meeting held in Geneva, 7-8 September
1999
In
September 1999, HDE organized an informal consultation with
selected development partners to discuss issues related to the
role and contribution of health towards poverty reduction. The
meeting was designed to gain a better understanding of viwes,
frameworks, action plans, and lessons that can guide the
development of an overall WHO policy on health and poverty
reduction, as well as HDE’s strategies. The meeting is one in
a series that will obtain input into the WHO policy by a wide
range of stakeholders in and outside the organization.
School Health insurance as a vehicle for Health-Promoting
Schools
Recent experience in Viet Nam
By
Guy Carrin, Helge Hollmeyer, Jack Jones, Marthe Everard, Aviva
Ron, L. Savioli, Yu Sen-Hai and Tran Van Tien, Bui Duc Trang,
Ton That Hoang Tu and Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy
August
1999
During the
transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, Viet
Nam hs engaged in health reform. A major aspect of this reform
is Vietnam Health Insurance (VHI), a government agency that was
established in 1992 to help protect the population against the
cost implications of health risks. Recently, the Government
publicly acknowledged the importance of VHI as an important
instrument of poverty reduction, by pledging to contribute to
the funding of the premiums of millions of poor citizens.
This
paper describes how school health insurance was developed and
implemented in Viet Nam. It describes the unique way that
premiums are used to strengthen school health programs, and
thereby promote health even among children who are not insured.
Furthermore, it highlights specific ways that school health
insurance can be used to improve school conditions and programs
that have the potential to enhance the health of the poorest
children at relatively low costs.
Development
Partnership in Health and Poverty
Volume 44 No. 1, March 2001
This
special edition of the Development journal brings together a set
of papers and ideas discussed at a meeting on “Partnership in
Health and Poverty Reduction” which took place at the World
Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva in June 2000. The meeting
was organized by WHO in partnership with the World Bank, the
European Commission, the Department for International
Development, and the Society for International Development.
The
basic idea reflected in many of the articles is that protecting
and improving the health status of poor and vulnerable people
can lead to significant reductions in human poverty.
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