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Tuesday, 31 August 2010
NGO/DPI Executive Committee Consultation
8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Roundtable II
Equity, Rights and Progress towards the MDGs
9:30 AM – 11:00 A.M.
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As momentum builds towards accelerating progress to meet the goals of the MDGs there is a danger of
creating greater inequity. Practice has shown it is easier to improve the health of those who are already
better off than it is to address the needs of the poorest and those who have no access to health care.
Discussion in this roundtable will respond to many questions including:
�h Ways in which NGOs can advocate for more attention to be paid to the health needs of the poorest and
least well served.
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The use of equity sensitive indicators to measure progress towards achieving the MDG’s
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What should be done to raise awareness of the significance of MDG 8 (which calls for the establishment of
global partnerships for development) and its importance for achieving all of the
MDGs? Moreover, how do
we address the responsibility of developed countries to work towards
greater global equity?
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What actions are needed to re-invigorate the dialogue on the synergy between human rights and public
health?�h
How can NGOs ensure that the focus on mortality targets does not divert attention from conditions that
affect quality of life such as access to basic necessities such as food and shelter,
security of the person,
disability and mental health problems?
In what ways can we continue to accurately document progress in attaining gender equality? |
PANELISTS
Dea Delaney-Thiele, moderator (Australia)
Jane Freemantle (Australia)
Thelma Narayan (India)
Dr. Claudio Schuftan (Chile)
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Morning Tea: 11:00 – 11:30 A.M.
Workshops
Various Rooms in MCEC
11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Networking Lunch at the Exhibits Area
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Workshops
Various Rooms in MCEC
2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Afternoon Tea: 4:00 – 4:30 P.M.
Roundtable III
Strengthening an Integrated and Systems Approach to Achieving the Health MDGs
4:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. |
While all the MDGs contribute to health, MDG 4 (reduce child mortality), MDG 5 (improve maternal
health) and MDG 6 (combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases) each has specific health targets.
This raises a number of questions which this Roundtable hopes to address such as:
�h How can collective efforts of NGOs, civil society, the medical community, the private sector and
governments be maximized, and systems strengthened rather than undermined, as we work towards
achieving the MDGs in integrated ways?
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In what ways can we ensure that in attending to closely related causes of specific health problems
underlying social determinants of poor health, especially gender equity and poverty are also addressed/not
neglected?
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How can the physical, financial, cultural, linguistic and other barriers to achieving the MDGs be addressed? |
PANELISTS
Tim Costello, moderator (Australia)
Nomfundo Eland (Republic of South Africa)
Shichuo Li (People’s Republic of China)
Samina Naz (Pakistan)
Kenneth Ndubuisi Okoh (Nigeria) |
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