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MDGs and Health Grenada

CPC. PAHO. P an A merican H ealth O rganization O ffice of C aribbean P rogram C oordination B arbados. MDGs and Health Grenada. Dr. Kam Mung. August 20, 2003. cch-mdg (31 March). cch-mdg (28 March). Sequence. Background Issues Way Forward. Background.

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MDGs and Health Grenada

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  1. CPC PAHO Pan American Health Organization Office of Caribbean Program Coordination Barbados MDGs and HealthGrenada Dr. Kam Mung August 20, 2003 cch-mdg (31 March) cch-mdg (28 March)

  2. Sequence • Background • Issues • Way Forward

  3. Background • Convergent for most part with global public health mandates including those of PAHO/WHO • Development goals – 3 of 8 • Targets – 8 of 18 • Indicators – 18 of 48

  4. MDG (Indicators) • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (5) • Achieve universal primary education (3) • Promote gender equality, empower women(3) • Reduce child mortality (3) • Improve maternal health (2) • Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other • diseases (9) • Ensure environmental sustainability (7) • Develop a global partnership for • development (9)

  5. ISSUES • Lack of Data Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS HIV Prevalence among 15-24 year old pregnant women • Denominators • Special need to target • NCDs • Reproductive health • Functions of the health system

  6. ISSUES (cont’d) • Coordination at countries Statistics Offices -- MoH, Line ministries Software: DevInfo database – UNDG (Caribinfo) • Point of Diminishing Returns (IMR,U5MR,MMR) • extremely costly and inefficient

  7. Way Forward • Relevance and ability of countries to • Produce data for their particular needs • Utilize data for their particular needs • Activity: Systems, Indicators • UN – MDG • CARICOM – Priority List • PAHO – Core Data

  8. Way Forward • Even if data same • Number of request for reports & info • Different formats • Additional workload

  9. Way Forward • National ownership • Resources mobilization • Interagency collaboration • No additional burden to countries • Regular dissemination of status • Line Ministries – CSO - Country

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