PHA-Exchange> International Health Partnership - A Global 'Compact' for Achieving the Health MDG's

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) ruglucia at paho.org
 EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org

 *International Health Partnership – A Global 'Compact' for Achieving the
Health Millennium Development Goals *

*5 September 2007 No. 10 Downing Street London United Kingdom*

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/news/files/ihp/compact.pdf

 London  "….To work together in more efficient ways to improve health care
and health outcomes in low and middle income countries. Led by country
governments acting with their civil society we will tackle the challenges
facing country health systems – particularly having enough trained health
workers, in the right places and with the motivation, skills, equipment,
commodities and medicines to do their work.

- To build on and use the existing systems at country level for planning,
coordination, delivery and management of the health sector within the
overall national development framework to achieve MDG related outcomes. …."

**

*New International Health Partnership launched*

http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2007/20070905_london/en/index.html

*WHO --- 7 September 2007* -- A new international partnership was launched
in London on Wednesday to strengthen health systems in some of the poorest
countries in the world.

 *Editorial* - *The Lancet, Volume 370, Number 9590, 8 September 2007*

*International Health Partnership: a welcome initiative*
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607613877/fulltext

"…..*On Sept 5,* the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched the International
Health Partnership <http://www.dfid.gov.uk/news/files/ihp/default.asp>—a
global "compact" for achieving the Health Millennium Development Goals—at a
prestigious gathering at number 10 Downing Street.

The support for this initiative is impressive: Ministers of Health from
several developing countries in Africa and Asia, Ministers and Prime
Ministers from donor countries, heads of, or high ranking officials from,
international institutions such as WHO, The Global Fund, and the World Bank,
and other major donors, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, were
all signatories to this partnership. But what does the International Health
Partnership (IHP) mean for people living in poorer countries?

The IHP is an agreement between donors and developing countries. Global and
country level partnerships will set out a process of mutual responsibility
and accountability for the development and implementation of the national
health plans of developing countries. The overall aim of the IHP is to
improve the coverage and use of health services—whether through public or
private channels, or through non-governmental organisations—in order to
deliver improved health outcomes, especially for the health-related MDGs,
and other international commitments such as universal access to
antiretroviral therapy. The IHP does not provide any new funding…."

WILL THIS WORK??       .....Naaaa! (sorry for being
facetious)

Claudio (moderator)          ....I'll be glad to hear from you otherwise.
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