PHA-Exch> United Nations eDiscussion on Global Health, 29 January - 26 February 2009

[Claudio Schuftan]

Please find attached an invitation to participate in an open,
multi-stakeholder United Nations eDiscussion on Global Public Health, 29
January - 26 February 2009. To subscribe to this eDiscussion, kindly send
a blank message (without any attachments, signatures and/or logos)  to
join-mdg-amr-2009 at groups.dev-nets.org  by 28 January. You are encouraged
to forward this invitation to any colleagues who may be interested in
participating.

ABOUT THE E-DISCUSSION

An e-discussion on global public health will be hosted on MDGNet (
http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=99) from 29 January - 26 February 2009. It
is being organized jointly by the Department for Economic and Social
Affairs (UN/DESA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in
collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The purpose of the
moderated online forum is to bring together experts in the field, from
within and outside of the UN system, to discuss (1) strengthening health
systems, in particular how to overcome health inequities and ensure
universal access, and what concrete steps can be taken to address the
shortage of health-care workers (Part I: 29 January - 11 February), and
(2) emerging and future health challenges, specifically, the growing
burden of non-communicable diseases, the impact of the financial crisis on
health care, and improving health partnerships (Part II: 12 - 26
February). The discussion presents an opportunity for the broader
development community, in particular those working at the country level,
to provide a valuable contribution to the UN intergovernmental process
that takes place through the ECOSOC family of organizations. The ideas and
recommendations collected may be considered for inclusion in the report of
the Secretary-General on the Annual Ministerial Review, and will be made
widely available on the internet and at ECOSOC's substantive session in
July.
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