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@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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Claudio Schuftan
mailto:cschuftan@phmovement.org