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MDGs and Health Grenada

This document outlines the convergence of health initiatives with the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in the Caribbean, focusing on critical health issues and the way forward. Key areas include the eradication of poverty, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality, and reducing child mortality. The document emphasizes the importance of data collection and coordination among national health offices and ministries to meet these goals, while also addressing challenges like non-communicable diseases and maternal health.

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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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