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HEALTH
Tackling disease and health system challenges
The work of the Commonwealth in the area of health address issues that concern some of the biggest disease and health system challenges on the global health agenda; prevalence rates of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity remain very high in many Commonwealth Sub-Saharan African countries and some Commonwealth countries in Asia and South Pacific; HIV prevalence among women continues to grow and the stigma surrounding AIDS limits the implementation of effective interventions; due to lifestyle and dietary changes, countries in the Caribbean and Pacific are seeing rapidly increasing morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes, hypertension and cancer; the increasing global demand for health workers has resulted in their migration to seek opportunities abroad, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
The objective is to strengthen the delivery of health care in Commonwealth countries by supporting the development and implementation of national and regional policies and strategies.
Further articles of interest
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e-Health Initiatives: What is e-Health?
Social Transformation Programmes Division – Commonwealth Secretariat
We define e-health as the use of ICTs, locally and at a distance, to strengthen health systems and address public health priorities.
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Climate Change and Health: A Lens to Refocus on the Needs of the Poor
The Commonwealth Secretariat – Editor, Joan Ross Frankson
Adaptation strategies to deal effectively with the anticipated health impacts of climate change are in the early stages of development.
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Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting 2009
Geneva, Switzerland – 17 May 2009
Strong, international, scientific consensus asserts that Climate Change is happening, and that it will impact on human health.
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eHealth in the Commonwealth – Challenges and Opportunities
Information is a core resource for healthcare, so every country needs good policies, strategies and plans to invest in information and communication technologies (ICT) and the associated organisational changes needed to improve health and healthcare.
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The Commonwealth releases plan to address HIV and AIDS
The Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC)
The Commonwealth Secretariat this week released its first HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework for 2007-2009, providing a coherent and multi-sectoral approach to addressing the pandemic.
