INVITED SPEAKER PRESENTATION Open Access ASEAN Health in the post-2015 development agenda Phusit Prakongsai From 7th Postgraduate Forum on Health Systems and Policies Phitsanulok, Thailand. 24-25 June 2013 The health sector has led the development success of the MDG era and created an unprecedented opportunity to achieve more health and social development after 2015. The health-related MDGs have raised the profile of global health to the highest political level, mobilized civil society, increased development assistance for health, and contributed to considerable improvements in health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Achievements of health-related MDGs among ASEAN countries are remarkable, and it is crucial to keep the momentum for accelerating progress toward the MDG and sustainable development. Member states of WHO-SEAR proposed that “human well-being and happiness” must be the overarching goal for the post-2015 development agenda. It is recognized that equity and human rights are at the center of development, and well-being is the core contributor for individual and social happiness. The four pillars of well-being and happiness are identified as 1) sustainable and equitable socio-economic development, 2) good and responsible governance, 3) environmental sustainability, and 4) com- munity and cultural participation. A key component of “well-being and happiness” is uni- versal health coverage which implies equitable access to essential health services with financial and social protec- tion. In addition, to achieve the unfinished MDG agenda and tackling the growing problems of NCDs, a life-course approach comprising continuum of care with balance of the preventive, promotive, curative and palliative aspects of health care has been recommended. Health systems based on the primary health care need to be strengthened to improve efficiency in service delivery, mobilize ade- quate resources and equitable financing through good governance. Indicators and targets for each dimension of human well-being must be identified and focused on equity analysis through disaggregated data covering income, age, gender, rural/urban and vulnerable groups. Owner- ship, intersectoral collaboration, wider involvement of stakeholders, and more partnerships must be leveraged to achieve the post-2015 development agenda. Published: 29 January 2014 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-S1-I2 Cite this article as: Prakongsai: ASEAN Health in the post-2015 development agenda. BMC Public Health 2014 14(Suppl 1):I2. Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit Correspondence: [email protected] International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand Prakongsai BMC Public Health 2014, 14(Suppl 1):I2 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/S1/I2 © 2014 Prakongsai; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.

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INVITED SPEAKER PRESENTATION Open Access

ASEAN Health in the post-2015 developmentagendaPhusit Prakongsai

From 7th Postgraduate Forum on Health Systems and PoliciesPhitsanulok, Thailand. 24-25 June 2013

The health sector has led the development success ofthe MDG era and created an unprecedented opportunityto achieve more health and social development after2015. The health-related MDGs have raised the profileof global health to the highest political level, mobilizedcivil society, increased development assistance forhealth, and contributed to considerable improvementsin health outcomes in low- and middle-income coun-tries. Achievements of health-related MDGs amongASEAN countries are remarkable, and it is crucial tokeep the momentum for accelerating progress towardthe MDG and sustainable development.Member states of WHO-SEAR proposed that “human

well-being and happiness” must be the overarching goalfor the post-2015 development agenda. It is recognizedthat equity and human rights are at the center of develop-ment, and well-being is the core contributor for individualand social happiness. The four pillars of well-being andhappiness are identified as 1) sustainable and equitablesocio-economic development, 2) good and responsiblegovernance, 3) environmental sustainability, and 4) com-munity and cultural participation.A key component of “well-being and happiness” is uni-

versal health coverage which implies equitable access toessential health services with financial and social protec-tion. In addition, to achieve the unfinished MDG agendaand tackling the growing problems of NCDs, a life-courseapproach comprising continuum of care with balance ofthe preventive, promotive, curative and palliative aspectsof health care has been recommended. Health systemsbased on the primary health care need to be strengthenedto improve efficiency in service delivery, mobilize ade-quate resources and equitable financing through goodgovernance.

Indicators and targets for each dimension of humanwell-being must be identified and focused on equityanalysis through disaggregated data covering income,age, gender, rural/urban and vulnerable groups. Owner-ship, intersectoral collaboration, wider involvement ofstakeholders, and more partnerships must be leveragedto achieve the post-2015 development agenda.

Published: 29 January 2014

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-S1-I2Cite this article as: Prakongsai: ASEAN Health in the post-2015development agenda. BMC Public Health 2014 14(Suppl 1):I2.

Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Centraland take full advantage of:

• Convenient online submission

• Thorough peer review

• No space constraints or color figure charges

• Immediate publication on acceptance

• Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar

• Research which is freely available for redistribution

Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submitCorrespondence: [email protected]

International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand

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