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MDGs and HealthGrenada
Dr. Kam Mung
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Office of Caribbean Program CoordinationBarbados
August 20, 2003
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Sequence
• Background
• Issues
• Way Forward
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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
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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)
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ISSUES
• Lack of DataChildren 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
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ISSUES (cont’d)
• Coordination at countriesStatistics Offices -- MoH, Line ministries
Software: DevInfo database – UNDG (Caribinfo)
• Point of Diminishing Returns (IMR,U5MR,MMR)– extremely costly and inefficient
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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
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Way Forward
• Even if data same– Number of request for reports & info– Different formats– Additional workload
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Way Forward
• National ownership
• Resources mobilization
• Interagency collaboration
• No additional burden to countries
• Regular dissemination of status
• Line Ministries – CSO - Country
