(a) North-South co-operation essential for realisation of an equitable and universal development paradigm
In his speech at 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR)at Beijing, the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the developing countries to unite and ensure that developed countries should meet their obligations in climate change challenges and other areas.
“The developed country Parties should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof. We, the countries of the “South” should maintain steadfast unity to ensure that these obligations are met by the developed countries”, Azad said.
“Our per capita emissions are still very low when compared to those of developed countries. And yet we are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. …these impacts are already creating distress and impoverishment which has a direct relationship with universal access to affordable healthcare,” the minister further elaborated.
Azad emphasised that the countries should recognise the adverse impact of civil strife in Africa and global recession on health rights of the people. He stressed that the public spending gap on healthcare created by reduction in developed countries’ contribution to international agencies and loss of export income by the developing countries call for more efficient utilization of resources. However he reiterated the need of the developed countries to meet their commitment “to increase the investment on population, family planning and reproductive health programmes and to strengthen technology transfer, information exchange, personnel training and financial assistance, so as to promote global sustainable development.”
Talking about the domestic scene, the health Minister told the conference about the paradigm shift from the earlier approach, which emphasized population control and demography, to the sustainable development and reproductive and child health approach. In conformity with this approach India has undertaken initiatives like strengthening rural health infrastructure through National Rural Health Mission and conditional fund transfer scheme to promote safe institutional deliveries Janani Suraupdateksha Yojna. He also talked about recently launched Navjaat Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (Basic New Born Care & Resuscitation Programme). This is a large skill upgradation programme for healthcare providers to handle birth asphyxia, hypothermia, infection prevention and prematurity.
“The North has an obligation to fulfill its commitment through North-South cooperation. A strong partnership of South should also complement our relationship with the North and vice versa. Triangular cooperation is therefore a useful and cost effective tool for furthering our objectives. The challenge, therefore, is for all partners in the South as well as from the North, to translate the new dynamism of the South into a force for the realization of an equitable and universal development paradigm,” Azad averred.
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(b) Influenza A H1N1 update
The toll related to Influenza A H1N1 in India has risen further to 413 as on Monday. On 17th October 2009, 41819 passengers have been screened at 22 Airports with 83 counters manned by 225 doctors and 172 paramedics. Total passengers screened till date is 7335228. Till date, samples from 67612 persons have been tested for Influenza A H1N1 in Government Laboratories and a few private Laboratories across the country and 12787 (18.9%) of them have been found positive.
Courtesy: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare release
“The developed country Parties should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof. We, the countries of the “South” should maintain steadfast unity to ensure that these obligations are met by the developed countries”, Azad said.
“Our per capita emissions are still very low when compared to those of developed countries. And yet we are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. …these impacts are already creating distress and impoverishment which has a direct relationship with universal access to affordable healthcare,” the minister further elaborated.
Azad emphasised that the countries should recognise the adverse impact of civil strife in Africa and global recession on health rights of the people. He stressed that the public spending gap on healthcare created by reduction in developed countries’ contribution to international agencies and loss of export income by the developing countries call for more efficient utilization of resources. However he reiterated the need of the developed countries to meet their commitment “to increase the investment on population, family planning and reproductive health programmes and to strengthen technology transfer, information exchange, personnel training and financial assistance, so as to promote global sustainable development.”
Talking about the domestic scene, the health Minister told the conference about the paradigm shift from the earlier approach, which emphasized population control and demography, to the sustainable development and reproductive and child health approach. In conformity with this approach India has undertaken initiatives like strengthening rural health infrastructure through National Rural Health Mission and conditional fund transfer scheme to promote safe institutional deliveries Janani Suraupdateksha Yojna. He also talked about recently launched Navjaat Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (Basic New Born Care & Resuscitation Programme). This is a large skill upgradation programme for healthcare providers to handle birth asphyxia, hypothermia, infection prevention and prematurity.
“The North has an obligation to fulfill its commitment through North-South cooperation. A strong partnership of South should also complement our relationship with the North and vice versa. Triangular cooperation is therefore a useful and cost effective tool for furthering our objectives. The challenge, therefore, is for all partners in the South as well as from the North, to translate the new dynamism of the South into a force for the realization of an equitable and universal development paradigm,” Azad averred.
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(b) Influenza A H1N1 update
The toll related to Influenza A H1N1 in India has risen further to 413 as on Monday. On 17th October 2009, 41819 passengers have been screened at 22 Airports with 83 counters manned by 225 doctors and 172 paramedics. Total passengers screened till date is 7335228. Till date, samples from 67612 persons have been tested for Influenza A H1N1 in Government Laboratories and a few private Laboratories across the country and 12787 (18.9%) of them have been found positive.
Courtesy: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare release
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