Development
14/10/2011
Commission Agenda for Change Highlights Health for Development
The European Commission has adopted a Communication on Development Policy that emphasises econmic growth, but also recognises the role that social inclusion, health and education can play in generating this growth.
11/09/2011
Action for Global Health tenders for a consultant to update its “Online guide”
A consultant is required to update the Action For Global Health online guide, which records EU commitments, policies, strategies and decisions made by the European Union which are relevant to the achievement of the health MDGs. Deadline to apply: 19 September 2011.
One key activity that Action for Global Health Brussels partners have delivered is the creation of an “Online Guide”, posted on the Action for Global Health Website, which records EU commitments, policies, strategies (...)
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27/02/2010
The importance of climate finance additionality – who loses when climate adaptation money taken for Overseas Development Asisstance?
During the last year’s COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen it was unilaterally agreed to create a special Global Fund to assist the countries (in particular developing and small islands countries) with necessary adaptation and mitigation activities to counteract climate change consequences.
However, it has never been clearly stated where this money is to come from, how it would be different from other development aid - for example previous Overseas Development Asisstance (...)
13/05/2009
AFGH recommendations on Aid and Community participation
A conference co-organised by Action for Global Health, The EU-Red Cross Office, and the European Alliance against Malaria developed recommendations on the role of community participation in the health sector in developing countries and how best this should be financed.
15/04/2009
G8 Health Experts meet civil society including EPHA in Venice
The G8 has since the Gleneagles summit committed to action to improve health in developing countries. The G8 health experts met in Venice to prepare the health part of this years G8 communique, also meeting with civil society representatives for one day.
27/01/2009
Action for Global Health calls EU Member States for Action to Right to Health
10 December 2008 was the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights, and was marked by Action for Global health with the release of a statement on the Right to Health. This statement called on Member States and the international community to undertake action to ensure the right to health is realised everywhere in the world.
Background
Sixty years ago, after two world wars demonstrateded our capacity for horror, the world turned to what was needed for the definition (...)
27/01/2009
AfGH releases its Winter Newsletter
EPHA is a partner of the Action for Global Health network, a network that advocates for a greater contribution from the EU Member States towards achieving the health millennium development goals in low and middle income countries.
Action for Global Health has published its Winter newsletter. This edition focuses on the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha and on the launch of the High-level Task Force on Innovative Financing for Health Systems. Please also find (...)
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Development and Health
3/11/2008
The Future of Development Cooperation Policy
Debate in Brussels on the future of development cooperation policies
On 17 October 2008 The European Policy Centre organised a debate on the future of development cooperation policies. The debate saw presentations from Ambassador Mark Dybul, US Global AIDS Coordinator, and Jürgen Weimann, of the German Development Institute. There then followed a debate with representatives of UN agencies, the WHO, the European Commission, Member State representatives and NGOs including Frazer Goodwin of (...)
3/11/2008
CONCORD Issues Statement on Proposed Global Summit
Over the past few months, it has become increasingly apparent that the current financial crisis is set to become one of the most significant in global history. Appropriate action has been sought, and world leaders have agreed that reform of the financial system is required on a global scale. The G20 is set to meet in Washington DC on 15 November 2008 to try to come up with a set of measures to address the crisis.
CONCORD, the European Confederation of Development NGOs, has issued a (...)
31/10/2008
Innovative Health Communication - Example of Best Practice from Rwanda
A Rwandese radio programme, supported by the British NGO Health Unlimited and based on an "Edutainment" approach, has been broadcasted over the past four years with the aim of improving health conditions in developing countries.
Background In the framework of the Well Women Media Project, Uruana, a 15 minute-long radio soap, has been running for four years. The idea being to promote positive attitudes and behaviour towards women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare through an (...)
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