Conference raises awareness of human health and development
An international conference aimed at
raising awareness of ensuring the rights to human health and
development opened in Hanoi on October 26.
An international conference aimed at
raising awareness of ensuring the rights to human health and
development opened in Hanoi on October 26.
The four-day event, jointly held by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Propaganda and Education (CPE) and Australia’s New South Wales University, has drawn the participation of more than 260 leading scientists and social activists in health, development and human rights sectors from Vietnam and the world.
The conference is organised to raise awareness of close ties between health, development and human rights as well as put forth measures, policies and strategies to address the current health and development challenges.
At present, countries throughout the world are coping with a health and humanitarian crisis, disasters caused by climate change, global food and financial crises and diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, said participants at the conference, adding that women, children and poor people are hardest hit by these problems.
They said that these crises have also increased the burden on governments, communities and residents.
According to CPE Deputy Head Phung Huu Phu, Vietnam’s consistent viewpoint is to do all it can for human health and provide people with opportunities for their comprehensive development.
Vietnam has recorded a number of important achievements in ensuring health, development and human rights for the people, especially poverty reduction, public healthcare, educational and health development, gender equality and women’s advancement, he said.
The country has successfully implemented the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), he added.
The conference includes a plenary session and supplementary meetings covering four main topics, including HIV/AIDS and other public health risks, mother and child health, and the impact of climate change and economic globalisation on human health and development./.
The four-day event, jointly held by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Propaganda and Education (CPE) and Australia’s New South Wales University, has drawn the participation of more than 260 leading scientists and social activists in health, development and human rights sectors from Vietnam and the world.
The conference is organised to raise awareness of close ties between health, development and human rights as well as put forth measures, policies and strategies to address the current health and development challenges.
At present, countries throughout the world are coping with a health and humanitarian crisis, disasters caused by climate change, global food and financial crises and diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, said participants at the conference, adding that women, children and poor people are hardest hit by these problems.
They said that these crises have also increased the burden on governments, communities and residents.
According to CPE Deputy Head Phung Huu Phu, Vietnam’s consistent viewpoint is to do all it can for human health and provide people with opportunities for their comprehensive development.
Vietnam has recorded a number of important achievements in ensuring health, development and human rights for the people, especially poverty reduction, public healthcare, educational and health development, gender equality and women’s advancement, he said.
The country has successfully implemented the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), he added.
The conference includes a plenary session and supplementary meetings covering four main topics, including HIV/AIDS and other public health risks, mother and child health, and the impact of climate change and economic globalisation on human health and development./.
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