Health is Global: a
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“….Safeguarding good health is not simply the province of individual countries. A globalised, interdependent world, characterised by the increasing movement of individuals and populations – and where disease recognises no borders – means that health has become a global issue.
Our responsibility is to harness the opportunities of globalisation to improve the health of people across the world, and in particular people in the
A healthy population is fundamental to prosperity, security and stability – a cornerstone of economic growth and social development. In contrast, poor health does more than damage the economic and political viability of any one country – it is a threat to the economic and political interests of all countries. Improving global health is vital if we are to achieve the Government’s domestic and international objectives. The health targets of the MDGs are among those least likely to be met and this demands a coherent strategy and decisive action.
Global health is determined by factors which themselves often show scant respect for national boundaries – such as international trade, climate change, pollution, conflict, environmental degradation and poverty.
The UK Government cannot achieve the ambition set out in this strategy alone. Because so many sectors affect health, and so many countries and agencies are involved in healthcare, improving health around the world requires co-operative actions and solutions. This means creative, joined-up partnership both between
There are ten principles that underpin Health is Global
They are that we will:
1. set out to do no harm and, as far as feasible, evaluate the impact of our domestic and foreign policies on global health to ensure that our intention is fulfilled;
2. base our global health policies and practice on sound evidence, especially public health evidence, and work with others to develop evidence where it does not exist;
3. use health as an agent for good in foreign policy, recognising that improving the health of the world’s population can make a strong contribution towards promoting a low-carbon, high-growth global economy;
4. promote outcomes on global health that support the achievement of the MDGs and the MDG Call for Action;
5. promote health equity within and between countries through our foreign and domestic policies;
6. ensure that the effects of foreign and domestic policies on global health are much more explicit and that we are transparent about where the objectives of different policies may conflict;
7. work for strong and effective leadership on global health through strengthened and reformed international institutions;
8. learn from other countries’ policies and experience in order to improve the health and well-being of the
9. protect the health of the
10. work in partnership with other governments, multilateral agencies, civil society and business in pursuit of our objectives
Contents
Foreword by the Prime Minister
Summary
Why the
Health is Global: The strategy
Ten principles
Five areas for action
1. Better global health security
2. Stronger, fairer and safer systems to deliver health
3. More effective international health organisations
4. Stronger, freer and fairer trade for better health
5. Strengthening the wa y we develop and use evidence to improve policy and practice
Working with others
Resources
Implementation and monitoring progress
References
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EVIPNet is an innovative initiative to promote the systematic use of health research evidence in policy making.
Focusing on low- and middle-income countries, EVIPNet promotes partnerships at the country level between policy makers, researchers and civil society in order to facilitate both policy development and policy implementation through the use of the best scientific evidence available.
Low- and middle-income countries have scarce resources to address their health system challenges and need high-quality evidence to use those resources efficiently. Scientific evidence is a fundamental building block to improve the public health situation.
If health sector managers and policy makers ignore evidence on the root causes of problems or what works best to address these problems, they risk wasting precious resources on inadequately designed programmes and policies.The direct consequence of ignoring this evidence is poor health for the population
WHO Evidence Informed Policy Network website (www.who.int/rpc/evipnet/en )
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