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Chair's
List of Issues and Proposals for Discussion:
Health
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Co-Chair
Ihab Gamaleldin, Egypt, chaired the discussion on
health.
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The G-77/China called for reference to financial
and technical assistance for developing countries to
launch programmes related to health. She also said reference
to transboundary air pollution does not belong in the
paragraph on respiratory diseases.
Previously,
Zimbabwe, on behalf of the G-77/China, started the morning
session with several comments on the previous days'
debate on non-section C, "Changing unsustainable
patterns of consumption and production."
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Spain,
for the EU, expressed support for the Secretary-General's
fund to combat HIV/AIDS, and proposed the establishment
of other similar funds. He noted the need to address
the lack of information on the health impacts of environmental
pollution. He stated that closing the poverty gap
is the best way to address social differences and
health.
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The US (left, speaking with an NGO) stressed
the importance of the connections between health and environment.
He said paragraphs that deal with basic barriers to health
should be given priority, and highlighted community health
and promotion of good governance. He underscored the importance
of getting lead out of gasoline, and mentioned the global
fund to fight AIDS. |
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John
Klink, US State Department Bureau of Population, Migration
and Refugees, consulting with an NGO representative.
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Jamaica
said the issues of mental health and contamination
from medical waste deserved attention.
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Ghana stressed the importance of plant-based and
traditional medical systems in the health delivery systems
of Africa and other developing countries, as well as patent
right protection. |
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Canada
called for a global health and environment assessment
based on existing assessments, as well as the identification
of specific capacity development initiatives. |
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Algeria stressed the importance of access to water,
particularly for countries facing drought and desertification.
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Norway called for technical and financial support
to implement existing conventions on the environment.
He urged a decentralized approach to health, including
community empowerment, self- reliance, and promotion of
good governance. Photo: Norwegian delegates reading
the daily ENB |
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Mexico called for reference to the regional platforms
that reflect the considerable amount of work done in the
different regions. He said it is important to identify
accumulated experience since Rio or else it is irrelevant
to identify new tasks. |
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Mauritius
reiterated that the lack of infrastructure to manage
waste water leads to infectious diseases.
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The
World Health Organization said the issue of lead
in gasoline needs to be more addressed in a manner that
goes beyond the air pollution impact, and which looks
at childhood lead poisoning. Regarding indoor air quality,
she said the fuel cycle should be addressed. She said
prevention and treatment of childhood pneumonia should
be addressed, as well as capacity building and training,
and development tools, such as a health impact assessment.
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The
International Labor Organization called for a more
coherent and analytical approach to dealing with the social
pillar of sustainable development and emphasized employment
policies and employment programmes. |
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Tanzania said HIV/AIDS deserved higher profile and
called for a multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS, suggesting,
inter alia, debt relief for those impacted. More
generally, he said the issue of sustainable tourism should
be addressed, as it has the potential to bring economic
benefits and help with poverty reduction.
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The
Russian Federation supported
the establishment of broad-based innovative partnerships,
and said the development of education in health care
should be reflected.
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FAO asked that references be added to a global
campaign on fair conditions of employment in agriculture
with focus on health, safety and environmental standards,
and called for improved poverty mapping and diagnosis
by increasing support to existing information systems.
The FAO quickly described the Codex Alimentarius. |
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noted the links between rural and urban poverty, requested
that references to the roles of Indigenous Peoples and
women in food and nutrition be added, and asked to reinforce
the link between food security and desertification. |
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Hungary
said the document focused on environmental health, and
that a broader approach to health was needed. He underscored
that the phasing out of lead in gasoline has already
been introduced in the EC region, and that existing
programmes should be taken into account.
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Kyrgyzstan
called for reference to countries with economies
in transition.
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Saying
that the HIV/AIDS pandemic was a global problem requiring
a global programme of action, South Africa proposed
a new paragraph on such a programme. Its goals would
be to reduce infection rates among 15 to 24 year olds,
primarily in most-affected countries, and to ensure
access for young men and women to preventative information,
treatment and services.
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