First report from Dawn Lynn Bowness, President SI Bangkok:
Attending the 63rd WHO Conference was useful. The 2010-2011 agendas of the regional health ministers and the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee were presented and should allow some insight concerning Soroptimist International's inclusion at this conference and possible continued attendance at future conferences.
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, considers the health of women to be a key performance indicator of the World Health Organization. Among others, some of the highlights of her address were:
- the globalization of processed foods putting populations at risk of chronic diseases and obesity
- the growing responsibilities of government to health
- addressing eco-chemicals
Watch this space for more from Dawn on the outcomes of the meeting!
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2 comments:
Interesting to see that WHO is addressing the link between processed foods and obesity.
Hi Abigail,
We are very pleased to see the WHO taking non-communicable diseases as a serious threat to the healyh and well-being of women and girls around the world. Preventative health care, even healthy eating, is critical! We are pleased that the WHO is focussing more attention on this paricular issue.
Thanks for your comment!
SI Programme Director
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