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Toril Roscher-Nielsen, NDPHS CSR Chair

The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Well-being Contributing to the future of regional cooperation. SEECP Health Ministerial Meeting Chisinau, Moldova, 7 November 2008. Toril Roscher-Nielsen, NDPHS CSR Chair. Social Wellfare and Health Care . NDPHS.

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Toril Roscher-Nielsen, NDPHS CSR Chair

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  1. The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Well-being Contributing to the future of regional cooperation SEECP Health Ministerial MeetingChisinau, Moldova, 7 November 2008 Toril Roscher-Nielsen, NDPHS CSR Chair

  2. Social Wellfare and Health Care NDPHS NDPHS: A Partnership under the ND Umbrella ND Priority Sectors Economic Cooperation Freedom, Security and Justice External Security, Civil Protection Research, Education and Culture Environment, Nuclear Safety and Natural Resources

  3. Health in the Northern Dimension Area • Health gaps in the Northern Dimension region that must be adequately addressed • Health impact with far reaching consequences for the demographic, political, economic and social development of our region • Regional cooperation therefore plays an important role

  4. NDPHS - Mission and Priorities • Promoting healthy and socially rewarding lifestyles • Preventing the spread of major communicable diseases • Towards a greater political and adminstrative coherance in Northern Europe • Narrowing social and economic differences • General improvement of people’s quality of life

  5. Partnership Annual Conference Committee of Senior Representatives Expert Groups Secretariat Partners and Structure 13 Countries, European Commission + 8 Organisations • HIV/AIDS • Primary Health Care • Prison Health • Social Inclusion, Healthy Lifestyles and Work Ability (SIHLWA)

  6. Value through cooperation Cooperation examples where NDPHS is actively involved • Development of a Baltic Sea Region Strategy • focus on Health and Quality of Life • NDPHS event on Indigenous and Remote Northern Communities • November 20, Ottawa, Canada • SEEHN – NDPHS cooperation • initiated by the European Commission

  7. Towards meeting the NDPHS objectives • Different national models/systems within NDPHS partner countries on how to tackle health-related problems • Need for streamlining public health activities: (1) Policy development (2) Implementation

  8. Examples of recent Achievements (1) Policy development: • NDPHS Strategy Healthy Life – Healthy Work • First Strategy for the Northern Dimension Region on Health • Based on ND Policy documents and WHO, ILO and EU Strategies on Workers’ Health • Joint effort of NDPHS Partners and many NDPHS Experts

  9. Examples of recent Achievements (2) Projects/added value for the region • NDPHS Pipeline in place • Project pipeline channels over 4.5 Million EUR for health projects in NW-Russia and Belarus annually • NDPHS Database • Over 1000 records • Past and ongoing projects • A networking place • Concrete projects developed, monitored or implemented by the 4 NDPHS Expert Groups

  10. Final remarks • Solid foundation established • NDPHS - well equipped to facilitate the efforts of the ND Partners in Health • NDPHS - ready to share experiences and and expertise • Evaluation for a fresh look • NDPHS to promote Regional cooperation for a healthy and steady growth in the ND Region

  11. Thank You For more information please visit: www.ndphs.org

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