News archives 2008

Civil society representatives on the IHP+ SurG selected

1 December 2008 Dr. Lola Dare and Sue Perez were selected to represent Civil Society on the Scaling-Up Reference Group of the IHP+.… More »

International leaders call for more investment in global health

1 December 2008 A new high-level Taskforce to identify and promote innovative financing mechanisms for health results in poor countries, held its inaugural… More »

Global action for health systems discussed in Tokyo

1 November 2008 As a follow up to discussions around the last G8, a conference on global action for health systems strengthening was… More »

Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health

1 November 2008 On November 12, Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, issued a statement on the implications current financial crisis may have on… More »

Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Result-Based Financing Update

1 November 2008 Briefly stated, results-based financing (RBF) for health is cash or goods provided when measurable actions are taken or a defined… More »

Brussels "Declaration: The Future of Parliamentary Involvement in Global Health and Development"

20 October 2008 'We, Parliamentarians from European countries and the European Parliament, participants of the Conference “The Future of Parliamentary Involvement in Global… More »

UN-backed scheme aims to reduce maternal mortality by boosting health systems

25 September 2008 The United Nations has teamed up with world leaders to launch a new initiative to strengthen health systems in an… More »

WHO Revives 1978 Plan to Provide 'Health for All'

24 September 2008 World Health Organization head Margaret Chan is reviving a 30-year-old approach to providing universal health care to meet United Nations… More »

The US Government expresses its support to the IHP

23 September 2008 'The United States welcomes the contribution of the International Health Partnership and supports the principles on which it is based,… More »

IHP+ presented at Twenty-sixth Meeting of Ministers of Health of South East Asia

8 September 2008 At twenty-sixth Meeting of Ministers of Health of South East Asia held in New Delhi, India, 8–9 September 2008, Dr… More »

"AID EFFECTIVENESS : Better Health"

2 September 2008 The report prepared for the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness being held in Accra, Ghana on 02-04 September… More »