MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, NON-COMMUNICABLE BISEASES AND

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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Millenniun Development Goals 1: To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2: To achieve universal primary education

3: To promote gender equality and empower women

4: To reduce child mortality rate 5: Improve maternal health 6: To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other

diseases 7: To ensure environmental sustainability 8: To develop a global partnership for

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THE MDGsA vision for development in which HEALTH is

squarely at the centre.

Three of the eight goals, Nine of the eighteen targets, and Eighteen of the forty-eight 48 indicators

Relate directly to HEALTH

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CARICOM welcomes the MDGs

CARICOM SHARES THE VIEW THAT:

The objective of development should be to create an enabling environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in concordance with their needs and their interests.

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Some Development Indicators of CARICOM States

    Human Dev. Index Rank,

HDI / 182

Human Pov. Index Rank,

HPI / 135

Life Expt’cy CARICOM Countries

Population Avg. anul income US$

  Antigua & Barbuda

85,632 18,691 47 … …

Bahamas 307,552 20,253 52 … 73.2Barbados 284,589 17,956 37 4 77

Belize 307,899 6,734 93 73 76Dominica 72,660 7,893 73 … …Grenada 90,739 7,344 74 … 75.3

Guyana 952,940 2782 114 48 66.5Jamaica 2,825,928 6,079 100 51 71.7St. Lucia 160,267 9,786 69 26 73.6

St. Kitts & Nevis

40,131 14,481 62 … …

St.Vincent & Gr’dines

104,574 7,691 91 … 71.4

Suriname 481,267 7,813 97 46 68.8

Trinidad & Tobago

1,229,953 23,507 64 27 69.2

  6,944,131        

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Some Comparative Indicators

Countries

Population

AAI US$

HDI / 182

HPI-2 / 52 Life

Expt. OECD:

Norway 4,700,000 53,433 1 2 80.5 Australia 20,900,000 34,923 2 14 81.4 Canada 32,900,000 35,812 4 12 80.6 U S A 308,700,000 45,592 11 22 79.1

UK 60,900,000 35,130 21 21 79.3

CARICOM (ranges) 6,944,131 11,616 37-114 4-73 72.27 Asia/Pacific: HPI-1 / 135

Vietnam 86,100,000 2,600 115 55 74.3 India 1,164,700,000 2,753 134 88 63.4

Papua New Guinea 6,400,000 2,551 144 121 60.7 Bangladesh 157,800,000 1,241 150 112 65.7

Nepal 28,300,000 1,049 144 99 66.3

Africa: Rwanda 9,500,000 872 167 100 49.7

Cote d’Ivoire 20,100,000 2,827 163 119 56.8 Central Afr. Repub. 4,300,000 990 177 125 46.7

Mali 12,400,000 1,086 180 133 48.1 Sierra Leone 5,400,000 855 180 128 47.3

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OECD       Life

Expt.Countries Population AAI US$ HDI / 177

HPI-2 / 52

Norway 4,700,000 53,433 1 2 80.5Australia 20,900,000 34,923 2 14 81.4Canada 32,900,000 35,812 4 12 80.6U S A 308,700,000 45,592 11 22 79.1

UK 60,900,000 35,130 21 21 79.3

CARICOM 6,944,131 11,616 37-114 4-73 72.27

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ASIA/PACIFIC       Life Expt.

Countries Population AAI US$ HDI / 177 HPI-2 / 52

Vietnam 86,100,000 2,600 115 55 74.3

India 1,164,700,000 2,753 134 88 63.4

Papua New Guinea

6,400,000 2,551 144 121 60.7

Bangladesh 157,800,000 1,241 150 112 65.7

Nepal 28,300,000 1,049 144 99 66.3

CARICOM 6,944,131 11,616 37-114 4-73 72.27

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AFRICA       Life

Expt.Countries Population AAI US$ HDI / 177 HPI-2 / 52

Rwanda 9,500,000 872 167 100 49.7

Cote d’Ivoire 20,100,000 2,827 163 119 56.8

Central Afr. Repub. 4,300,000 990 177 125 46.7

Mali 12,400,000 1,086 180 133 48.1

Sierra Leone 5,400,000 855 180 128 47.3

CARICOM 6,944,131 11,616 37-114 4-73 72.27

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Challenges to Development of Effective Services (WHO)

Inappropriate LawsOvercrowding of facilitiesLimitation of Human ResourcesPoor, attitudes and interestsLack of baseline dataOver centralization & overspecializationAbsence of sound policies

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POLICY QUESTIONS 1-5 (WHO)

Does the policy promote the development of community-based care?

Are services comprehensive and integrated into primary health care?

Does the policy encourage partnership between individuals, families and health professionals?

Does the policy promote the empowerment of individuals, families and communities?

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POLICY QUESTIONS 6-8Does the policy create a system that respects,

protects and fulfills the human rights of people with mental disorders?

Are evidence-based practices utilized wherever possible?

Is there an adequate supply of appropriately trained service providers to ensure that the policy can be implemented?

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POLICY QUESTIONS 9-11

Are the special needs of women, children and adolescents recognized?

Is there parity between mental health services and other health services?

Does the policy require the continuous monitoring and evaluation of services?

 

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POLICY QUESTIONS 12-14Does the policy create a system that is

responsive to the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations?

Is adequate attention paid to strategies for prevention and promotion?

Does the policy foster inter-sectoral links between the mental health and other sectors?

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