Toril Roscher-Nielsen, NDPHS CSR Chair

SEECP Health Ministerial MeetingChisinau, Moldova, 7 November 2008

The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Well-being

Contributing to the future of regional cooperation

ND Priority Sectors

NDPHS: A Partnership under the ND Umbrella

Economic Cooperation

Freedom, Security and Justice

External Security, Civil Protection

Research, Education and Culture

Environment, Nuclear Safety and Natural Resources

NDPHSSocial Wellfare and Health Care

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

NDPHS - Mission and Priorities

Towards a greater political and adminstrative coherance in Northern Europe

Narrowing social and economic differences

General improvement of people’s quality of life

Promoting healthy and socially rewarding lifestyles

Preventing the spread of major communicable diseases

Committee of Senior Representatives

Partnership Annual Conference

Secretariat

Expert Groups

Partners and Structure

13 Countries, European Commission + 8 Organisations

• HIV/AIDS

• Primary Health Care

• Prison Health

• Social Inclusion, Healthy Lifestyles and Work Ability (SIHLWA)

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

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

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

(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

Examples of recent Achievements

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

Thank You

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