session 1 - 1 richard horton

“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.”

“Unicef is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realised.”

“We believe every person deserves the chance to live a healthy productive life.”

“We are committed to saving mothers lives.”

“The conference strongly reaffirms that health is a fundamental human right...”

1978

“By 2015, all countries have taken significant steps to establish a system for registration of births, deaths, and causes of death, and have well-functioning health information systems that combine data from facilities, administrative sources, and surveys.”

Recommendation 1: Vital Events

1975 Mortality Information System

1990 Live Births Information System

2002 Data for 86% of all livebirths

Paim J et al Lancet 2011

HealthEconomyEnvironmentInequalitiesPopulationEducationConflictGovernanceFood securityWaterEnergy

Not just what, but how

“This will imply significant investment in...systems to generate, analyse, and use data.”

Botswana statement

Sustainable wellbeing for all Wealth, health, education, nutrition, environment, security etc.

Longer healthy lives for allChild survival, maternal survival, MDG6, adolescent health, NCD burden reduction

Universal health coverageHealth promotion, prevention, treatment, financial risk protection

Health sector contribution

Other sector contributions

Post 2015 development agenda: health and wellbeingThe contributions of the health sector and other sectors