World Health Day: Meeting the Challenges That Affect Us All
April 7, 2013 • 0 comments • By Eric Goosby, Ambassador, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
Cross-posted from DipNote U.S. Department of State Official Blog
Cross-posted from DipNote U.S. Department of State Official Blog
We also know, that as the world reduces the burden of infectious disease and child deaths, new problems arise, such as the complications of chronic disease
Through promoting shared responsibility for global health, the U.S. government is leveraging its investments with country partners. For example, U.S. government health funding has been used to train doctors and nurses and build clinics. These investments not only help to target diseases like HIV and malaria, but can be used as the foundation for a response to broader health issues, including non-communicable diseases. With this foundation in place, country partners and other donors are able to provide services for other common health ailments that are integrated with U.S.-funded services.
At the Office of Global Health Diplomacy (S/GHD), we are imbuing health into our diplomatic agenda. Through cooperation with our interagency colleagues, we are working to align our multilateral efforts to leverage U.S. investments better and bring more donors to the table. We are partnering with the World Bank and others to foster discussion between Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Health on sustainable health financing. And through increasing training for our diplomats, our Foreign Service Officers at posts can be better equipped to elevate health in diplomatic discourse with partner countries, as they work to strengthen their health care systems and achieve country ownership.
On this World Health Day, and every day, we at GHD will continue to work towards our mandate of harnessing the diplomatic efforts of the United States to advance our health mission of improving and saving lives.
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