Sub-Themes

Health

Panel 1: Sustainable Solutions in the Health Sector

The emergence of complex health systems across the world makes it necessary to redefine the responsibility of the health sector for health protection and promotion. Health is protected by the creation of safe, clean and pleasant environments and of services, which emphasize prevention of illness, as well as care for the sick. There is a need to ensure that access to health care facilities and services is not limited to those with resources.

The idea of finding sustainable solutions in the health sector is based on a synthesis of socioeconomic and development approaches that aspire to conserve resources and yet be able to improve outcomes. It is hoped that through carefully worked out solutions, the goal of good and equitable health can be achieved. For sustainable health solutions, it is proposed that things should not be done twice: one for development and second for health, but that human health development should take place simultaneously with economic development. The goal is that health considerations should go hand in hand with the process of overall development for fighting death and disease, improving survival and quality of life, living conditions and nutrition.

The Tenth SDC will try to present / share these solutions for sustainable health in a South Asian context. The broader themes that will be covered are:

• Solutions for health care finance delivery, health services reforms
• Aging, fertility and mortality declines
• Solutions for reducing incidence of communicable and non-communicable diseases
• Global environmental threats and solution for human health and survival
• New technologies: information and telemedicine services
• Sustainable public private partnerships for health
• Sustainable population health

Contact:
Shafqat Shehzad, Research Fellow, SDPI
Email: shafqat@sdpi.org