Workshop on Reducing Health Inequality (SDG10) by Improving Health Literacy, has been organized by the SEEHN Secretariat, SEEHN RHDC on Public Health Services and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of North Macedonia on 28 November in Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia under the Presidency of Montenegro.
On the occasion of the World Health Day 2018, SEEHN Secretariat and Regional Health Development Center on Public Health Services hosted by the Institute of Public Health in Skopje, marked the event on Thursday, April 5th at the Best Western Hotel Turist in Skopje.
World Health Organization established April 7th as World Health Day 70 years ago and this year the theme and slogan was “Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere. Health for All”
Addressing the audience Dr. Mira Jovanovski-Dasic, Director of SEEHN Secretariat, underlined that all countries of the SEE region share common economic, environmental, demographic, political, challenges which all combined make a huge impact and diminish universal access to healthcare services, essential quality care and financial protection thus ultimately determining a huge gap of 10 years less in life expectancy comparing to the ones in the EU region.
SEEHN will work intensively with its Member States in the forthcoming period for further upgrading public health services moving towards achieving its commitments from the Chisinau Pledge, which focus on:
Striving universal health coverage for our populations
Increasing public financing for health
Sustaining and strengthening the regional cooperation in public health
Working more closely and efficiently with our partners.
This is what we all can do to achieve UHC at the regional, governmental, individual level by spotting policy-makers’ power to transform the health of their nation and to invite them to be part of the change; by sharing examples on the progress achieved towards UHC and encourage others to find their own path; by providing tools for structured policy dialogue on how to advance UHC nationally and by supporting such efforts at the regional level ( through expanding service coverage, improving quality of services, reducing out-of-pocket payments) pointed out Dr. Mira Jovanovski-Dasic.
She reiterated that SEEHN is committed to further supporting and working in this area and to spreading best practices in every possible occasion.
Our efforts aim to enhance people’s health, and the 2018 slogan “Health for All” shall be the headline of our daily activities that ultimately will drive changes for the other half of population to enjoy high qualitative healthcare services, concluded Dr. Mira Jovanovski-Dasic.
The Regional Health Development Center on Public Health Services (RHDC PHS) has been established in July 2010 at the National Institute of Public Health in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia with the aim to lead, coordinate, manage and monitor the progress of implementing selected public health projects and activities in the region.
The RHDC PHS has been actively involved in the preparation activities for the implementation of the SEE 2020 Strategy health Measure 3 of Inclusive growth pillar, as well as in the process of developing a national list of public health indicators for monitoring the implementation of the SEE 2020 Strategy.
Additionally, the RHDC PHS has contributed to the implementation of a project seeking to harmonize the cross-border public health and public health services legislation, standards, procedures, and develop mutual recognition and trust to enable the creation of a Free Trade Area from a public health perspective. The Center’s activities also address social agenda and inequalities, social inclusion and rights with focus on sexual and reproductive health policies in the region in line with Health 2020 objectives.
