Climate Change and Health
20-22 August 2019, Nadi, Fiji
Meeting report | Nadi Communique
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Polio vaccination campaign in Lufa, Eastern Highlands
Polio vaccination campaign in Lufa, Eastern Highlands
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Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health
Established in 2015 with support from WHO, the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum on Global Health is a platform for parliamentarians to exchange ideas, build political will, strengthen capacity, and foster collaboration towards sustainable action for health. It is open to the 37 countries and areas comprising the WHO Western Pacific Region and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The WHO Western Pacific Region Office serves as the secretariat.
Parliamentarians play an essential role in health. They enact legislation, approve budgets and mobilize resources, provide oversight to ensure government accountability and transparency, ensure national implementation of global commitments, and foster the participation of constituencies. The Forum embodies WHO’s support to Member States in achieving health under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through a whole-of-government approach.
Parliamentarians play an essential role in health. They enact legislation, approve budgets and mobilize resources, provide oversight to ensure government accountability and transparency, ensure national implementation of global commitments, and foster the participation of constituencies. The Forum embodies WHO’s support to Member States in achieving health under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through a whole-of-government approach.
2019
Theme: Climate Change and Health
The Fifth Meeting of the Forum was hosted by the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji, in Nadi on 20 to 22 August. Attended by 48 parliamentarians from 20 countries, the meeting highlighted the role of parliamentarians in addressing the health impacts of climate change, including through the strengthening of climate-resilient health systems.
Participating countries: Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Federated States of Micronesia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
2017
Theme: Noncommunicable Diseases and Healthy Ageing
The Third Meeting of the Forum was hosted by the Japan Parliamentarian League for the World Health Organization at the National Diet in Tokyo on 24 to 25 August. The meeting built on the progress of participating countries towards achieving the health targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and focused on accelerating action for priority issues, including noncommunicable diseases and healthy ageing.
Participating countries: Australia, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.
2015
Theme: Global Health Security
The First Meeting of the Forum was chaired by the Korean Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, in Seoul on 02 to 03 July. Attended by 22 parliamentarians representing 6 countries, the meeting highlighted the role of parliamentarians in improving preparedness and response to recent emerging infectious diseases.
Participating countries: Australia, Cambodia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Republic of Korea.