Pan Arab Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD)
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History
Established following resolutions of E-XE8080 - Council of Arab Ministers of Health and E-XE5264 - Council of Arab Ministers for Social and Economic Affairs. Project guided by the 'Declaration of the Arab Child', the 'Strategy of Arab Social Work' and the 'Strategy of Arab Health' aiming to achieve health for all by the year 2000.
Aims
Provide detailed information on the factors which affect maternal and children's health and survival: biological, demographic, social, economic and environmental variables (these to provide integrated, reliable and timely information for planning and monitoring mother and child care programmes and formulating health policies and development programmes in a scientific and economic way); enhance national capabilities for planning, coordination and organization of integrated model programmes dealing with health of mothers and children as a part of development plans; improve technical skills of those working in government bodies dealing with children and family health, especially ministries of health; raise awareness of issues related to the needs of the Arab child, his problems and programmes meant to improve his status; provide information relating to the status of Arab women from health, social, economic and cultural aspects; contribute to achieving the goal of 'health for all by the year 2000'.
Activities
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Higher Steering Committee, comprising: President of AGFUND; Chairmen of Executive Boards of U-XE5267 - Council of Arab Ministers of Education and of the Councils of Arab Ministers of Health and of Social Affairs; President of the Fund for Economic and Social Development; Executive Directors of UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO and F-XF0700 - Gulf Health Council (GHC); Secretary-General of ACCD. Technical and Coordinating Committee. Central Management, consisting of Project Manager, regional survey statistician and a number of experts. Each country appoints a national director.
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UIA Org ID
XF1487
Last News
2004
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