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Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: Old Problems, New Challenges |
| Institution |
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Victoria: LaTrobe University |
| Country |
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Australia |
| Type |
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Conference |
| Topics |
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Public/Global Health: International Health Issues and Development
Healthcare areas: HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Healthcare areas: Reproductive Health
Healthcare areas: Paediatrics
Health Determinants: Poverty |
| Language |
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English |
| Degree,
Credits |
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| Location |
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Victoria, Australia |
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Objectives/
Content |
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The Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) are a United Nations partnership initiative to eradicate
extreme poverty and other forms of disadvantage and human
crises by 2015. Some progress has been made but major gaps
are evident, for example in official development assistance,
market access (trade), debt relief, gender equality, access
to essential medicines and access to technology. The global
financial crisis, rising food prices and climate change
have significantly impacted achieving the MDGs. Thus there
is a renewed need for strategising in international as well
as local partnerships to realise the Goals and consider
what we need beyond them. This conference will look at
what needs to be done to ensure we do not lose momentum
as we near the mid-point of the MDGs. The key concepts
of learning, innovation and partnerships will shape this
conference; new ideas, success stories, challenges and
solutions are invited. An important feature of this conference
is that it brings together a wide range of stakeholders,
such as community representatives, academics, professionals
from inside and outside the traditional development field,
the corporate sector and indeed many others who may ordinarily
not think of themselves as concerned with development
to make change happen. |
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| Next Beginning |
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30th November – 1st December
2009 |
| Duration |
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2 days |
| Course fee |
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Early bird (before 16 October),
(incl of GST) Student: $110 Non-student: $330
After 16 October, (incl of GST) Student: $132 Non-student:
$385 |
For
further
information |
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Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Institute
for Human Security, La Trobe University, Bundoora
Tel: + 61 (0)3 9479 2289
Email: g.hoffstaedter@latrobe.edu.au
Internet: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/humansecurity/MDGconference.html |
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15/07/2009 mas |
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