WNFResponsetothe AstanaDeclaration
January2019
International Health-CareDeclarations
•Alma-AtaDeclaration(1978)–“Healthisafundamentalright”. Firstinternationaldeclarationunderlyingtheimportanceofbasic primaryhealthcare(PHC)forall.
•2008WorldHealthReport–highlightedthepoorhealthoutcomes ofmanycommunities,includinghealthinequitiesbetweenand withincountries.
•October25th&26th2018inAstana,Kazakhstan–2000 delegates(120countries)representingworldleaders,state members,healthexpertsandglobalorganizationstodiscussfuture ofhealth-care:“primaryhealthcareforall”and“universalhealth-care coverage ”
http://www.who.int/primary-health/conference-phc
GlobalConferenceon PrimaryHealthCare–KeyMessages
•Healthisdirectlycorrelatedwitheconomicgrowth&development
•Lastforty-yearsincreaseinlifeexpectancy,adecreaseinmaternal andchildmortality,decreaseinmanyinfectiousdiseasesanda changeinthetideofHIV.
•Progresshasbeenunevenandunfair.Manychallenges:aging, non-communicablediseases,mentalhealth,etc.
•Toomuchfocusontreatingspecificdiseasesattheexpenseof preventionandaddressingthedeterminantsofhealth.
Goals/FocusofAstana Declaration
•PrimaryHealthCare(PHC)
•UniversalHealthCoverage(UHC)
•Prevention
Needtoembracetechnology,including e-health
•Patient-centeredhealth-careandpatienteducation
Increasedcollaborationand cooperationbetweenthepublicand privateHCsystemsandbetween differentaspectsofHC
HarnessingofintegrativeHCand multi-disciplinaryteams
•DeterminantsofHealth
•Self-responsibilityandSustainability
•FocusontheAntimicrobialResistance (AMR)andNon-Communicable Diseases(NCD)
PHCdrivenbycountrycontext includingspecificsocialdemographical variancesineachregion.
Dr.IvaLloyd,ND
PresidentoftheWNF and Dr.JonWardle,PhD,ND
SecretariatoftheWNF attendedtheGlobal ConferenceonPrimary HealthCare
AstanaDeclaration–KeyPointsforNaturopathy
•Traditionalknowledgeandtraditionalmedicineswereincludedin theDeclaration(theywerenotincludedinthedraft!!)
•OnlytwoT&CMprofessionalsinvitedtothemeeting–NaturopathicandTCM.
•AstanaDeclarationgoalsareconsistentwithnaturopathic principlesandgoals.
•Focusonprevention,determinantsofhealth,patient-centeredhealthcare,patienteducation,self-responsibilityandsustainability
•Encouragescollaborationandcooperationbetweenallsystemsof medicine.
EnsuringtheNaturopathic Professionis“Partofthe Conversation”
•Engagingin,supportingandencouragingnaturopathicresearch
•WNFdocuments–codifyingtheglobalnaturopathicprofession
•OfficialWHOcollaboration
•AMR&NDCInitiative
•PositionPapers–smoking,sugar,environment
•HealthTechnologyAssessment–Naturopathicprofession
•Internalreviewofthenaturopathicprofession
•Outlinesthepractice,costs,safetyandeffectivenessofnaturopathic practice.Determinesthe“BOX”WHOandgovernmentsputusin.
WNF–Recommendations re:DeclarationonPHC
•Be“PartoftheConversation”–especiallyonkeyglobalhealthissues
•Increasereferencetopatienteducation/publiceducation (naturopathicpractitionersaregreatathealtheducation)
•Highlightthecommunityclinicinvolvementofthenaturopathic schoolsandnaturopathicprofessionals
•Languageiskey–#WNF_info,#HealthCareForAll,#Naturopathic
•Prevention
•PatientEducation
•Self-responsibilityandSustainability
•DeterminantsofHealth
•AMR,NCD,PHC
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