[Re: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/international-child-health-group-annual... ]
Dear Rebecca,
Thank you for your message about the successful ICHG annual conference i November 'Hope across borders: Protecting Children in Global Health Crises'. It is important to build on this success.
You ask:
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Following on from the conference there are 3 key questions we'd welcome discussion within the CHIFA Community:
1. How can/do we as global child health professionals prioritise children's needs in emergency planning and response, particularly in conflict settings, to ensure their protection, health, education, and psychosocial well-being?
2. What strategies can we as child health professionals use to advocate for children's rights and protection in conflict settings, and how can we address the impact of colonialism and power imbalances on global health? Are there resources we should add to our advocacy action pack?
3. How can we empower young people and local communities to develop solutions for children in crisis, and what role can/do we play in shaping policies and humanitarian pathways to support children's survival and development?
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I look forward to hear CHIFA members' thoughts about these questions. Please send your responses to: chifa@hifaforums.org
COMMENTS (NPW):
1. I would like to remin CHIFA members that we are a joint initiative of HIFA, ICHG and ISSOP. And I would like to thank ICHG and ISSOP for the financial contributions they make to support our work.
2. I note that a number of networks including CHIFA are included in the Advocacy action pack: ISSOP, MEDACT, and WHAM. Given our links with MEDACT and WHAM, could we raise the visibility of CHIFA with these (and other) networks and invite them to join CHIFA?
3. Looking at our respective websites, CHIFA appears to be the only one that has an active discussion forum. CHIFA could be used to explore issues in depth through our tried-and-tested approach of Projects: www.hifa.org/projects
4. What other networks exist around child health and rights in areas of conflict? UNICEF, Save the Children, IRC? Can we make contact with them also?
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org