Population, Health, Nutrition
Integrated efforts stressed
Since the dynamics of population, health and nutrition are composite in nature, an integrated approach to address the issues is necessary, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.
They also said autonomy, independence and strategies should be fixed to an integrated approach to population, health and nutrition.
The discussion titled “Sixth Five Year Plan: Health, Population and Nutrition” was jointly organised by Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad and Oxfam International at Cirdap auditorium in the city.
The speakers highlighted the achievements in these fields, challenges ahead and placed recommendations in this regard.
While presenting the keynote paper, Prof KM Nurun Nabi of population sciences department of Dhaka University said approaches, through a programme and for a social and institutional transformation, could be adopted simultaneously to address the integration of population, health and nutrition.
Though total fertility rate and maternal and child mortality rate reduced significantly over the last few decades, challenges still remain in terms of too many operational plans and diluting and duplicating programme priorities and activities, said the speakers.
They recommended increased coordination and collaboration with other ministries to improve health and nutrition status and population control.
Prof Dr Shamsul Alam, member of Planning Commission, was present as the chief guest.
Economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman; Abu Jamil Faysel, country representative of Engender Health; M A Jalil, chairman of Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad; and Dr Nilufer Banu, executive director of Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad; also spoke.
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