Global poverty and women health
Report on recent Forum held on 01 May 2010 Need to do more to address the issues of global poverty and women's health Report: Mohammed Ali, Canberra The need to do more to address the issues of global poverty and women's health was echoed at a recent forum in Canberra, organized by Forum Australia. The speakers at the forum included the Honourable Bob McMullan, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Dr Julia Newton-Howes, CEO Care Australia, and Professor Terence Hull, John C Caldwell Chair in Population, Health and Development, at the Australian National University. The forum was organized by Forum Australia, a non government organization based in Canberra, to review the progress on Millennium Development Goals with the special emphasis on assessing whether ‘we are on track’ in achieving the desired goals. Speaking at the forum, Dr Newton-Howes provided an overview of the Millennium Goals and reminded the participants that despite efforts towards era...