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Summary: Youth Forum Preparatory Session on Peace
Final Statement: Health Promotion
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13 July 2002, 14:00-15:30 |
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- Volunteerism
1.1 We the youth will volunteer and, through our actions, get our peers to volunteer in health promotion.
1.2 We believe young children and the youth in all countries should be taught first aid, basic health and hygienic practices.
1.3 We believe private companies, NGOs involved in health, and educational institutions should allot a portion of their funds to youth volunteer groups especially those dealing with health promotion.
- Change of consumer habits
2.1 We the youth will go back to our organizations and influence our members to not buy products from:
2.1.1 Factories/businesses that pollute water and air
2.1.2 Companies that employ cheap labor in unsafe and unhygienic working conditions
2.2 Incentives and penalties should be legislated for the private sector to clean up their operations.
- 3. Information Campaign
3.1 Civil society should encourage media (especially radio) to give youth groups free time to speak on issues such as HIV/AIDS and its stigma, TB, malaria and mental health.
3.2 Civil society should encourage local and international artists to make music/art to promote these issues
- We call for the cessation of advertisements on tobacco and alcohol, especially those directed towards the youth.
- We encourage the creation/support of a youth network on health issues using available media.
- We expect civil society to work towards increasing the supply of medicine for devastating diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB, making them fully available to people who need them. Civil society should call for a change in patent legislation to ensure that developing countries are given the capacity to produce drugs.
- Civil society should encourage the use of traditional medicine and recognize the contribution of the knowledge of the indigenous people to health.
- Conflict Areas
8.1 There should be unimpeded access to health care or health institutions especially in areas of conflict
- Civil society should ensure and promote primary health care to all.
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