5.2 States should promote hygienic use of water and sanitation services.

With the exception of administrative programmes, most WHO programmes have some type of formal or informal interaction with NGOs.

(a) Setting up a network of health schools (72 throughout the country, 10 for the capital city) which will concentrate on a healthy way of life, including nutrition.

Incorporating components addressing health issues in projects that are not directly related to the health sector is an effective way to improve health indicators and avoid any adverse effects on health.

h) Environment, sustainable Development and ways and means of resolving problems relating to Environment and Health

Ministry of Health, health policy, 1997 2001.

Endorses the UNICEF water, sanitation and hygiene strategies for 2006 2015 (E ICEF 2006 6) as the UNICEF official strategy document for programmes of support in the area of water, sanitation and hygiene.

OHCHR continued to collaborate with the World Health Organization in various ways in 2005.

WHO also supported a project to develop the Central Public Health Laboratory by identifying essential activities, such as the training of environmental health inspectors and of laboratory staff.

The Ministry is also moving towards more diversified service provision through greater public private partnerships.

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In the area of advocacy for reproductive health and gender issues, UNFPA is targeting decision makers, religious leaders, youth and the mass media, through assistance to the Health Education and Promotion Department at the Ministry of Health.

Health programme

Guatemala, 2005.

Source HIV AIDS reporting system.

Indonesia has developed a broader approach in planning and implementation that integrates health and non health concerns across all relevant sectors in the context of decentralization

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However, that duty should not be borne only by ministries of health or defence, which were most effective in a response mode.

Realization of health programmes

WHO supported the Ministry of Health in formulating and implementing national health policy, particularly in the areas of mental health, nutrition, food safety and essential drugs, while also assisting it to prepare an official report on the state of nutrition in the occupied Palestinian territory.

A technical cooperation programme document for the health sector has also been prepared through the collaboration of the Ministry of Health, WHO and UNDP.

Its other focus is on women as active subjects of health development, both at the informal level of family and community and at the formal level of the health sector and organized activities.

UNICEF has developed interactive learning resources for young people on water, environment and sanitation.

Table 7 summarises the health services that are available and the degree, expressed as a percentage, to which they are available nation wide.

Health programmes aimed particularly at women and children focus their endeavours on the provision of clean drinking water, sanitation and child health education.

In strengthening its work in the field of water and sanitation, UN Habitat has moved towards a programmatic approach that allows donors to contribute funds to a facility dedicated to a well defined goal with a clear set of objectives, the Water and Sanitation Trust Fund.

From an early age, children should themselves be included in activities promoting good nutrition and a healthy and disease preventing lifestyle.

WHO is also supporting the Ministry of Public Health in introducing measures to improve the family planning programme.

The WHO Research Policy and Strategy Coordination Programme for 1996 1997 is aimed at developing and strengthening the national health research policies setting up national mechanisms for managing the award of research grants on community health problems training nationals in health research methodology disseminating WHO supported research and improving the involvement of WHO collaborating centres in national health research programmes.

The Programme aims to promote adolescent health standards through health education on health related issues in general, and on reproductive health in particular.

During 2004, OHCHR continued to collaborate with WHO in various ways.

An integrated, multisectoral and balanced approach can be most effective, addressing drinking water and sanitation together with water resource management.

241. In the framework of health resources and programmes, the Office of the Under Secretary for Community Health of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has conducted various programmes for the production and distribution of educational material, of which the following are worthy of mention

18. Different modalities existed for ensuring that developing countries met the requirements regarding quality control and health and hygiene standards.

230. The National Public Health Fund has allocated funding for implementing projects on diet and health and other lifestyle changing programmes.

The Regional Director of the World Health Organization Office for Africa had applied that model to other parts of Africa.

(d) The National Hygiene Education Programme is designed to change behaviour patterns and habits amongst the general public and the handlers of foodstuffs.

121. Since 1996 1997, the WHO assistance programme has been managed in collaboration with the Ministry.

It may be possible to improve the effectiveness of sanitation and hygiene programmes by shifting some funding from sanitation facilities and infrastructure to recurrent costs of operation and maintenance, monitoring costs and the costs of hygiene information and education, which have often been relatively neglected in donor and national government budget allocations.

Increased use of safe water and sanitation facilities and improved hygiene practices contribute significantly to public health programmes in general.

The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the Adolescent Health Programme in 2002, which targets the 10 19 age group, about 4.5 million inhabitants.

Programme on Women, Health and Development

The Agency conducted a wide spectrum of health education activities aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles and raising public awareness within the refugee community.

77. At the request of the Ministry of Health, WHO set up a task force for the development of indicators for the Palestinian health system and provided assistance to UNFPA for two reproductive health programmes.