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Thanks for this Neil. A timely reminder of the scope and seriousness of
this issue.
I wonder how many know about our poster on oral health?
We developed this over many months with experts from around the world. The
idea was to distill 10 key messages for children to learn and share on the
topic of oral health. On the reverse side of the poster are suggestions on
how to use the poster and activities for children. The poster has been
downloaded many hundreds of times in over 50 countries. Please take a look!
https://www.childrenforhealth.org/OralHealthPoster
Also please let us know if you have ideas on what more we could do. Often
we develop a poster and a storybook alongside it as teachers and parents
can use stories to engage children with the health messages in a fun and
memorable way. We would love to develop a storybook and we are happy to
work with a partner on this in our usual way.
Let me know if that interests you too!
Best wishes
Clare Hanbury
Children for Health
https://www.childrenforhealth.org/OralHealthPoster
CHIFA profile: Clare Hanbury is director of Children for Health. She qualified as a teacher in the UK and then worked in schools in Kenya and Hong Kong. After an MA in Education in Developing Countries and for many years, Clare worked for The Child-to-Child Trust based at the University of London's Institute of Education where, alongside Hugh Hawes and Professor David Morley she worked to help embed the Child-to-Child ideas of children's participation in health – into government and non-government cchild health and education programmes in numerous countries. Clare has worked with these ideas alongside vulnerable groups of children such as refugees and street children. Since her MSc in International Maternal and Child Health, Clare focused on helping government and non-government programmes to design and deliver child-centered health and education programmes where children are active participants. Clare has worked in many countries in East and Southern Africa and in Pakistan, Cambodia and the Yemen. In July 2013, Clare founded the NGO, Children for Health and develops health education materials and and works on health education programmes alongside partners all over the world. Clare is a member of the HIFA Working Group on Information for Citizens, Parents and Children and the CHIFA (child health and rights) Steering Group. https://www.hifa.org/support/members/clare http://www.hifa.org/projects/citizens-parents-and-children Email: clare.hanbury AT zen.co.uk
On Sun, 20 Nov 2022 at 17:57, Neil Pakenham-Walsh <
neil.pakenham-walsh@ghi-net.org> wrote:
> Extracts and a comment from me below. Full text:
> https://www.who.int/news/item/18-11-2022-who-highlights-oral-health-negl...
>
> WHO highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of the world’s
> population 18 November 2022 News release Geneva Reading time: 3 min (833
> words)
>
> A new Global Oral Health Status Report published today by the World Health
> Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral
> disease burden with data profiles for 194 countries, giving unique insights
> into key areas and markers of oral health that are relevant for
> decision-makers.
>
> The report shows that almost half of the world’s population (45% or 3.5
> billion people) suffer from oral diseases, with 3 out of every 4 affected
> people living in low- and middle-income countries. Global cases of oral
> diseases have increased by 1 billion over the last 30 years—a clear
> indication that many people do not have access to prevention and treatment
> of oral diseases.
>
> “Oral health has long been neglected in global health, but many oral
> diseases can be prevented and treated with the cost-effective measures
> outlined in this report,” said WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom
> Ghebreyesus. “WHO is committed to providing guidance and support to
> countries so that all people, wherever they live and whatever their income,
> have the knowledge and tools needed to look after their teeth and mouths,
> and to access services for prevention and care when they need them.”
>
> The most common oral diseases are dental caries (tooth decay), severe gum
> disease, tooth loss and oral cancers. Untreated dental caries is the single
> most common condition globally, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion people.
> Severe gum disease ̶ a major cause of total tooth loss ̶ is estimated to
> affect 1 billion people worldwide. About 380 000 new cases of oral cancers
> are diagnosed every year.
>
> The report underscores the glaring inequalities in access to oral health
> services, with a huge burden of oral diseases and conditions affecting the
> most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations...
>
> The report showcases many promising opportunities to improve the state of
> global oral health...
>
> COMMENT (NPW): To the above we might add support for providers of oral
> health services (including access to reliable, relevant information) and
> public health education. In 2019 WHO passed a Resolution that 'recommends a
> shift from the traditional curative approach towards a preventive approach
> that includes promotion of oral health within the family, schools and
> workplaces, and includes timely, comprehensive and inclusive care within
> the primary health-care system'.
> https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_R5-en.pdf
>
> Neil Pakenham-Walsh, Global Coordinator HIFA, www.hifa.org neil@hifa.org
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