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International Bulletin - August 1999

Singapore Hosts Second Part of the Workshop, "Children, The Family and Health"

Hawaii hosted the first half of the workshop in August 1998 and Singapore hosted the second half in February 1999. Anamah Tan and her committee from the Singapore Council of Women's Organizations held the workshop at the Fort Canning Road YWCA 18 - 20 February. Both the opening reception and the farewell dinner provided marvelous entertainment and great food. Singapore offered chances to enjoy the many restaurants and the different ethnic sections of the city for shopping and culture.

Participants from Australia, The Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attended. Each Association was invited to send an educator, a parent and a community worker to discuss aspects of health issues of children age 10 and under.. Dr. Aline Wong, Senior Minister of Health for Singapore gave the opening address the first evening. Other speakers included Mr. Norman Vale, Director General of the WHO Programme "Give a Kid A Hand"; Dr. Penny Donnenfeld, Clinical Psychologist in private practice; Dr. Frances Chia, Singapore Ministry of Health; and Dr. Zawiah Hashim of Nestle Malaysia. A panel made up of Ng Soing Mui of Singapore, Rento Asetoti Aryanto of Indonesia and Sujata Balachander of India discussed traditional remedies.

The participants agreed that the heart of the meeting took place on Saturday when the group broke into three working sessions. Groups representing educators, parents and community workers shared papers, listed concerns, discussed common issues and differences around health issues of children. Developing countries had priorities in survival issues while more developed countries were more interested in prevention and education. The task of the three groups was to make a list of priorities for consideration by PPSEAWA associations. One important issue raised by all groups was management and lessening of stress in families and the lives of children. The groups agreed that education of parents was critical to improved health of children. Encouraging agencies involved with children and families to cooperate in an integrated approach to minimize duplication of efforts and maximize results was also a priority. Ml groups were concerned that values be included in all health education and parents' beliefs be respected. The final message of the day was "the day will come when nations are judged by the well-being of their children."

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