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Singing and Dancing for Health
Description/achievement of initiative

We aim to create, evaluate, and refine effective music and dance interventions for public health education in the developing world. In particular, we seek to collaboratively develop and assess the impact of participatory "dance dramas" (comprising music, song, dance, poetry, drama, and comedy in traditional or neo-traditional idioms) for public health education in northern Ghana, that country's most underdeveloped area, partnering with a Ghanaian performing arts/education NGO experienced in applications of music and dance to development projects, along with Ghana Health Service and the University for Development Studies, partnering with U. Alberta and Ryerson U. in Canada. See http://bit.ly/sngdnc4h

Implementation methodologies

Sustainable communications for development.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Training local music/dance groups to perform community change repertoires.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Coordinated from the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta.

Partner(s)

Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta, Ryerson University (Canada); Ghana Health Service, Youth Home Cultural Group, University for Development Studies (Ghana)
Progress reports
Goal 3
3.1 - By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
3.2 - By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
3.3 - By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
3.4 - By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
3.5 - Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
3.6 - By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
3.7 - By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
3.9 - By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
3.a - Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
3.b - Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
3.c - Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
3.d - Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks
Goal 5
5.1 - End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 - Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
Goal 6
6.1 - By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
12/2016
Training of youth groups in three communities
Financing (in USD)
45,000 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: May/2014 - ongoing
Partners
Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta, Ryerson University (Canada); Ghana Health Service, Youth Home Cultural Group, University for Development Studies (Ghana)
Countries
Contact information
Michael Frishkopf, Dr. , michaelf@ualberta.ca
United Nations