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LINK (Learning Innovation Network for Knowledge) Access Project - To Promote Reproductive Health Research
Description/achievement of initiative

The WHEC Global Health Line (WGHL) aims to establish in collaboration with programs in low- and middle-income countries to improve maternal and child health, in collaboration with the developed countries, of mutual benefit and mutual respect, through its LINK (Learning and Innovation Network for Knowledge and Solutions) Access Project - To Promote Reproductive Health Research Worldwide. Its syllabus is designed to promote and use of a broad understanding of women’s and children’s health; seek science and technology-based solutions to development challenges and encourage next generation especially girls and women to have education in science, mathematics and technology.

Implementation methodologies

Our collaboration with the UN DPI (United Nations Department of Public Information) and the World Health Organization (WHO) had started on 24th October 2002 with the launch of an e-Health platform (http://www.WomensHealthSection.com ). In 2013, WHEC in collaboration with the UN and the WHO, had launched LINK (Learning and Innovation Network for Knowledge) Access Project on WHEC Global Health Line (WGHL): To provide access to reproductive health and research worldwide. Over the years this partnership and collaboration has strengthened, and we are serving in 227 countries and territories, and about 14 million subscribers, every year. There are 3 leading purposes of the health-related uses of ICT in low- and middle-income countries: 1. To extend geographic access to health care; 2. To improve data management; and 3. To facilitate communication between patients and physicians outside the physician’s office.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

All over the world people have one common wish and desire – that their children are educated by finest teachers and universities to achieve a prosperous future. This is a timeless and ageless wish and desire. We all are linked with this common goal and pursuit. WHEC’s nine action areas that form global strategy operational framework and guidance on what could be done at national and sub-national levels are: 1. Country leadership: country leadership; 2. Financing for health: aligning and mobilizing financing; 3. Health system resilience: strengthening health systems; 4. Individual potential: establishing priorities for realizing individual potential; 5. Community engagement: supporting community engagement, participation and advocacy; 6. Multi-sectoral action: enhancing mechanisms for multi-sectoral action; 7. Humanitarian and fragile settings: strengthening capacity for action in humanitarian and fragile settings; 8. Research and innovation: fostering research and innovation; 9. Accountability: reinforcing global and national accountability mechanisms. The desire for a healthier and better world in which to live our lives and raise our children is common to all people and all generations. Join the initiatives of WHEC with the United Nations and the World Health Organization to achieve our common goals and agenda.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

The Women’s Health and Education Center (WHEC), grounded in the vision of equality as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and achievement of equality between women and men as partners and as beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, peace and security. The healthy future of society depends on the health, education and technology literacy of today’s children, women and communities. Gender equality, including in education, is a condition for development. WHEC’s strategy on e-Health focuses on strengthening health systems in countries; fostering public-private partnerships in information and communication technologies (ICT) research and development for health and education. We support capacity building for e-Health applications worldwide and development and the use of norms and standards. Success of our initiatives are predicted on investigating, documenting, analyzing the impact of e-Health data; and promoting better understanding by disseminating information. Our Global Network is available in 6 official languages of the United Nations. It is also posted in Projects on the World Map. Please visit CSO Net, under Best Practices ID # 364, and UN Document E/CN.9/2019/NGO/3 http://www.womenshealthsection.com/content/documents/N1901016.pdf

Partner(s)

Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) United Nations (UN) PMNCH (Partnership for Maternal and Child Health) at World Health Organization (WHO)
Progress reports
Goal 1
Goal 4
Goal 5
Goal 10
Goal 16
Goal 17
October/2018
Improved Maternal and Child Health Information and Knowledge in 227 countries and territories
Financing (in USD)
1,500,000 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: October 2002 - October 2018
Partners
Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) United Nations (UN) PMNCH (Partnership for Maternal and Child Health) at World Health Organization (WHO)
Countries
Contact information
Rita Luthra, President, Rita@WomensHealthSection.com
United Nations