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The 12th International Conference on Urban Health
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The new ICSU interdisciplinary programme, co-sponsored by lAMP and UNU, on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment: a Systems Analysis Approach has taken up that challenge and launched a decade-long effort whose vision is "...to generate policy-relevant knowledge that will improve health status, reduce health inequalities and enhance the wellbeing of populations living in urban environments-which are undergoing continual change".
The 12th International Conference on Urban Health was held on May 24-27,2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and it attracted over 700 participants from over 60 countries.
The conference theme was “Urban Health for a Sustainable Future: The Post 2015 Development Agenda” and it brought together interdisciplinary academic experts, program leaders, and policy makers from multiple sectors through 7 Plenaries and 31 breakout sessions, including a special track on reproductive health and family planning hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The “Dhaka Statement on Urban Health in Sustainable Development” was finalized at the conference, ratified by participants and intended for sharing as an evidence-based advocacy tool to prioritize a focus on urban health and on the concerns of urban populations in the SDG negotiations and other stainable development initiatives at the United Nations.
Visit the conference website where you can find photographs and select presentations: www.icuh2015.org