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In this project, SEI partnered with Karolinska Institutet to explore interactions between child health and other dimensions of the 2030 Agenda in Cambodia.
Using the SDG Synergies approach developed by SEI, a systematic assessment of how the SDGs influence child health and vice versa was carried out. Over a two-day workshop in August 2020 in the Phnom Penh area, 29 government and non-government stakeholders discussed and scored interactions across the 17 Cambodian Sustainable Development Goals.
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The results revealed that child health is closely intertwined with a broad range of issues across the sustainable development agenda. Improved child health was assessed as critical for progress in poverty reduction, quality education, and decent work and economic growth. In turn, child health is strongly influenced by clean water and sanitation and sustainable cities and communities.
When also considering indirect effects, peace, justice and strong institutions came out as a strong enabler of improved child health. A case in point is the ID-Poor program, which has served as a platform for multisectoral collaboration on various health and non-health issues targeting the poor in Cambodia and strengthening the institutional frameworks. However, the flip side of the strong positive influences on child health from progress in other sectors is that lack of progress – or even regression – in other areas can have important negative consequences on child health. In light of this, institutional upheaval over the last decade – including an alarming trend of limited control of corruption and shrinking space for civil society – risks undermining progress on child health if not reversed.
Feature / In this episode we talk with Chandath Him from Cambodia's Ministry of Environment on efforts to address the impacts of air pollution on textile workers.
Past event / This regional event will be the culmination of a two-year regional project focusing on the impact of air pollution on the world of work for women and youth.
Journal article / This study provides useful knowledge and a practical approach for policy makers trying to accelerate the work toward better child health in Cambodia.
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