1. Group work feedback CHILD HEALTH

2. CHILDREN ARE IN EVERY GROUP DIFFERENT FROM ADULTS WITH REGARDS TO RESPONSIBILITY FORM THE BASIS ON WHICH A HEALTHY SOCIETY CAN BE BUILT BUT…..

3. Suggested amendments to the declaration and why? Commitments need hard commitments to do specific things Who is responsible for these – accountability “as evidence by” commitments of specific key players Repetitions Rather health-documented A child and parent-specific declaration or charter

4. How do we work better together as different sectors Collaborate around specific health problems e.g. DD, nutrition Revisit mandates and follow-through of existing inter-sectoral structures Strengthen communication, coordination and feedback: decentralise, and bi-directional Children with special needs – think and act generically re wellness needs e.g. the need for a child to communicate optimally Ensure links to communities Reviewing best practices in intersectoral collaboration Align districts to maximise collaboration Partnering with communities

5. How do we work better together as different sectors Partnering with communities

6. Priority actions to address the burden and to be considered by work groups Ensure that it is about mothers and parents as well Breast feeding restoration Getting the birth right Family planning Community health workers: finer coverage, their status as agents of change, representing the community Communication

7. Priority actions ECD Schools as sites – strengthen synergies