在世卫组织与美国总统艾滋病救济紧急计划联合举办的关于彻底改革医学、护理和助产教育.docVIP

Reforming the education of physicians, nurses, and midwives 医疗、护理和助产教育改革 Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization 世卫组织总干事 陈冯富珍博士 Opening remarks at the WHO/PEPFAR consultation on transformative scale up of medical, nursing and midwifery education 在世卫组织与美国总统艾滋病救济紧急计划（PEPFAR）联合举办的关于彻底改革医学、护理和助产教育协商会上的开幕词 Geneva, Switzerland 瑞士日内瓦 14 December 2010 2010年12月14日 Honourable ministers, distinguished deans and educators, representatives of professional associations, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, 尊贵的部长们，尊敬的校长们及教育界其他人士，专业社团代表，公共卫生界同仁，女士们，先生们： Welcome to Geneva, and welcome to a consultation with a transformative ambition. 欢迎你们来日内瓦参加这次锐意改革的协商会议。 You have come from many countries and represent a broad diversity of disciplines, universities, institutions and agencies. Transformative change in the education of health professionals depends on broad-based action spanning the health, education, finance, and labour sectors. 你们来自许多国家，代表众多学科、大学、机构和部门。彻底改革卫生人员教育取决于横跨卫生、教育、金融和劳动领域的广泛行动。 You have an important, and a packed, agenda, so I will make just two main points. 你们的议程很重要，议题也很多。我主要只讲两点。 First, this is a vital initiative that is long overdue. WHO is eager to support the development of policy guidance and a platform for sharing experiences and best practices. The need to reform the education of physicians, nurses, and midwives touches every country. 首先，这是早该采取的一项重要行动。世卫组织大力支持制定政策指南和建立供交流经验和最佳做法的平台。改革医疗、护理和助产教育事关每个国家。 The commitment to improve health, especially for poor and vulnerable groups, has never been greater. The Millennium Development Goals recognized the power of better health to reduce poverty and drive overall socioeconomic development. 在增进健康、尤其是穷人和弱势人群的健康方面作出了空前的承诺。千年发展目标确认了增进健康对减少贫困和推动总体社会经济发展的巨大作用。 The international health community learned a number of things during the first decade of this century. Powerful interventions and the money to purchase them will not improve health outcomes in the absence of robust, and equitable, sy