Esperanza Martínez, Minister of Health Paraguay, and Lelio Marmora, Regional Team Leader for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Global Fund, attended the opening of the meeting, which will run until Thursday in Asuncion.
"You can not make health policy from the guidance of a minister or ministers, permanent interaction is required," said Health Minister of Paraguay, Esperanza Martinez, at the opening of the Regional Meeting for Country Coordinating Mechanisms and Coordinating Facility South American Region. The opening was also in charge of Lelio Marmora, Chief Regional Team for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Global Fund.
Esperanza Martínez took the opening to congratulate the Global Fund to implement in the countries of Latin America, the Country Coordinating Mechanism, which have already been six years in the region. "We have six years of hard work, lessons learned, technical and political maturity. We have learned from trial and error, "admitted Lelio Marmora.
"This meeting allows us to reassess cooperation internationally, "said Health Minister, who is also President of the MCP Paraguay. For its part, Marmora referred to the importance of the organization address the current global economic crisis: "The international community is reviewing its investment in development, whether or not to continue investing in AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and whether or not to continue investing multilateral level. " Regarding this situation, said that Latin America is one of the regions most affected by this cut. "
Opening the meeting also outlined the obstacles that are needed to overcome to achieve a better performance of the MCP. "We need strong systems, not people strong. Strong people who assume leadership are not enduring, "the representatives: the Global Fund. He added:" Today's MCPs are a reality installed and have earned their place. The day that we are not over, it has to continue working. "
Alejandro Ruffo
Key Correspondent Team - Asunción 12/08/2009
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