❓ A WA parliamentary question inquires about the government's actions and funding commitments to meet international development goals related to family planning, reproductive health, and young people. The Minister's response outlines existing programs and commitments by both the Australian and WA governments.
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Can the Minister inform:
(a) what action the Western Australian Government is taking to ensure that it meets the internationally agreed development goals, including the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), specifically in relation to Family Planning, Reproductive Health and in meeting the needs of Young People; and
(b) if the Government will commit to adequately funding the relevant budget lines to meet these goals?
(a) what action the Western Australian Government is taking to ensure that it meets the internationally agreed development goals, including the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), specifically in relation to Family Planning, Reproductive Health and in meeting the needs of Young People; and
(b) if the Government will commit to adequately funding the relevant budget lines to meet these goals?
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Answered
11 August 2009
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
61 days
(a) The Australian Government has primary responsibility in assisting neighbouring countries in meeting the internationally agreed development goals. Within Western Australia (WA), the goals outlined in the International Conference on Population and Development program have already been met, with the Infant Mortality Rate at 3.7 deaths per thousand for non-indigenous infants and 17 deaths per thousand for Indigenous infants (2006 figures). Similarly, the maternal mortality rate of 7.7 deaths per 100,000 live births is well below the target figures. The Department of Health also has an on-going and sustained commitment to family planning, reproductive health and young people, as evidenced by the long term funding of Family Planning WA.
(b) The Australian and Western Australian Governments have already committed to funding these goals within WA.
The Council of Australian Governments has committed to working together with Indigenous Australians to 'Close the Gap' in Indigenous disadvantage and agreed to the following targets which underpins the work to be undertaken by Government:
Close the life expectancy gap within a generation;
Halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade;
Halve the gap for Indigenous students in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade.
Family Planning WA is funded under a recurrent contract to provide sexual health and reproductive health services. The organisation is also a major training organisation for nurses, doctors and health educators to build service capacity in sexual and reproductive health services within WA.
The Department of Health's Nursing and Midwifery office is committed to providing education and training for Western Australian nurses and midwives in international health through the scholarship program in 2010-2015, which supports Australia's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.
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(b) The Australian and Western Australian Governments have already committed to funding these goals within WA.
The Council of Australian Governments has committed to working together with Indigenous Australians to 'Close the Gap' in Indigenous disadvantage and agreed to the following targets which underpins the work to be undertaken by Government:
Close the life expectancy gap within a generation;
Halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade;
Halve the gap for Indigenous students in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade.
Family Planning WA is funded under a recurrent contract to provide sexual health and reproductive health services. The organisation is also a major training organisation for nurses, doctors and health educators to build service capacity in sexual and reproductive health services within WA.
The Department of Health's Nursing and Midwifery office is committed to providing education and training for Western Australian nurses and midwives in international health through the scholarship program in 2010-2015, which supports Australia's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.
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