在世界衛生組織與泰國衛生部聯合主辦的第六屆全球健康促進會議上,與會人員通過曼谷健康促進憲章。曼谷憲章確定了全球化世界處理健康問題決定因素所需的重要挑戰、行動與承諾,進而達成人人享有健康。 曼谷憲章點出不斷變化的全球衛生情勢與實現目標面臨的挑戰,包括日益沉重的傳染病與慢性病雙重負擔,以及處理並管理全球化對健康所帶來影響的需求,例如不斷擴大的不平等、迅速的都市化以及環境的惡化。 曼谷憲章呼籲各國政府、國際組織、公民社團和私人企業的貫徹一致性的政策、投資與合作。曼谷憲章為健康促進提供了新的方向,以便朝著四項主要承諾努力,這些承諾包括:確保健康促進是全球發展的中心,使之成為各國政府的責任、社區和公民社團行動的重點工作,以及良好組織運作的一部分。
The Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion has been adopted by participants at the 6th Global Conference on Health Promotion, co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand. It identifies major challenges, actions and commitments needed to address the determinants of health in a globalized world by engaging the many actors and stakeholders critical to achieving health for all. The Charter highlights the changing context of global health and the challenges faced in achieving its aims, including the growing double burden of communicable and chronic diseases. There is also the need to address and harness the health effects of globalization, such as widening inequities, rapid urbanization and the degradation of environments. The Bangkok Charter gives new direction to Health Promotion by calling for policy coherence, investment and partnering across governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector to work towards four key commitments. These include ensuring that health promotion is central to the global development agenda, that it is a core responsibility of all governments and a focus of community and civil society initiatives, as well as part of good corporate practice.