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Commonwealth
Health Professions and Partners Alliance
In 2009, the health
professional associations accredited to
the Commonwealth formed the Commonwealth
Health Professions Alliance (CHPA). In
2020, the CHPA changed its name to the
Commonwealth Health Professions and
Partners Alliance.
The CHPA consider that by working together
they can more efficiently and effectively
represent and support health professionals
in Commonwealth countries and promote high
standards of care and equity in access to
care for Commonwealth peoples.
CHPA Contact
Commonwealth
Health Professions Alliance
Email: secretary@chpa.co
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CHPA
changes its name
At its 12th
Annual General Meeting in June 2020, members
of the CHPA passed a resolution to change
its name to more accurately reflect its
membership and to be more inclusive. The new
name is the Commonwealth Health Professions
and Partners Alliance although the acronym
CHPA remains. This is an exciting
development for the CHPA to reinforce its
dedication and determination to support
health professionals and other health
practitioners to improve the health of all
citizens of the Commonwealth, particularly
in these difficult times.
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2022
Commonwealth Civil Society Policy Forum
Commercial
determinants of health: evidence,
tools, dialogue, advocacy
The 2022 Commonwealth
Civil Society Policy Forum (CCSPF) was
held as a virtual meeting Wednesday 27
April 2022. A video of the meeting can be
viewed below, in addition to the
program. Individual speaker videos, presentations and
recommendations can be found on the Publications page of the website. The CCSPF was hosted by
the Commonwealth Association of
Paediatric Gastroenterology and
Nutrition (CAPGAN) on behalf of the
Commonwealth Health Professions and
Partners Alliance.
>> CCSPF 2022 Program Final
>> View the full video of the CCSPF
https://youtu.be/z1vYZwfDUsg
The Commonwealth Civil Society Policy
Forum (CCSPF) aimed to raise awareness of
the 'commercial determinants of health';
highlight the four goals of the World
Health Organisation's (WHO) program of
action on Economic and Commercial
Determinants of Health.
Recommendations were formulated to be
presented to Commonwealth Health Ministers
on innovative strategies to address the
WHO goals across the Commonwealth.
The WHO define commercial
determinants of health as "private sector activities
that affect people’s health positively or
negatively”. The WHO has initiated a new program of
action with four goals:
1. to strengthen
the evidence base;
2. to develop tools and capacity to address the
commercial determinants;
3. convene partnerships and dialogue;
4. raise awareness and advocacy.
The 2022 CCSPF, hosted by the
Commonwealth Association for Paediatric Gastroenterology
and Nutrition (CAPGAN), discussed aspects of how
addressing commercial determinants of health can improve
the health and well being of the people of the
Commonwealth. In the context of continued progress
toward Universal Health Coverage in the Commonwealth,
and with experiences gained from COVID-19, the 2022
CCSPF discussrf both the challenges faced and innovative
approaches to enhance positive aspects and reduce
negative impacts of private sector activities on health.
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CHPA Executive 2023-2024
Chairperson
Professor Vajira Dissanayake
Commonwealth Medical Association
Deputy Chairperson
Mr Raymond Anderson
Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
Secretary
Dr KS Ramesh
Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work
Acting Treasurer
Jill Iliffe
Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation |