The global achievement behind the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has produce successful in many aspects, including declining undernourished people and under-five mortality rate, improving maternal mortality ratio, infectious diseases, sanitation and the use an improved drinking water sources as well as development a global partnership for development (UN, Summary The MDGs Report 2015).
Although significant achievements have been made on many of the MDG targets worldwide, progress has been uneven across regions and countries, leaving significant gaps. Millions of people are being left behind, especially the poorest and those disadvantaged because of their sex, age, disability, ethnicity or geographic location. Many problem still exist in some countries such as persist gender inequality; big gaps exist between the poorest and richest households, and between rural and urban areas; climate change and environmental degradation undermine progress achieved, and poor people suffer the most; conflicts remain the biggest threat to human development; and millions of poor people still live in poverty and hunger, without access to basic services.
The experience of the MDGs offers many lessons to promote global sustainable development, officially known as Transforming our world: the 2030 United Nation (UN) global agenda for sustainable development (WHO, 2015). Leaders and stakeholders as well as professional workers in every nation are encouraged to work together in achieving the sustainable future by implementing strategies to promote well-being for all at all ages.
This event provides a platform for professional workers and researchers as well as students to take part in achieving the SDGs by presenting their research findings and building global professional collaboration. It covers all aspects of health and well-being including food, nutrition and health, physiotherapy, psychology, public health and nursing. All the submitted papers have been peer-reviewed by at least two experts drawn from program committee scope. A total of 53 papers from 99 submitted papers were accepted for publication in the ICHWB 2016 proceeding. The authors were from provinces in Indonesia and others countries such as Kenya, Malaysia and Thailand.
The speakers during the seminar session are:
- Emeritus Professor Dr. Khor Geok Lin
- Professor Dr. Malik Badri
- D. Anwar Musadad, SKM, M.Kes
- Professor Dr. Mantana Vongsirinavarat
- Professor Teresita I Barcelo, PhD, RN,
Apart from workshop and seminar sessions, participants can also join a city tour to Surakarta Heritage and watch Sendratari Prambanan Temple, a spectacular traditional dance performance to welcome the moon in Jogjakarta