E/2009/27 E/CN.6/2009/15 Chapter IV Follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions 1. The Commission considered item 5 of its agenda at its 15th meeting, on 12 March 2009, and held a panel discussion on the theme “Gender perspectives on global public health: implementing the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals”. It had before it the following documents: (a) Letter dated 3 December 2008 from the President of the Economic and Social Council to the Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2009/9); (b) Note by the Secretariat on implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to global public health (E/CN.6/2009/13). Panel discussion under agenda item 5 Gender perspectives on global public health: implementing the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2. At its 15th meeting, the Commission held a panel discussion on the theme “Gender perspectives on global public health: implementing the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals”. 3. Opening remarks were made by the Chairperson of the Commission. 4. An introductory statement was made by the President of the Economic and Social Council, Sylvie Lucas (Luxembourg). 5. Presentations were made by Anjana Bhushan, Technical Officer, Division for Health Sector Development, Western Pacific Regional Office, WHO; Hernán Montenegro, Senior Regional Adviser on Health Systems and Services, Pan American Health Organization/WHO, Washington, D.C.; and Lynn Collins, Family Medicine Physician and Technical Adviser in HIV/AIDS and Health, UNFPA. 6. The Commission then held a dialogue with the panellists, in which the following delegations participated: China, Czech Republic (on behalf of the European Union), Egypt, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. 7. The observer for the International Organization for Migration and a representative of the Medical Women’s International Association, a non-governmental organization, also participated. 8. At its 16th meeting, on 13 March, the Commission decided to transmit the moderator’s summary of the panel discussion to the Economic and Social Council as an input into its annual ministerial review of 2009 (see chap. I, sect. B). 09-28398 45