Organization and hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Norwegian State Council on Disability; the Norwegian Federation of Organizations of Disabled People; the Norwegian Association; North Pole; Norway
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.409.5265; http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2001/a78624_appendix4.pdf

Social Affairs. Rethinking Care is the title of the conference — this is a challenge and a necessity, and I am certain that your contributions will be of great value for persons with disabilities as well as for governments worldwide. You come here from countries all over the world, representing the organizations of persons with disabilities or chronic illnesses, professional organizations and various national health authorities. The six world regions of the WHO are represented here today, making it possible to give the issues and recommendations a broad relevance. It is an honour to host this important event, and it gives an extra responsibility to my government. As you know, Norway has merely 4.5 million inhabitants. Situated at the corner of the world with the North Pole as our neighbour, we feel it is especially important to take an active part in the work of international organizations. Thus, we can learn from other countries ’ experiences and, in return, other countries may even have the opportunity to learn from what we have done. This conference has been prepared by an Organizing Committee, where representatives of the WHO have worked together with the