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Copenhagen Consensus Youth Forum 2008

 

From the 25th to the 30th of May 2008 a group of 80 university students from 37 different countries met and prioritized the best solutions to ten of the world’s greatest problems.
 

Outcome of the CC08 YF - the ranked list of solutions

 
Solution
Challenge
1
Micronutrient supplements for children (vitamin A and zinc)
Hunger
2
Malaria prevention and treatment
Diseases
3
Rural water supply
Water
4
Expanded immunization coverage for children
Diseases
5
Health and nutrition programs
Education
6
Community based nutrition promotion
Hunger
7
Micronutrient fortification (iron and salt iodization)
Hunger
8
Tuberculosis case finding and treatment
Diseases
9
Total sanitation campaign
Water
10
HIV combination prevention
Diseases
11
Deworming at school age
Hunger
12
Scholarship and voucher programs
Education
13
Increase and improve girls’ schooling
Women
14
Conditional cash transfers
Education
15
Microfinance
Women
16
Biofortification
Hunger
17
Improving surgical capacity at district hospital level
Diseases
18
Provide support for women’s reproductive role
Women
19
Improved stove intervention
Air Pollution
20
Package of adaptation, R&D followed by mitigation
Global Warming
21
Greater international cooperation
Terrorism
22
Bio-sand filters for household water treatment
Water