Cross-sectoral efforts for development

For the last 15 to 20 years, a pessimistic vision has been building up worldwide about the capacity of governmental action to satisfy the demands of its citizens. In response to this, the State has tended to “modernize” in order to become closer to its citizens and to “survive” in the face of other extra-governmental actors, among which we, the NGOs, find ourselves.

Intersectoriality is the bet made by different sectors to propose integral solutions to social problems, making the differences between them a useful resource, since each heterogeneous vision constitutes a possibility to address the problems from different fronts.

For us, intersectoriality is fundamental, especially when it comes to working jointly with the State. We know that Non-Governmental Organizations play a role in social coordination, information, research and improvement of the quality of life of different people in the world, and in our country our work has contributed to making the General Health System more inclusive, efficient and fair. That is why we believe that it is necessary for the State to work hand in hand with civil society organizations, especially when it comes to health issues, since articulating efforts to help our social security system reach every corner, even those that have been called inhospitable over time, is everyone's priority and duty.

In this sense, when it comes to contributing to the human development of our country, it is necessary to unite and coordinate efforts to ensure that people have all the conditions to fulfill themselves, that is, so that their capabilities can be developed without any kind of obstacle. This is also where human development resides, in the response capacity of society as a whole (including the governmental, social and private sectors), so that human beings can have guarantees of existence and thus be able to enhance their capabilities.

That is why we seek non-hierarchical relationships in order to collaborate with each other. Although the State is legitimate in its actions, intersectoriality in the field of health provides a space for the different actors involved to be able to work together, that is to say, towards the same purpose, with the help of all.

That is why development is associated with intersectoriality: because by joining forces it is possible to change the living conditions of people in need.

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