The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the FutureThe World Health Report 2003: Shaping the Futurepredicts that major global health improvements will be achieved in the next few years. Dr Jong-Wook Lee, Director-General of WHO, describes WHO's ambition, to help all people, but especially the poorest among them, to shape a better future. The report advocates a new drive for equitable health improvement as a vital part of global efforts for justice and security. Drawing on lessons of the past, in particular the Health for All movement that was launched 25 years ago, this year's report focuses on the major health gains that are possible in the coming years and shows how WHO and the global health community can achieve these objectives. Against a backdrop of the ambitious targets of the Millennium Development Goals, The World Health Report 2003presents a comprehensive vision encompassing an analysis of today's major health challenges and an action programme for global health improvement. The section on infections singles out for special attention HIV/AIDS, poliomyelitis - whose elimination is within reach - and new infections including SARS. Another important section deals with the health of women and children. The focus of the non-communicable diseases section is on road traffic injuries and the continuing work on tobacco control. In order to achieve the health improvements that are within their grasp, countries need well-functioning health systems. The report shows how systems can be strengthened, combining both primary care facilities and higher-level services linked by an efficient and integrated referral network. In this, as in all its work, WHO renews its commitment to working with countries in responding to national and local health challenges. |
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These contrasting stories reveal much about what medicine and public health can achieve , and about unmet needs in a world of vast and growing health inequalities . The World Health Report 2003 affirms that the key task of the global ...
These contrasting stories reveal much about what medicine and public health can achieve , and about unmet needs in a world of vast and growing health inequalities . The World Health Report 2003 affirms that the key task of the global ...
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One of the great public health goals of the 20th century was the eradication of polio : Chapter Four looks at the final steps needed to achieve polio eradication within the next few years . Meanwhile , new diseases have been emerging at ...
One of the great public health goals of the 20th century was the eradication of polio : Chapter Four looks at the final steps needed to achieve polio eradication within the next few years . Meanwhile , new diseases have been emerging at ...
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Core values for a global health partnership Achieving national and global health objectives requires new resources and unprecedented levels of cooperation among multilateral agencies , national authorities , communities , the private ...
Core values for a global health partnership Achieving national and global health objectives requires new resources and unprecedented levels of cooperation among multilateral agencies , national authorities , communities , the private ...
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Chapter Two traces the origins of the Millennium Development Goals and charts the progress so far towards achieving them . These goals represent commitments by governments worldwide to do more to reduce poverty and hunger and to tackle ...
Chapter Two traces the origins of the Millennium Development Goals and charts the progress so far towards achieving them . These goals represent commitments by governments worldwide to do more to reduce poverty and hunger and to tackle ...
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This chapter traces the origins of the MDGs and tracks the progress so far towards achieving them . It warns that without significantly strengthened commitments from both wealthy and developing countries , the goals will not be met ...
This chapter traces the origins of the MDGs and tracks the progress so far towards achieving them . It warns that without significantly strengthened commitments from both wealthy and developing countries , the goals will not be met ...
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| Title | The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the Future Academic Search Complete Nonserial Publication Online access: EBSCO Academic Search Complete Public Health Series The world health report, ISSN 1020-3311 |
| Authors | R. Beaglehole, World Health Organization |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | World Health Organization, 2003 |
| ISBN | 9241562439, 9789241562430 |
| Length | 193 pages |
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