The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the FutureWorld Health Organization, 2003 - 193 pages The 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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... Developing sustainable financing 120 Unblocking system bottlenecks 121 Pro - equity health systems : government's ... countries 127 Statistical Annex 133 Explanatory notes 135 Annex Table 1 Basic indicators for all Member States ...
... Developing sustainable financing 120 Unblocking system bottlenecks 121 Pro - equity health systems : government's ... countries 127 Statistical Annex 133 Explanatory notes 135 Annex Table 1 Basic indicators for all Member States ...
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... developing countries according to socioeconomic status 9 Figure 1.6 Figure 1.7 Figure 1.8 Changes in child mortality rates by WHO region , 1970-2002 Countries with large absolute reductions in child mortality since 1970 Disease burden ...
... developing countries according to socioeconomic status 9 Figure 1.6 Figure 1.7 Figure 1.8 Changes in child mortality rates by WHO region , 1970-2002 Countries with large absolute reductions in child mortality since 1970 Disease burden ...
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... developing countries on antiretrovirals by 2005 . Major disparities also exist in areas such as child mortality . Of the more than 10 million children under 5 years old who die every year , almost all are in developing countries . A ...
... developing countries on antiretrovirals by 2005 . Major disparities also exist in areas such as child mortality . Of the more than 10 million children under 5 years old who die every year , almost all are in developing countries . A ...
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... develop chronic diseases , but excellent treatment and rehabilitation services will be available ; she can expect ... countries , there will be only limited advances towards the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and other ...
... develop chronic diseases , but excellent treatment and rehabilitation services will be available ; she can expect ... countries , there will be only limited advances towards the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and other ...
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... developing countries in the 1950s has changed to a gap between the very poorest developing countries and all other countries . Of the 57 million deaths in 2002 , 10.5 million were among children of less than five years of age , and more ...
... developing countries in the 1950s has changed to a gap between the very poorest developing countries and all other countries . Of the 57 million deaths in 2002 , 10.5 million were among children of less than five years of age , and more ...
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achieve AIDS Annex Table areas burden of disease cancer challenges child mortality developing countries disorders economic effective epidemic epidemiological estimates expenditure on health financing Geneva global burden global health health care systems health information health sector health services health systems health workers healthy life expectancy heart disease high adult High child HIV/AIDS impact implementation improve increase infections interventions Ischaemic heart disease levels low adult high low adult low Low child major malaria maternal MDGs Millennium Development Goals million Mortality stratum noncommunicable diseases outbreak polio eradication poor population poverty prevention primary health primary health care programmes progress public health rates reduce regions Republic respiratory risk factors road traffic injuries SARS September 2003 strategies sub-Saharan Africa surveys targets tion tobacco control treatment tuberculosis Uncertainty 2002 Uncertainty United Nations Western Pacific workforce World Bank World Health Organization