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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... estimates for 2002 Healthy life expectancy ( HALE ) in all Member States , estimates for 2002 Selected national health accounts indicators : measured levels of expenditure on health , 1997-2001 Annex Table 6 Selected national health ...
... estimates for 2002 Healthy life expectancy ( HALE ) in all Member States , estimates for 2002 Selected national health accounts indicators : measured levels of expenditure on health , 1997-2001 Annex Table 6 Selected national health ...
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... estimated 332 000 child deaths in 2002 . Across the world , children are at higher risk of dying if they are poor and malnourished , and the gaps in mortality between the haves and the have - nots are widening . The state of adult ...
... estimated 332 000 child deaths in 2002 . Across the world , children are at higher risk of dying if they are poor and malnourished , and the gaps in mortality between the haves and the have - nots are widening . The state of adult ...
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... Estimated life expectancies for males and females for 2002 are given in Annex Table 1 for all Member States of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) . The increases in life expectancy that occurred in the first half of the 20th century ...
... Estimated life expectancies for males and females for 2002 are given in Annex Table 1 for all Member States of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) . The increases in life expectancy that occurred in the first half of the 20th century ...
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... estimating household consumption expenditure to monitor income poverty . One of the initial project aims was to establish baseline levels of adult mortality by cause in three selected districts ( 3-5 ) . In 1997 , the Ministry of Health ...
... estimating household consumption expenditure to monitor income poverty . One of the initial project aims was to establish baseline levels of adult mortality by cause in three selected districts ( 3-5 ) . In 1997 , the Ministry of Health ...
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... Estimated child mortality rates for 2002 are given for all WHO Member States in Annex Table 1 . Child mortality ... estimate of permanent income constructed from information on ownership of assets , availability of services and household ...
... Estimated child mortality rates for 2002 are given for all WHO Member States in Annex Table 1 . Child mortality ... estimate of permanent income constructed from information on ownership of assets , availability of services and household ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the Future Academic Search Complete Nonserial Publication Online access: EBSCO Academic Search Complete Public Health Series World health report, ISSN 1020-3311 |
| Author | World Health Organization |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | World Health Organization, 2003 |
| ISBN | 9241562439, 9789241562430 |
| Length | 193 pages |
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