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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... Health - related Millennium Development Goals , targets and indicators Coverage of adults in developing countries with antiretroviral therapy , 28 by WHO region , December 2002 45 Table 6.1 A stepwise approach for prevention and control ...
... Health - related Millennium Development Goals , targets and indicators Coverage of adults in developing countries with antiretroviral therapy , 28 by WHO region , December 2002 45 Table 6.1 A stepwise approach for prevention and control ...
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... related mortality patterns 95 Figure 7.1 Relationship between births accompanied by skilled attendants and number of health professionals , 33 developing and transition countries 111 Figure 7.2 Inequality in health spending and incomes ...
... related mortality patterns 95 Figure 7.1 Relationship between births accompanied by skilled attendants and number of health professionals , 33 developing and transition countries 111 Figure 7.2 Inequality in health spending and incomes ...
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... health - related Millennium Development Goals , including action on HIV / AIDS ; Chapter Three is entirely devoted to the pandemic itself and shows why a bold HIV / AIDS control effort must drive the agenda for the global health ...
... health - related Millennium Development Goals , including action on HIV / AIDS ; Chapter Three is entirely devoted to the pandemic itself and shows why a bold HIV / AIDS control effort must drive the agenda for the global health ...
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... health , gender inequality , lack of education , access to clean water and environmental degradation . Three of the eight goals are directly health - related ; all of the others have important indirect effects on health . The Millennium ...
... health , gender inequality , lack of education , access to clean water and environmental degradation . Three of the eight goals are directly health - related ; all of the others have important indirect effects on health . The Millennium ...
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... health threat Table 1.3 shows the leading causes of deaths and DALYs among adults worldwide for 2002 . Despite ... related and other 4 766 Nearly 80 % of the almost 3 million global deaths. Global Health : today's challenges 17 ...
... health threat Table 1.3 shows the leading causes of deaths and DALYs among adults worldwide for 2002 . Despite ... related and other 4 766 Nearly 80 % of the almost 3 million global deaths. Global Health : today's challenges 17 ...
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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