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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... source , urban and rural Target : 11. By 2020 to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers Indicator : 31. Proportion of urban population with access to improved sanitation Goal : 8 ...
... source , urban and rural Target : 11. By 2020 to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers Indicator : 31. Proportion of urban population with access to improved sanitation Goal : 8 ...
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... sources , improved sanitation , and solid fuel as an indicator of indoor air pollution . While limited progress has been made in some countries , major differences in achievement exist between and within regions and countries . There ...
... sources , improved sanitation , and solid fuel as an indicator of indoor air pollution . While limited progress has been made in some countries , major differences in achievement exist between and within regions and countries . There ...
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... sources of health information in relation to the goals . WHO's work on MDG reporting complements other efforts to improve the quality of country health data . It also aims to build capacity in countries to collect , analyse and , most ...
... sources of health information in relation to the goals . WHO's work on MDG reporting complements other efforts to improve the quality of country health data . It also aims to build capacity in countries to collect , analyse and , most ...
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... Source : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . discussing goals for the coming years . These include narrowing the AIDS outcome gap by providing three million people in developing countries with combination ARV therapy by the end ...
... Source : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . discussing goals for the coming years . These include narrowing the AIDS outcome gap by providing three million people in developing countries with combination ARV therapy by the end ...
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... 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year Source : WHO / UNAIDS Responding to HIV / AIDS : lessons from the past. 46 The World Health Report 2003 The true toll of HIV/AIDS.
... 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year Source : WHO / UNAIDS Responding to HIV / AIDS : lessons from the past. 46 The World Health Report 2003 The true toll of HIV/AIDS.
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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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