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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... ( tobacco control section ) ; Margaret MacIntyre , Margaret Peden , Mark Rozenberg and Christie Vu ( road traffic hazards section ) . Chapter Seven : Rafael Bengoa , Ties Boerma , Marie - Andrée Diouf , David Evans , William Savedoff ...
... ( tobacco control section ) ; Margaret MacIntyre , Margaret Peden , Mark Rozenberg and Christie Vu ( road traffic hazards section ) . Chapter Seven : Rafael Bengoa , Ties Boerma , Marie - Andrée Diouf , David Evans , William Savedoff ...
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... tobacco control 92 National policies and programmes 93 Building national capacity 93 Integrating tobacco control into health systems 94 Road traffic hazards : hidden epidemics 95 Sharing responsibility for safety 97 Mobilizing action 97 ...
... tobacco control 92 National policies and programmes 93 Building national capacity 93 Integrating tobacco control into health systems 94 Road traffic hazards : hidden epidemics 95 Sharing responsibility for safety 97 Mobilizing action 97 ...
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... tobacco - related mortality patterns 79 86 95 Figure 7.1 Relationship between births accompanied by skilled ... tobacco control strategies 90 94 Box 6.3 Tobacco and the Western Pacific's schoolchildren 96 Box 6.4 Box 7.1 A low - cost ...
... tobacco - related mortality patterns 79 86 95 Figure 7.1 Relationship between births accompanied by skilled ... tobacco control strategies 90 94 Box 6.3 Tobacco and the Western Pacific's schoolchildren 96 Box 6.4 Box 7.1 A low - cost ...
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... . This chapter is divided into three sections : the rapidly growing epidemic of cardiovascular disease ; the global tobacco epidemic ; X The World Health Report 2003 Chapter Stronger health systems: the minimum requirements.
... . This chapter is divided into three sections : the rapidly growing epidemic of cardiovascular disease ; the global tobacco epidemic ; X The World Health Report 2003 Chapter Stronger health systems: the minimum requirements.
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Shaping the Future World Health Organization. epidemic of cardiovascular disease ; the global tobacco epidemic ; and the multiple hazards – direct and indirect - from the growth in road traffic . All of the topics introduced above demand ...
Shaping the Future World Health Organization. epidemic of cardiovascular disease ; the global tobacco epidemic ; and the multiple hazards – direct and indirect - from the growth in road traffic . All of the topics introduced above demand ...
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