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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Page 31
... birth care ; obstetric emer- gency care ; postpartum care ; newborn care ; management of abortion complications and post - abortion care ; family planning services ; adolescent reproductive health education and services ; and also safe ...
... birth care ; obstetric emer- gency care ; postpartum care ; newborn care ; management of abortion complications and post - abortion care ; family planning services ; adolescent reproductive health education and services ; and also safe ...
Page 48
... birth to healthy babies but also to live to raise them ( 20 ) . Similarly , improving HIV care helps to destigmatize AIDS . Decreased stigma is associated with increased interest in voluntary counselling and testing , which is a corner ...
... birth to healthy babies but also to live to raise them ( 20 ) . Similarly , improving HIV care helps to destigmatize AIDS . Decreased stigma is associated with increased interest in voluntary counselling and testing , which is a corner ...
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... birth attendant 100 90 380 Brazil Turkey Namibia 70 Paraguay 60 50 Indonesia 40 30- Guinea 20- Pakistan 10- Nepal 0 0 100 200 300 400 Egypt 500 600 Density of physicians , nurses and midwives ( per 100 000 population ) aWHO / UNICEF ...
... birth attendant 100 90 380 Brazil Turkey Namibia 70 Paraguay 60 50 Indonesia 40 30- Guinea 20- Pakistan 10- Nepal 0 0 100 200 300 400 Egypt 500 600 Density of physicians , nurses and midwives ( per 100 000 population ) aWHO / UNICEF ...
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... birth ( Annex Table 1 ) but includes an adjustment for time spent in poor health . It is most easily understood as the equivalent number of years in full health that a newborn can expect to live based on current rates of ill - health ...
... birth ( Annex Table 1 ) but includes an adjustment for time spent in poor health . It is most easily understood as the equivalent number of years in full health that a newborn can expect to live based on current rates of ill - health ...
Page 139
... birth , HALE at age 60 , expected lost healthy years ( LHE ) at birth , percentage of total life expectancy ( LE ) lost , and 95 % uncertainty intervals . LHE is calculated as LE - HALE and is the expected equivalent number of years of ...
... birth , HALE at age 60 , expected lost healthy years ( LHE ) at birth , percentage of total life expectancy ( LE ) lost , and 95 % uncertainty intervals . LHE is calculated as LE - HALE and is the expected equivalent number of years of ...
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achieve adult high adult adult low adult adult mortality AIDS Annex Table areas burden of disease cancer challenges child deaths child mortality developing countries disorders economic effective epidemic estimates Europe expenditure on health financing Geneva global health health care systems health information health sector health services health systems health workers health-related healthy life expectancy heart disease High child HIV/AIDS impact implementation improve increase infections interventions Ischaemic heart disease levels low adult high Low child 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 reduce Republic respiratory risk factors road traffic injuries SARS September 2003 strategies sub-Saharan Africa surveys targets tion tobacco control treatment tuberculosis United Nations Western Pacific workforce World Bank World Health Organization