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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... impact has been in Botswana , Lesotho , Swaziland and Zimbabwe , where HIV / AIDS has reduced male and female life expectancies by more than 20 years . The fragile state of adult health in the face of social , economic and political ...
... impact has been in Botswana , Lesotho , Swaziland and Zimbabwe , where HIV / AIDS has reduced male and female life expectancies by more than 20 years . The fragile state of adult health in the face of social , economic and political ...
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... impact of population ageing in the less developed regions are yet to be fully ap- preciated . By 2025 , in countries such as Brazil , China and Thailand , the proportion of older people will be above 15 % of the population , while in ...
... impact of population ageing in the less developed regions are yet to be fully ap- preciated . By 2025 , in countries such as Brazil , China and Thailand , the proportion of older people will be above 15 % of the population , while in ...
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... impact on health care systems in other ways . A large proportion of people with chronic physical diseases such as diabetes and hypertension , malignancies and HIV / AIDS suffer from concurrent depression , which significantly interferes ...
... impact on health care systems in other ways . A large proportion of people with chronic physical diseases such as diabetes and hypertension , malignancies and HIV / AIDS suffer from concurrent depression , which significantly interferes ...
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... impact of HIV - 1 infection ? AIDS , 1997 , 11 : 1269–1280 . 10. The world health report 2002 – Reducing risks , promoting healthy life . Geneva , World Health Organization , 2002 . 11. World population prospects - the 2002 revision ...
... impact of HIV - 1 infection ? AIDS , 1997 , 11 : 1269–1280 . 10. The world health report 2002 – Reducing risks , promoting healthy life . Geneva , World Health Organization , 2002 . 11. World population prospects - the 2002 revision ...
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... impact on different socioeconomic groups . As Figure B indicates , the gap between the rich- est and poorest sections of the population widened in the mid - 1990s . While the richest made gains in line with the MDGs , much less progress ...
... impact on different socioeconomic groups . As Figure B indicates , the gap between the rich- est and poorest sections of the population widened in the mid - 1990s . While the richest made gains in line with the MDGs , much less progress ...
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