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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... leading preventable cause of death , responsible for about 5 million deaths in 2003 , mostly in poor countries and poor populations . The toll will double in 20 years unless known and effective interventions are urgently and widely ...
... leading preventable cause of death , responsible for about 5 million deaths in 2003 , mostly in poor countries and poor populations . The toll will double in 20 years unless known and effective interventions are urgently and widely ...
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... leading cause of death in adults aged 15-59 years , is killing almost 5000 men and women in this age group , and almost 1000 of their children , every 24 hours in sub - Saharan Africa . The main components of Africa's tragedy are shared ...
... leading cause of death in adults aged 15-59 years , is killing almost 5000 men and women in this age group , and almost 1000 of their children , every 24 hours in sub - Saharan Africa . The main components of Africa's tragedy are shared ...
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... leading causes represent 86 % of all child deaths ( see Table 1.1 ) . Many countries of the Eastern Mediterranean ... leading cause of death and are now Table 1.1 Leading causes of death in children in developing. Global Health : today's ...
... leading causes represent 86 % of all child deaths ( see Table 1.1 ) . Many countries of the Eastern Mediterranean ... leading cause of death and are now Table 1.1 Leading causes of death in children in developing. Global Health : today's ...
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... leading causes of death in children , accounting for 45 % of all deaths . About 90 % of all HIV / AIDS and malaria deaths in children in developing countries occur in sub - Saharan Africa , where 23 % of the world's births and 42 % of ...
... leading causes of death in children , accounting for 45 % of all deaths . About 90 % of all HIV / AIDS and malaria deaths in children in developing countries occur in sub - Saharan Africa , where 23 % of the world's births and 42 % of ...
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