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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... expectancy at birth reached 78 years for women in developed countries , it fell back to less than 46 years for men in sub - Saharan Africa , largely because of the HIV / AIDS epidemic . For millions of children today , particularly in ...
... expectancy at birth reached 78 years for women in developed countries , it fell back to less than 46 years for men in sub - Saharan Africa , largely because of the HIV / AIDS epidemic . For millions of children today , particularly in ...
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... expectancy improves - but not for all Over the past 50 years , average life expectancy at birth has increased globally by almost 20 years , from 46.5 years in 1950-1955 to 65.2 years in 2002. This represents a global average increase in ...
... expectancy improves - but not for all Over the past 50 years , average life expectancy at birth has increased globally by almost 20 years , from 46.5 years in 1950-1955 to 65.2 years in 2002. This represents a global average increase in ...
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... expectancy . Exceptions to the life expectancy increases in most regions of the world in the last 50 years are Africa and countries of eastern Europe formerly in the Soviet Union . In the latter case , male and female life expectancies ...
... expectancy . Exceptions to the life expectancy increases in most regions of the world in the last 50 years are Africa and countries of eastern Europe formerly in the Soviet Union . In the latter case , male and female life expectancies ...
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... expectancy lived in full health . In terms of DALYS , 36 % of total lost years of healthy life for the world in 2002 were a result of disease and injury in children aged less than 15 years , and almost 50 % as a result of disease and ...
... expectancy lived in full health . In terms of DALYS , 36 % of total lost years of healthy life for the world in 2002 were a result of disease and injury in children aged less than 15 years , and almost 50 % as a result of disease and ...
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