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The world health report
The World Health Report, first published in 1995, is WHO's leading publication. Each year the report combines an expert assessment of global health, including statistics relating to all countries, with a focus on a specific subject. The main purpose of the report is to provide countries, donor agencies, international organizations and others with the information they need to help them make policy and funding decisions. The report is also offered to a wider audience, from universities, teaching hospitals and schools, to journalists and the public at large - anyone, in fact, with a professional or personal interest in international health issues.
Current World Health Report
Why a renewal of primary health care (PHC), and why
now, more than ever? The immediate answer is the
palpable demand for it from Member States – not just
from health professionals, but from the
political arena as well.
Globalization is putting the social
cohesion of many countries under stress,
and health systems, as key constituents
of the architecture of contemporary
societies, are clearly not performing as
well as they could and as they should.
People are increasingly impatient with
the inability of health services to deliver levels of national
coverage that meet stated demands and changing needs,
and with their failure to provide services in ways that
correspond to their expectations. Few would disagree that
health systems need to respond better – and faster – to the
challenges of a changing world. PHC can do that.
The World Health Report 2008 - Primary Health Care: Now More Than Ever
Previous World Health Reports
World health reports (1995-2007)
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