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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

World Health Report 2008

(From: Ana Lucia Ruggiero - PAHO)

Available online as PDF [148p.] at: http://www.who.int/whr/2008/whr08_en.pdf

 

14 October 2008 -- There are striking inequities within and between countries in health outcomes, in access to care, and in what people have to pay for care, says the World Health Report 2008 launched today.

 

To steer health systems towards better performance and greater equity, the report calls for a revival of the primary health care approach launched 30 years ago.

 

“….The report critically assesses the way that health care is organized, financed, and delivered in rich and poor countries around the world and documents a number of failures and shortcomings that have left the health status of different populations, both within and between countries, dangerously out of balance….”

 

:: Primary health in action: examples from countries 

PRESS RELEASE

World Health Report calls for return to primary health care approach 

English [pdf 42kb] 
French [pdf 55kb] 
Russian [pdf 203kb] 
Spanish [pdf 48kb]

 

SUMMARY OF THE REPORT

Primary Health Care - Now More Than Ever 

Arabic [pdf 63kb] 
Chinese [pdf 103kb] 
English [pdf 37kb] 
French [pdf 65kb] 
Russian [pdf 106kb] 
Spanish [pdf 17kb]

REPORT BY CHAPTERS

-          Contents [pdf 129kb] 
Introduction and overview 
Chapter 1: The challenges of a changing world 
Chapter 2: Advancing and sustaining universal coverage 
Chapter 3: Primary care: putting people first 
Chapter 4: Public policies for the public’s health 
Chapter 5: Leadership and effective government 
Chapter 6: The way forward 
Index [pdf 124kb]

 

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