Global health improvement and WHO: shaping the
future
Lee Jong-wook
Lancet 2003, 362(9401), 2083-2088 (20 December)
Abstract
A world torn by gross health inequalities is in
serious trouble. The global health community can
do much to reduce suffering and death among
vulnerable groups. WHO is changing its way of
working, alongside member states and financial
and technical partners, to reach key national
health goals and strengthen equity. The most
urgent objectives include the health-related
Millennium Development Goals, the 3 by 5 target
in HIV/AIDS treatment (to provide 3 million
people in developing regions with access to
antiretroviral treatment by the end of 2005), and
addressing the growing epidemics of
non-communicable diseases. The key to achieving
these objectives is strengthening of health
systems guided by the values of Health For All.
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