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WHO responds to these challenges using a six-point agenda. The six points address two health objectives, two strategic needs, and two operational approaches.
During the past decade, health has achieved unprecedented prominence as a key driver of socioeconomic progress, and more resources than ever are being invested in health. Yet poverty continues to contribute to poor health, and poor health anchors large populations in poverty. Health development is directed by the ethical principle of equity: Access to life-saving or health-promoting interventions should not be denied for unfair reasons, including those with economic or social roots.
Commitment to this principle ensures that WHO activities aimed at health development give priority to health outcomes in poor, disadvantaged or vulnerable groups. Attainment of the health-related Millennium Development Goals, preventing and treating chronic diseases and addressing the neglected tropical diseases are the cornerstones of the health and development agenda. Shared vulnerability to health security threats demands collective action.
One of the greatest threats to international health security arises from outbreaks of emerging and epidemic-prone diseases. Such outbreaks are occurring in increasing numbers, fuelled by such factors as rapid urbanization, environmental mismanagement, the way food is produced and traded, and the way antibiotics are used and misused.
For health improvement to operate as a poverty-reduction strategy, health services must reach poor and underserved populations. Health systems in many parts of the world are unable to do so, making the strengthening of health systems a high priority for WHO. Areas being addressed include the provision of adequate numbers of appropriately trained staff, sufficient financing, suitable systems for collecting vital statistics, and access to appropriate technology including essential drugs.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. AIHW, Canberra: AIHW; Get citations as an Endnote file : Endnote. PDF Other formats. It examines a wide range of contemporary topics in a series of analytical feature articles and short statistical snapshots.
The report also summarises the performance of the health system against an agreed set of indicators. In , the leading cause of death for males was heart disease, and dementia and Alzheimer disease for females. Half of us have a chronic condition and these conditions are responsible for most deaths.
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