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T he G lobal H ealth S ituation in the 21st C entury : A spects from the G lobal F orum on H ealth R esearch and the W orld H ealth O rganization in G eneva 1
Author(s) -
Currat Louis J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6631.2006.tb00534.x
Subject(s) - millennium development goals , global health , political science , economic growth , health for all , human health , health policy , public relations , developing country , medicine , health care , environmental health , law , economics
The objective of this paper is, in a first part, to give an overview of the main health problems in the world today and of their main causes. Then an attempt is made to compare the financial and human resourced available today to solve these problems with the resources which would be needed if we are to achieve the Health Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Given the fact that the available resources are limited, the question is then raised as to the selection of the strategies which would contribute the most to an improvement of the health situation in the world. To conclude on a positive note, a few examples are then given of great achievements in the health field over the past 50 years, but attention is drawn to the tremendous challenges remaining if the health MDGs are to be reached by 2015, particularly in Africa.