The World Health Report 2007 - A safer future: global public health security in the 21st century marks a turning point in the history of public health, and signals what could be one of the biggest advances in health security in half a century. It shows how the world is at increasing risk of disease outbreaks, epidemics, industrial accidents, natural disasters and other health emergencies which can rapidly become threats to global public health security.
The report explains how the revised Int more...
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'Three decades of assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped the Government of Egypt dramatically reduce deaths among pregnant women and infants. Compared with the 1970s, today 50 percent fewer women are dying during pregnancy, and 70 percent fewer infants are dying in the first year of life.'
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It includes a wide variety of materials to plan, conduct, and evaluate various types of reproductive health awareness (RHA) training and it is well suited for use in developing countries as well as other nations. It is also designed to engage men in informed reproductive health decision making as individuals, husbands, and family members.
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Taking the temperature shows that the NHS is a long way from reducing its energy consumption to meet the government’s target of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to 20 per cent below 1990 levels by 2010 and 60 per cent by 2050.
As the report reveals, the sheer scale of the NHS, with 1 million patient contacts every 36 hours, means the organisation has a considerable carbon footprint, but also the potential to promote positive change
This is a New Economics Foundation's (nef's) paper, more...
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Nearly 10 million children under the age of five die every year - more than 1000 every hour. Almost all of these children could survive and thrive with access to simple, affordable interventions.
The loss of a child is a tragedy - families suffer and human potential is wasted. WHO is improving child health by helping countries to deliver integrated, effective care in a continuum, starting with a healthy pregnancy for the mother, through birth and care up to five years of age. Investing in he more...
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Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. A lack of exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life contributes to over a million avoidable child deaths each year. Globally less than 40% of infants under six months of age are exclusively breastfed. Adequate breastfeeding support for mothers and families could save many young lives.
WHO actively promotes breastfeeding as the best source of nourishment for infants and young children. This more...
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Background Indonesia has had the most human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) and one of the highest case-fatality rates worldwide. This article described the factors associated with H5N1 case-fatality in Indonesia.
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