Delivering quality health services is essential to uhc. World health statistics 2008 has been collated from publications and databases produced by whos technical p rogrammes and regional offi ces, as well as from publicly accessible databases. The 19th annual world report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. National maternal and child health center e who and ministry of health, cambodia health service delivery profile, 2012. The world health report 2010 represented the concept of universal health coverage in three dimensions. The who biennial report 2008 2009 outlines and describes the work of the world health organization in bangladesh during the biennium 2008 2009.
Dec 18, 2008 the world health report 2008 analyzes how primary health reforms, the embodiment of the principles of universal access, equity, and social justice, are an essential response to the health challenges of a rapidly changing world and the growing expectations of countries and their citizens for health and health care. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2008 by human rights. Primary health care, or phc refers to essential health care that is based on scientifically. The world health report 2008 primary health care now more than ever 6 there is today a recognition that populations are left behind and a sense of lost opportunities that are reminiscent of what gave rise, thirty years ago, to almaatas paradigm shift in thinking about health. The world health report whr is a series of annual reports produced by the world health organization who. World health organization 2006 the world health report. Nov 08, 2009 the world health report 2008 primary health care now more than ever list of boxes box 1 five common shortcomings of healthcare delivery xiv box 4. Contents pdf, 129kb introduction and overview chapter 1. This fourth edition includes 10 highlights in health statistics, as well as an expanded set of over 70 key health indicators. First published in 1995, the world health report is who s leading publication. World health statistics 2008 world health organization. Switzerland and to who press, world health organization, 20 avenue. Dr jongwook lee, directorgeneral of who, describes who s ambition, to help all people, but especially the poorest among them, to shape a better future. In 2008, the world health organizations commission on social determinants of health sdh argued that existing differences in health status between and within countries were linked to degrees of social disadvantage, were unjust and avoidable, and that it was the responsibility of governments.
The world health report 2008 physicians for a national. There has been a lot of pro and cons about the report. Decisions on healthcare are still made without a solid grounding in research evidence, and an impetus is required for this state of affairs to change. The who regional office for europe whoeurope is one of whos six regional offices around the world. Oct 29, 2008 the world health report 2008 critically assesses the way that health care is organized, financed, and delivered in rich and poor countries around the world. This chapter discusses the implications for the way universal coverage, primary. This world health report was produced under the overall direction of carissa etienne, assistant directorgeneral, health systems and services and anarfi asamoabaah, deputy director general. Shaping the future predicts that major global health improvements will be achieved in the next few years. The principal writing team consisted of wim van lerberghe, tim evans, kumanan rasanathan and abdelhay mechbal. The world health report 2008 primary health care now more than ever why a renewal of primary health care phc, and why now, more than ever. In addition, the stop tb partnerships global drug facility.
I feel i am getting a clearer and accumulating picture of whats good about health in jersey and where our health challenges lie, both today and in the future. The who s phc advocacy is well founded, yet its report is a policy document that fails to address adoption and implementation questions within who member countries. Other main contributors to the draftin g of the report were. The world health report 2007 is dedicated to promoting global public health security the reduced vulnerability of populations to acute threats to health. Delivering quality health services world health organization. But even if the world achieved essential health coverage and financial protection, health outcomes would still be poor if services were lowquality and unsafe. A summary of the 2008 world health report primary health care.
Globalization is putting the social cohesion of many countries under stress, and health systems are clearly not performing as well as they could and should. It received a great deal of media coverage, largely because it ranked countries overall health systems performance, resulting in some rather surprising league tables, for example, the united states scored highest in terms of responsiveness to. It includes, for the first time, trend data where the statistics are available and of acceptable quality. The findings show that the cobenefits to health of increasing the current european union target of a 20% greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2020 from 1990 levels to a target of 30% are very significant.
The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. The who report 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. Who can assist government to select workers receiving the prize. This report provides an overview of spending and investment in the healthcare system in 2007 to 2008. Who slams global health care, calls for universal coverage. The world health organization focussed on improving health system performance in the world health report whr 2000. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the world health organization to verify the information contained in this publication. Ministry of health, health strategic plan 20082015wau g 15 ministry of health, health strategic plan 20082015, chapter 2, table 2. The world health report 2008 aims to spotlight disparities in health care across the globe, and as the nairobi example illustrates, the differences exist not only between the first and third.
It serves the who european region, which comprises 53 countries, covering a vast geographical region from the atlantic to the pacific oceans. Whoeurope collaborates with a range of public health stakeholders in the region and globally, to ensure that coordinated action is taken to develop. Pdf on sep 10, 20, oye gureje and others published the who world mental health surveys 2008, chap. Department of health annual report 2007 to 2008 gov. Faculty of public health lightening the load tackling overweight and obesity. The world health report 2008 analyses how primary health care reforms, that embody the principles of universal access, equity and social justice, are an essential response to the health challenges. The data on inequalities in health care coverage and health outcome are primarily derived from analyses of household surveys and are available only. Jan 03, 2004 in 2000 the world health report was entitled health systems. Pdf the who world mental health surveys 2008, chap.
The world health report 2008 analyses how primary health care reforms, that embody the principles of universal access, equity and social justice, are an essential response to the health challenges of a rapidly changing world and the growing expectations of countries and their citizens for health and health care. The world health organization, or who, elaborates on the goals of phc as defined. The world malaria report 2008 describes the global distribution of cases and deaths, how whorecommended control strategies have been adopted and implemented in endemic countries, sources of funding for malaria control, and recent evidence that prevention and. The cobenefits to health of a strong eu climate change policy.
The commission has also worked for a ban on manual scavenging, which. Indeed, an effective health information system contributes significantly to effective monitoring and evaluation of the progress of health system development in cambodia. The world health report 2012, the biannual flagship report of the world health organization, focuses for the first time in its history on the theme of research for better health. This report identifies four interlocking sets of primary health care reforms that aim to. World health organization 2006 the world health report 2006working together for from ny 1002 at devry university, keller graduate school of management. The world health report 2008 primary health care now more than ever. World health report calls for return to primary health care approach. The world health report 2008 was produced under the overall direction of tim evans assistant directorgeneral and wim van lerberghe editorinchief. Who the world health report 2008 primary health care now.
Whoeurope the world health report 2008 primary health. Now more than ever primary health care was put forward thirty years ago as a set of values, principles and approaches aimed at raising the level of health in deprived populations. This report our island, our health 2008 is my third annual report, which for me marks almost three years in jersey as the medical officer of health. Overview of noncommunicable diseases and related risk factors. Service now more than ever world health organization. Central within the global strategy are the ambitions of more money for health and more health for the money.
List of boxes box 1 five common shortcomings of healthcare delivery. The world health report 2008 world health organization. A summary of the 2008 world health report primary health. This years world health day, celebrated in april, launched whos discussion on global public health security. These aim to leverage more resources for health financing whilst simultaneously generating more results from existing resources core tenets of public. Primary health care now more than ever iv the world health report 2008 chapter 3. May 19, 2008 this report provides an overview of spending and investment in the healthcare system in 2007 to 2008. The world health organizations 2008 report asserted that the focus on primary healthcare phc within health systems should increase, with four sets of reforms required. The reports were published every year from 1995 to 2008, and again in 2010 and 20. This 14th national health statistics report provides a wide range of information to all information users.
Pdf the world health report 2008 primary health care now. Overview of noncommunicable diseases and related risk. Oct 14, 2008 the world health report 2008 aims to spotlight disparities in health care across the globe, and as the nairobi example illustrates, the differences exist not only between the first and third. Who world malaria report 2008 world health organization. S h a p i n g t h e f u t u r e integration of noncommunicable diseases into phc in lowresource settings lessons learned dr shanthi mendis chronic disease prevention. The principal writers of the report were david b evans, riku elovainio and gary humphreys. Half of the world s population is at risk of malaria, and an estimated 247 million cases led to nearly 881 000 deaths in 2006. In all countries, it offered a way to improve fairness in access to. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. World health organization 2008 primary health care.