An estimated 400 million people suffer from mental or neurological disorders or from
psychosocial problems such as those related to alcohol and drug abuse. Many of them …

The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the Futurepredicts that major global health
improvements will be achieved in the next few years. Dr Jong-Wook Lee, Director-General of …

This annual edition presents the most recent statistics since 1990 of over 80 health
indicators for WHO's 193 Member States. This fourth edition includes an expanded set of …

This report issues a call for urgent action to combat the growing epidemic of obesity, which
now affects developing and industrialized countries alike. Adopting a public health …

Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. But their use and misuse
have resulted in the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This is now a …

The WHO World report on ageing and health is not for the book shelf it is a living breathing
testament to all older people who have fought for their voice to be heard at all levels of …

The 2006 World Health Report contains both an expert assessment of the current crisis in
the global health workforce and an ambitious set of proposals to tackle it over the next ten …

The World Health Report 2002 measures the amount of disease, disability, and health in the
world today that can be attributed to some of the most important risks to human health. Even …

The therapy of acupuncture has a long history. In its 2500 years of development a wealth of
experience has been accumulated attesting to the wide range of diseases and conditions …

From penicillin to insulin from antiseptics to anaesthesia and from X-rays to magnetic
resonance imaging science has led to dramatic improvements in health worldwide. With the …