For the first time, the world health organization s annual statistics report includes information from 194 countries on the percentage of men and women with raised blood pressure and blood. In 2012, the world health organization committed to working with countries to integrate the who medical eligibility criteria family planning wheel and related tools and guidelines into health systems to expand access to, and quality of, family planning services. With growing awareness of the impact of alcohol consumption on global health rehm et al. An international working group of scientists, researchers and public health policy professionals the bioinitiative working group has released its report on electromagnetic fields emf and health. Who and wellbeing wellbeing is a keyword in the who definition of health. In 2010, the world health assembly established three milestones toward global measles eradication. Resolution adopted by the general assembly on 27 july 2012. World health organization the who regional office for. To fill the gaps, statistical modelling is frequently used to produce comparable health statistics across countries that can be combined to. Strebel, mbchb 1, jeanmarie okwobele, md 1, paul a. Global context of urbanizati on and public health as it relates to the centres work iii. Nevertheless, nearly 18 000 children worldwide died every day in 2012, and the global speed.
World health statistics 2012 contains whos annual compilation of health related data for its 194 member states, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health related millennium development goals mdgs and associated targets. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the world health organization to verify the information contained in this publica tion. Who world health organization wpr who western paci. In 2012, the world is approaching a major 5year milestone in the global commitment to ensure national capacities to identify, investigate, assess, and respond to public health events. Addressing the challenge of womens health in africa a summary of the report of the commission on womens health in the african region 1. The world health organization who estimated that the global maternal mortality rate declined from 385 deaths per 100,000 live births to 216 in 2015. Who world health statistics 2012 world health organization. Iarc publications website world cancer report 2014. Addressing the challenge of womens health in africa. The world malaria report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malariaendemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2011 report. Who world malaria report 2012 world health organization. The european health report 2012 3 expectancy across countries were larger for males than females, particularly after 1993. The global health agenda is set by the annual world health assembly wha, comprising the 193 who member states.
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The recent world health organization report, preventing chronic diseases. Obesity update 2012 the obesity epidemic slowed down in several oecd countries during the past three years. The country world health organization interphone final study. Adi has been in official relations with the world health organization since 1996 and with the united nations since 2012. Regional office for the eastern mediterranean health education. Jaafar s, noh km, muttalib k, othman nh, healy j, maskon k, et al. Rates grew less than previously projected, or did not grow at all, according to new data from ten oecd countries. The health sector is increasingly taking responsibility for protecting and promoting health in response to this challenge. The european health report 2012 was produced under the overall direction of. Cancer is being diagnosed more and more frequently in the developing world. The world malaria report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malariaendemic countries and other sources and describes current. Importantly, some very large studies were completed on brain tumor risk from cell phone use. Edible insects are a promising alternative to the conventional production of meat, either for direct human consumption or for indirect use as feedstock. The world health organizations global monitoring system.
The release of the report highlights the commitment of the world health organization to making dementia a global health priority by calling on national governments to address the increasing challenges it poses on a global, national, regional and local level. Allcause mortality rate by age group in the european region, 2009. The european health report 2012 world health organization. Assessing health risks at hazardous waste sites report reveals that close to 125 million people are at risk from toxic pollution across 49 low to middleincome countries. This report provides a summary of activities completed in 2012 toward the revision of the world health organizations icd10 mental and behavioural disorders chapters that were performed under the. To enhance global public policy on dementia, adi has released reports on the global prevalence of dementia world alzheimer report 2009, the economic cost of dementia world alzheimer report 2010 and the benefits of early. The world malaria report 2012 brings together the latest avail able data. Download the full report pdf 109 pages download the summary.
Projections suggest that life expectancy in the european region will increase to nearly 81 years by 2050, a similar pace to that in 19802010. Who library cataloguinginpublication data progress on drinking water and sanitation. Cdcs global health strategy for 20122015 includes four goals to be achieved between 2012 and 2015. June 2012 report number 69145glb people, pathogens and our planet volume 2 the economics of one health economic and sector work 8508covercs5. The report also reveals that the number of people ill with tuberculosis tb fell in 2012. In 2005, the international health regulations were adopted at the 58th world health assembly. It was established on 7 april 1948, and is headquartered in geneva, switzerland. The world health organization and global health estimates. It provides information on major activities carried out under the who collaborative programmes in bangladesh. World health organization born too soon, the global action report on preterm birth, 2012 editorial staff west is an online newspaper aimed at providing the latest breaking news on welfare policies. To fully realize this potential, much work needs to be done by a wide range of stakeholders. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. Global control and regional elimination of measles, 20002012.
World health organization who 2002, 2009 the demand for global information on alcohol consumption and alcoholattributable and alcoholrelated harm as well as related policy responses has increased significantly. Summary of the world malaria report 2012 world health. Who and wellbeing at work rokho kim, md drph world health organization regional office for europe. Burci glv and claude h 2004 world health organization. A modelling analysis for countries in subfisaharan africa iii table of contents. World of work report 2012 international labour organization. Who methods and data sources for global causes of death, 2000. Also, the report, for the first time estimates the total global burden of disease attributed to. Public health problems attributable to harmful alcohol consumption have become the. They document serious scientific concerns about current limits regulating how much emf is allowable from power lines, cell phones, and many other sources of emf exposure in daily life. This report shows that for most sdg health and healthrelated targets it is. Perry, md 1, marta gacicdobo, msc 1, alya dabbagh, phd 1, mick n. In may 2008, the wha passed a resolution on climate change and health, drawing attention to.
The who is a member of the united nations development group. The who biennial report 20082009 outlines and describes the work of the world health organization in bangladesh during the biennium 20082009. Publications of the world health organization are available on the who web site. The world health organization who is a specialized agency of the united nations that is concerned with international public health. The first volume appeared in 2003 and the second in 2008. This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of noncommunicable diseases. Maternal mortality rates for highincome countries averaged 12 deaths per 100,000 live births. Malaysia has made impressive populationwide health gains with a lowcost health care system. The ilo launches its annual report world of work report 2012.