The life expectancy of the 642 million people in sub-Saharan Africa is 51 years, 27 years
less than that of those who live in rich countries. Mortality among those aged under 5 is 25 …

But then nothing came to us for free. Not even water. It had to be carried a mile and a half,
and boiled.“Boiled,” a small word, meant twenty minutes over a roaring fire on a stove that …

the excess mortality attributable to hunger and disease may exceed 300 000 in the next six
months. 1 Although most press comment contrasts the conditions in countries affected by …

The landscape of global health is changing. New donor money, disease control initiatives,
and trade laws have all had an impact on international health cooperation. WHO is being …

Health and wellbeing must be seen as the ultimate goal of economic activity and be a key
priority across all government departments, not just ministries of health, says a major report …

At last we have a national public health policy firmly based on the glaring evidence that
health depends on social, economic, and environmental policies as well as on individual …

The health objectives of the United Nations' millennium development goals will not be
achieved by 2015 unless investments in national health systems are “dramatically …

WHO: World makes strides towards better health, but work is needed on sustainable
development goals | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals …

The work of the World Health Organization's Council on the Economics of Health for All 1 2
is a welcome recognition of the central importance of political economy generally, 3 and …

All in all, 2003 has not been the best of years. The war in Iraq has been followed by the
further destabilisation of the Middle East; the spin doctoring activities of government on both …