Health systems strengthening

A growing number of WHO Member States and the world's political and international health leaders recognize the urgent need to make a major, sustained commitment to strengthening health systems. This renewed political interest presents the important opportunity needed to make sustainable improvements that benefit across disease areas and health programmes, and redouble global efforts to meet the challenge of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

NEWS AND EVENTS Relaunch of the Essential Medicines Monitor... as an electronic newsletter on the web. Full text... Call for innovative technologies that address global health concerns Full text... Health workforce retention in remote and rural areas Full text

STORIES Primary health care in action Country examples Full text The health worker diaries Full text Africa's working Full text

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