The world health report 1996 - Fighting disease, fostering development

The 1996 report focuses on infectious diseases - old and new - which together represent the world's leading cause of premature death. Examining these diseases by modes of transmission, the report calls for renewed efforts and extra resources to combat them and thereby help to reduce poverty and foster development.

• World health report 1996 press kit

Download the World health report

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Full report

• Full report
  pdf, 34.17Mb

REPORT BY CHAPTERS

• Director General's Message
  pdf, 663kb
• Chapter 1: The state of world health
  pdf, 15.50Mb
• Chapter 2: WHO's contribution to world health
  pdf, 10.92Mb
• Chapter 3: Charting the future
  pdf, 2.37Mb
• Statistical annex
  pdf, 4.97Mb

The World Health Report in Russian

• Full report
  pdf, 17.92Mb
• Director General's Message
  pdf, 364kb
• Chapter 1: The state of world health
  pdf, 7.93Mb
• Chapter 2: WHO's contribution to world health
  pdf, 5.60Mb
• Chapter 3: Charting the future
  pdf, 1.14Mb
• Statistical annex
  pdf, 3.04Mb

The World Health Report in Chinese

• Full report
  pdf, 52.02Mb
• Director General's Message
  pdf, 1.43Mb
• Chapter 1: The state of world health
  pdf, 24.25Mb
• Chapter 2: WHO's contribution to world health
  pdf, 16.58Mb
• Chapter 3: Charting the future
  pdf, 3.00Mb
• Statistical annex
  pdf, 6.96Mb

The World Health Report in German

• Full report
  pdf, 41.52Mb
• Director General's Message
  pdf, 1.01Mb
• Chapter 1: The state of world health
  pdf, 18.71Mb
• Chapter 2: WHO's contribution to world health
  pdf, 13.38Mb
• Chapter 3: Charting the future
  pdf, 2.93Mb
• Statistical annex
  pdf, 5.83Mb

The World Health Report in Japanese

• Full report
  pdf, 9.10Mb
• Director General's Message
  pdf, 120kb
• Statistical annex
  pdf, 883kb
• Address to the Japanese version of the World Health Report 1996-97
  pdf, 281kb