The world health report 2003 - shaping the future

This year's report examines the global health situation and some of the major threats to health in today's world. Drawing on many examples, the report suggests that major improvements in health for everybody are within reach, and that progress depends on collaboration among governments, international institutions, the private sector and civil society to build stronger health systems.

• World health report 2003 press kit

• Message from the Director-General
• Overview
• Statistical annex

Download the World health report

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FULL REPORT

• Full report
  pdf, 1.50Mb

OVERVIEW

• Overview in Arabic
  pdf, 272kb
• Overview in Russian
  pdf, 231kb
• Overview in Chinese
  pdf, 1.67Mb

REPORT BY CHAPTERS

• Director General's Message & Overview
  pdf, 280kb
• Chapter 1: Global Health: today's challenges
  pdf, 250kb
• Chapter 2: Millennium Health Goals: paths to the future
  pdf, 238kb
• Chapter 3: HIV/AIDS: confronting a killer
  pdf, 234kb
• Chapter 4: Polio Eradication: the final challenge
  pdf, 302kb
• Chapter 5: SARS: lessons from a new disease
  pdf, 236kb
• Chapter 6: Neglected Global Epidemics: three growing threats
  pdf, 253kb
• Chapter 7: Health Systems: principled integrated care
  pdf, 309kb