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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

REPORT BY CHAPTERS

- Message from the Director-General
- Overview
- Chapter 1: Global Health: today's challenges
- Chapter 2: Millennium Health Goals: paths to the future
- Chapter 3: HIV/AIDS: confronting a killer
- Chapter 4: Polio Eradication: the final challenge
- Chapter 5: SARS: lessons from a new disease
- Chapter 6: Neglected Global Epidemics: three growing threats
- Chapter 7: Health Systems: principled integrated care
- Statistical annex

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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]

THE WORLD HEALTH REPORT 2003

Available in English, French and Spanish

World health report 2003 Press kit
Press materials

Statistical annex
Annexes by tables

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