World Health Report 2003

The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the Future: A Vision for Global Health predicts that major global health improvements will be achieved in the next few years. Dr Jong-Wook Lee, Director-General of WHO, describes WHO’s ambition ''to help all people, but especially the poorest among them, to shape a better future''. The report advocates a new drive for equitable health improvement as a vital part of global efforts for justice and security. Drawing on lessons of the past, in particular the Hea