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Progress being made on many fronts, says UN health agency chief |
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Geneva, Switzerland - Progress in many areas of public health are a cause for optimism, the head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) told the agency's Executive Board in Geneva today.
Assessing the events of the past year, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan pointed to three particularly encouraging trends: an increased willingness to invest in health systems; recognition of the reality of climate change by world leaders; and the resurgence of interest in primary health care.
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"Progress in 2006 was record-breaking (as regards measles eradication in Africa)." |
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