Long term visibility needs for pre-defined ‘World Health Priorities’
Journal Title: Progress in Health Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
World Health Day being celebrated with much fanfare from year 1950 with an ever-changing focus on a spectrum of areas related primarily to the health promotion and prevention issues has not yielded the desired results as is evidenced by repeat of the same focus areas after a decade or so. Despite unfruitful results around the world, especially in developing countries, the mere symbolic observance of World Health Day raises serious unanswered questions. Thus, there is a need to evaluate the existing aspects related to low and short term visibility of the worldwide goals towards achievement of internationally defined and generally accepted ‘World Health Priorities’ being reflected through the instruments of change such as ‘Millennium Development Goals’ and ‘Observance of special days such as World Health Day’. It sustained concerted efforts and focused approach with high level commitments shall yield much desired results in terms of human development, welfare and happiness.
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R Gumashta, J Gumashta
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