The new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) continues giving bad informs of chilling not only on inequalities in life expectancy, but in many areas of basic character such as access to drinking water or medical care.

WHO stresses that the global health situation is improving but, in view of similar data, there seems to be enough. “Clearly we need further efforts to strengthen health systems in countries with high HIV / AIDS, armed conflict or economic hardship,” says Ties Boerma, director of the Department of Health Statistics and Informatics of the organism.

“And more,” adds Dr. Boerma, “to give special attention to the poorest countries in which progress is often slower and infant mortality rates remain high.”
In fact, 40% of the 58 million deaths [in 2007] and one third of healthy life years lost each year throughout the world are a result of preventable risks. This is a poor infant feeding, inadequate infant weight, lack of sanitation, unsafe sex, snuff consumption, malnutrition.

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