Parities and disparities in attaining global health: the way forward for developing countries

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dc.contributor.authorMumah, C. J. S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-13T12:38:16Z
dc.date.available2016-04-13T12:38:16Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionPaper presented at the Disparities in developing countries types, challenges and the way forward fourth international conference proceedings of the association of third world studies, inc. Kenya Chapter Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya September 17th to 19th, 2003en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 20th Century witnessed a revolution in human health and well being. Average life expectancy at birth in many industrialized countries nearly doubled from around 45 years in 1900 to more than 70 years in 1999 (UN, 1976). Less developed counties also enjoyed dramatic, albeit less extensive, improvements in living standards and declines in mortality. However, as some health threats have receded, others have emerged. Some disease causing microbes have become resistant to medicines commonly used to treat them. Aspects of modern life appear to encourage unhealthy behavior, such as smoking, high fat diets and risky sexual practices. And, there is substantial gap in mortality and disability among and within countries. A growing recognition of this disparity prompted the World Health Organization to mount an international effort to attain "health for all" (WHO, 2000). This paper looks at trends in health over the past century and identifies the ways that nations could adopt to pursue the goal of better global health. It explores the multiple factors that determine health, stressing the need for action from the individual to the international level to improve health.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCultural Council of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenyatta University, Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, Text book Centre, Inter-University Council for East Africa and HACO Industriesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/14568
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universiryen_US
dc.titleParities and disparities in attaining global health: the way forward for developing countriesen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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