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WHO Regional Publications
Western Pacific Series
No 3
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World Health Organization |
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1990 |
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ISBN 92 9061 101 4
© World Health Organization, 1989
© Institute of
Materia Medica, Hanoi 1989
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The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations with primary responsibility for international health matters and public health. Through this Organization, which was created in 1948, the health professions of some 168 countries exchange their knowledge and experience with the aim of making possible the attainment by all citizens of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific is one of six regional offices throughout the world, each with its own programme geared to the particular health problems of the countries or areas it serves. The countries and areas in the Western Pacific are as follows: American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Kiribati, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Macao, Malaysia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam and Wallis and Futuna. “Health for all by the year 2000”, in the Western Pacific Region, may be said to imply achievement of the following objectives: a well-nourished population; safe drinking water for all; sanitary disposal of human and animal wastes; minimal environmental pollution and hazards; reduction of communicable diseases mortality/morbidity to a level where it is no longer a public health problem; reduction of morbidity/mortality due to chronic diseases; psychosocial well-being and a life-style conducive to health; eradication of pockets of ill-health; regulation of fertility to ensure better health and social well-being; and access to appropriate health care for all. The Regional Office publishes in English and in French. Applications for rights of translation into other languages are most welcome. |
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