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BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that only a deep change in public policy can reverse a crisis in the world's health systems.
"Problems like poverty, ignorance, unhealthy environments and alack of human resources are fundamental factors in this crisis. It is all nations' responsibility to avoid it," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told a conference in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
Speaking at the International Health Conference, Chan said "we cannot allow millions of people worldwide to die and keep on dying from treatable diseases."
Chan, who is visiting the region for the first time, said one of the first steps needed to tackle this acute crisis is for decision makers to keep the promises they have made in this field.
While there are some reasons for optimism, the Millennium Development Goals signed in 2000 will clearly not be met by 2015, the official said.
It is important to tackle the current changes caused by globalization and urbanization and new diseases coming into being each year, she added.
Another major problem is that a global labor market allows health professionals from poorer regions to leave their origin countries where they were trained. Organizations both in the public and private sectors are part of the change process and need to work together, she added. She also called for health workers to return to the principles of primary care, because "there is still much to be done in terms of social justice." :tiphat:
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BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that only a deep change in public policy can reverse a crisis in the world's health systems.
"Problems like poverty, ignorance, unhealthy environments and alack of human resources are fundamental factors in this crisis. It is all nations' responsibility to avoid it," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told a conference in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
Speaking at the International Health Conference, Chan said "we cannot allow millions of people worldwide to die and keep on dying from treatable diseases."
Chan, who is visiting the region for the first time, said one of the first steps needed to tackle this acute crisis is for decision makers to keep the promises they have made in this field.
While there are some reasons for optimism, the Millennium Development Goals signed in 2000 will clearly not be met by 2015, the official said.
It is important to tackle the current changes caused by globalization and urbanization and new diseases coming into being each year, she added.
Another major problem is that a global labor market allows health professionals from poorer regions to leave their origin countries where they were trained. Organizations both in the public and private sectors are part of the change process and need to work together, she added. She also called for health workers to return to the principles of primary care, because "there is still much to be done in terms of social justice." :tiphat:
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