Global Health
In the last fifty years, many low- and middle-income countries have made significant progress in increasing life expectancy. However, the gap in quality of health care services between rich and poor countries actually has widened during the last decade. In 2004, a girl born in Japan had a life expectancy of 86, compared to 34 for a girl born in Zimbabwe.
Improvements in health can reduce poverty and increase economic growth. Today, malnutrition is the largest single preventable risk factor driving the current and future burden of disease in developed and developing nations. Immunization programs can save millions of lives at relatively little cost.
Useful Links:
World Health Organization
This is the website of the public health arm of the United Nations, which monitors disease outbreaks, assesses the performance of health systems and maintains projects around the globe.
