World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

2004



National health priorities

The primary health care approach to acute respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases will be strengthened. The Expanded Programme on Immunization will expand coverage of target diseases. A survey of noncommunicable diseases using the WHO STEP-wise approach will be carried out. Health promotion and healthy lifestyles programmes will be carried out.

The following priority areas have been identified:

  • diabetic services;
  • services enhancement to reduce overseas referrals;
  • emergency services;
    pharmacy services;
  • lifestyle diseases;
  • school health programme;
    public health legislation and ordinances;
  • national strategy;
    effective health promotion, media strategy;
    healthy eating; and
  • health promotion as part of curative health.

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