Health information
Health information is any quantifiable and non-quantifiable information that can be used by health decision-makers and clinicians to better understand disease processes and health care issues, and to prevent, diagnose or treat health problems. Health information should guide mobilization and allocation of resources, prioritization of health programmes and research, and improve efficiency and effectiveness of health programmes. WHO's work focuses on improving availability, quality and use of health information at country, Regional and global level.
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23 August 2005
Building Stronger Health Systems Key To Reaching The Health Millennium Development Goals
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Western Pacific Country Health Information Profiles: 2011 Revision
The 2011 edition of Western Pacific Country Health Information Profiles (CHIPS) is an update of CHIPS 2010 revision. This publication comprises of country profiles and health databanks for each country and area in the WHO Western Pacific Region. It contains the latest available information on demographic, socioeconomic and political conditions, health situation and trends, and health systems of the countries. The data are either supplied by the respective health ministries/departments or compiled from national surveys, reports, policy documents and databases. Estimates and adjusted data from various published sources are also used.
Achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals in the Western Pacific Region: Progress report 2010
The 2015 target for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is rapidly approaching. International agencies, including WHO, are marking 2010 as a crucial point for reporting progress to date, generating greater attention and emphasis on most pressing issues and priorities, and demonstrating demand for increasing interventions and resources to achieve MDG results.
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