{"product_id":"the-world-health-report-2002-world-health-organization-9789241562072","title":"The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks to Health, Promoting Healthy Life","description":"The World Health Report 2002 measures the amount of disease, disability, and health in the world today that can be attributed to some of the most important risks to human health. Even more importantly, it also calculates how much of this present burden could be avoided in the next 10 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe World Health Report 2002 represents one of the largest research projects ever undertaken by WHO, in collaboration with experts worldwide. Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General of WHO, describes this report as a wake up call to the global community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe report quantifies some of the most important risks to human health and examines a range of methods to reduce them. The ultimate goal is to help governments of all countries to lower major risks to health, and thereby raise the healthy life expectancy of their populations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe risk factors range from underweight, unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene to high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, and obesity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe report's findings give an intriguing - and alarming - insight into not just the current causes of disease and death and the factors underlying them, but also into human patterns of living and how some may be changing around the world while others remain dangerously unchanged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr Brundtland says: This report helps every country in the world to see what measures it can take to reduce risks and promote healthy life for its own population.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e World Health Organization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9241562072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789241562072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Health Organization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"World Health Organization","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447571624191,"sku":"9789241562072","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51c614e8-1f4d-4362-85b0-b82e07e10cbf.jpg?v=1777233580","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-health-report-2002-world-health-organization-9789241562072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}