2011 in review: Key health issues
The year 2011 was marked with several crucial progresses in healthcare like fewer deaths and fewer new infections recorded in the global reports on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. On the other side, earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant damage in Japan was one of the disasters that had an awful effect on healthcare of lot of people. Conflicts disrupted health services and added to health demands in a number of countries, notably in Libya.
Highlighting new challenges
The shortage of qualified midwives, placing in danger the health of women and infants; the need to fight heart disease and stroke, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease; air pollution; social inequity and so on.
Immunisation week helps vaccinate millions
For the first time, this year immunisation week took place in about 180 countries and territories simultaneously.
Japan: Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant damage
In March, an earthquake struck Japan and resulted in a tsunami that damaged nuclear power plants in Fukushima, Japan.
Malaria deaths are down but progress remains fragile
Malaria mortality rates have fallen by more than 25 percent globally since 2000. However, steps must be taken now to control the spread of resistant parasites.
Safeguarding drug treatments
Drug resistance is becoming widespread and many infections are no longer cured with the first line drugs. On World Health Day 2011, WHO called for urgent and concerted action to slow down the spread of drug resistance, limit its impact today and preserve medical advances for future generations.
Unlocking the potential of people with disabilities
The first World report on disability revealed in 2011 depicted that some of the barriers faced by over a billion people with disabilities in their daily lives.
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