(because they're having a harder time controlling and eradicating diseases)
multilateral organization; provides support and health services to nations with an emphasis on poorer countries; goal is the elimination of health disparities; the leading effort to establish international standards for medications and vaccines; runs immunization programs, build health care infrastructure, and improves sanitation levels
multilateral organization; mission is to strengthen health systems at the internal and local levels to improve health and living standards of the population of americans; monitors the spread of disease and works to provide childhood immunizations and other methods of care to reduce infant mortality
multilateral organization; focus on maternal and child health, control of communicable diseases, primary prevention; newer focus on fresh water and food, health education for mothers/girls, and immunization programs aimed at reducing/eliminating vaccine susceptible communicable diseases
multilateral organization; lends money to lesser developed countries for improved education, health, agriculture, and national resources management
communicable disease; the largest cause of death from a single infectious agent
communicable disease; increasing incidence in adolescents, young adults, and heterosexuals
communicable disease; affects more than 50% of the worlds population
Diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of illness and death in children less than 5 years old throughout the world
A woman's ability to survive pregnancy and childbirth is indicative of the society in which she lives?*