WHO: public health needs "massive new investment"
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The world must immediately and massively increase the investment in health programmes to achieve the Millennium Development Goals [MDGs]" in areas that range from HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB, to child and maternal healthcare. This is the stark message of a status report by the UN's independent advisory body, the Millennium Project, published during the launch of this week's meeting of the World Health Organization's executive board (January 17-25).