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In 1995, the World Health Assembly called for a reassessment of the
Health-for-All Strategy, to culminate in a
Renewal Strategy
. Various trends have made renewal necessary, including
globalization of trade, travel and technology, urbanization and the
growth of megacities, widening gaps between the rich and poor, changing
concepts of health, the rise of non-communicable diseases,
environmental threats, and expanded scientific and technical knowledge.
The new strategy will work on incorporating forecasts of future trends
in disease burden in policy-making and forward planning. More accurate
estimation of future disease burdens will therefore be needed. This in
turn will demand a more comprehensive understanding of health
determinants, including the complex interactions between socioeconomic,
environmental, demographic and macropolitical and health sector
determinants.
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