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1、世界衛(wèi)生狀況英文報告(1) Theworld'sbiggestkillerandthegreatestcauseofill-healthandsufferingacrosstheglobeislistedalmostattheendoftheInternationalClassificationofDiseases.ItisgiventhecodeZ59.5-extremepoverty. Povertyisthemainreasonwhybabiesarenotvaccinated,whycleanwaterandsanitationarenotprovided,why
2、curativedrugsandothertreatmentsareunavailableandwhymothersdieinchildbirth.Itistheunderlyingcauseofreducedlifeexpectancy,handicap,disabilityandstarvation.Povertyisamajorcontributortomentalillness,stress,suicide,familydisintegrationandsubstanceabuse.Everyyearinthedevelopingworld12.2millionchi
3、ldrenunder5yearsdie,mostofthemfromcauseswhichcouldbepreventedforjustafewUScentsperchild.Theydielargelybecauseofworldindifference,butmostofalltheydiebecausetheyarepoor. Inthetimeittakestoreadthissentence,somewhereintheworldababyhasdiedititsmothersarms.Forthatmother,themessagethatherneighbou
4、r'sinfantwillliveisnoconsolation.Itdoesnotstemhergrieftoknowthat8outof10childrenintheworldhavebeenvaccinatedagainstthefivemajorkillerdiseasesofchildhood,orthatgloballysince1980infantmortalityhasfallenby25%,whileoveralllifeexpectancyhasincreasedbymorethan4years,toabout65years. Beneaththehea
5、rteningfactsaboutdecreasedmortalityandincreasinglifeexpectancy,andmanyotherundoubtedhealthadvances,lieunacceptabledisparitiesinhealth.Thegapsbetweenrichandpoor,betweenonepopulationgroupandanother,betweenagesandbetweenthesexes,arewidening.Formostpeopleintheworldtodayeverystepoflife,frominfan
6、cytooldage,istakenunderthetwinshadowsofpovertyandinequity,andunderthedoubleburdenofsufferinganddisease. Formany,theprospectoflongerlifemayseemmorelikeapunishmentthanagift.Yetbytheendofthecenturywecouldbelivinginaworldwithoutpoliomyelitis,aworldwithoutnewcasesofleprosy,aworldwithoutdeathsfr
7、omneonataltetanusandmeasles.ButtodaythemoneythatsomedevelopingcountrieshavetospendperpersononhealthcareoveranentireyearisjustUS$4-lessthantheamountofsmallchangecarriedinthepocketsandpursesofmanypeopleindevelopedcountries.Apersoninoneoftheleastdevelopedco
