Healthanddevelopment. Betterhealthis central tohumanhappiness and well-being. It also makes an important contribution to economic progress, ashealthypopulations live longer, are more productive, and save more. ... WHO's work on 'Healthanddevelopment' tries to make sense of these complex links.

Human developmentis the science that seeks to understand how and why the people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time. It involves studies of thehuman conditionwith its core being thecapability approach. Theinequality adjusted Human Development Indexis used as a way of measuring actual progress in human development by theUnited Nations. It is an alternative approach to a single focus on economic growth, and focused more onsocial justice, as a way of understanding progress.

human devlopment is the science that seeks to understand how and why the people of all ages and circumstancez change or remain the same over time.

Better health is central to human happiness and well-being. It also makes an important contribution to economic progress, as healthy populations live longer, are more productive, and save more.

Many factors influence health status and a country's ability to provide quality health services for its people. Ministries of health are important actors, but so are other government departments, donor organizations, civil society groups and communities themselves. For example: investments in roads can improve access to health services; inflation targets can constrain health spending; and civil service reform can create opportunities - or limits - to hiring more health workers.

WHO's work on 'Health and development' tries to make sense of these complex links. It is concerned with the impact of better health on development and poverty reduction, and conversely, with the impact of development policies on the achievement of health goals. In particular, it aims to build support across government for higher levels of investment in health, and to ensure that health is prioritized within overall economic and development plans. In this context, 'health and development' work supports health policies that respond to the needs of the poorest groups. WHO also works with donors to ensure that aid for health is adequate, effective and targeted at priority health problems.

Betterhealthis central tohumanhappiness and well-being. It also makes an important contribution to economic progress, ashealthypopulations live longer, are more productive, and save more. Many factors influencehealthstatus and a country's ability to provide qualityhealthservices for its people.

Healthanddevelopment. Betterhealthis central tohumanhappiness and well-being. It also makes an important contribution to economic progress, ashealthypopulations live longer, are more productive, and save more. ... WHO's work on 'Healthanddevelopment' tries to make sense of these complex links.