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Vol. 18, No. 4 |
December 1997 |
Health For All by the Year 2000. Indicators
In 1977 the Thirtieth World Health Assembly decided that the main social goal of governments and WHO in the coming decades should be the attainment by all people of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that would permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. This goal is commonly know as Health for All by the Year 2000 (HFA2000). The indicators with target values are listed below:
Health status:
- life expectancy at birth of 70 years (Male/Female).
- infant mortality rate 30 per 1,000 live births.
- 10% or fewer newborns with a birth weight of less 2500 grams.
- 90% or more children with weight-for-age that corresponds to the reference values.
- reduction of maternal mortality by at least 50%.
Essential Primary Health Care (PHC) programs:
- 100% of pregnant women with access to prenatal care provided by trained personnel.
- 100% of deliveries attended by specialized personnel.
- 100% of puerperal women attended by trained personnel.
- 100% of women childbearing age using family planning.
- 100% of children receiving growth and development monitoring.
- 100% of children fully immunized (DPT, Polio, Measles, TB) and 100% of pregnant women vaccinated with tetanus toxoid.
- 100% of the population with access to drinking water and excreta disposal services
- 100% of the population with minimum nutritional needs satisfied.
- 100% of the population covered by primary health care services, including treatment of common diseases and injuries, provision of essential drugs and medications, and control of locally endemic diseases.
- Percentage of essential drugs available in sample of remote facilities.
- The gross national product (GNP) per capita exceeds US$ 500.
- Amount of international aid for health received as a % of total government health expenditure.
- Probability of dying before 5th. Birthday for both men and women. Data not available at PAHO.
- Adult literacy rate for both men and women exceeds 70%.
- At least 5% of the gross national product is spent on health.
Other indicators