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Review
. 2004 Nov 6;329(7474):1096-100.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7474.1096.

Monitoring global health: time for new solutions

Christopher J L Murray  1 , Alan D Lopez, Suwit Wibulpolprasert
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Review

Monitoring global health: time for new solutions

Christopher J L Murray et al. BMJ. .

Erratum in

  • BMJ. 2005 Jan 8;330(7482):82

Abstract

Improved global health monitoring requires new technologies and methods, strengthened national capacity, norms and standards, and gold standard global reporting. The World Health Organization's many functions limit its capacity for global reporting, and a new global health monitoring organisation is needed to provide independent gold standard health information to the world

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Relation between case detection rate and true incidence of tuberculosis, Mozambique, 1996-2000. Isoquants represent all possible combinations of true incidence and case detection rates that are consistent with the number of smear positive cases for each year
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Experience with the SARS outbreak shows that courageous leadership can withstand political pressure Credit: GREG BAKER/AP PHOTOS
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