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Halfdan Mahler

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A Danish physician who served as Director General of the World Health Organization from 1973 to 1988 and championed the Health for All movement, presiding over the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration, which named primary health care the key to reaching that goal.

Facts
Birth Year
1923 1
Death Year
2016 1
Nationality
Danish 1
Notable For
Leading the World Health Organization Health for All movement and the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration 1
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Source World Health Organization Official Site

Milestones Credited

Source World Health Organization Official Site
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