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.
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Notable ForLeading the World Health Organization Health for All movement and the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration 1 Connections
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1. World Health Organization Official Site
World Health Organization- Birth Year: 1923
- Death Year: 2016
- Nationality: Danish
- Notable For: Leading the World Health Organization Health for All movement and the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration
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was a Danish physician
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He served three terms as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1973 to 1988
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