What do we mean by health?
Updated - Thursday 10 November 2005
What do we mean by health?
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a fundamental human right and attainment of the highest possible level of health is a most important world-wide social goal whose realization requires the action of many other social and economic sectors in addition to the health sector. (World Health Organization (WHO) Alma-Ata Declarations 6-12 September 1978)
