BMJ  2004;329 (6 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7474.0-e

Global health monitoring could be better

Global collection of health information should be improved by using new technologies and methods of health measurement, strengthening national capacity to collect and analyse health data, establishing global norms and standards, and creating and disseminating optimal information, argue Murray and colleagues (p 1096). They challenge the role of the World Health Organisation in this and propose an independent monitoring body.

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