Abstract
This article presents a broad view from the WHO viewpoint to highlight the important fact that Health Education is the top priority program in Primary Health Care in the world. However, the nations of the world today are in sharp contrast regarding their health situations. On the one hand they have the possibility of international cooperation and coordination of health-related organizations, and on the other hand have a number of powerful destructive forces working against the health of mankind. Challenging problems that health education faces today include: 1) use of limited resources, 2) the threat of war, 3) poverty, and 4) the deterioration of human environment. A clear policy in support of health education that can bring forward international collaboration to achieve better health for all is suggested.
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