World Chronicle 889: Etienne G. Krug, WHO

Michael Littlejohns interviews Etienne G. Krug, Director of the Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention of the World Health Organization (WHO), for World Chronicle program 889.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:06
• Production Date: 30 January 2003
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS; TONY JENKINS
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: AIDS; FIREARMS; HEALTH; HIV; LAW; VIOLENCE
• MAMS Id: 2123826
• Parent Id: 827851

Description

VIOLENCE AND HEALTH

Every year, more than 1.6 million people lose their life to violence. It's the leading cause of death worldwide for people between 15 and 44 years of age. Because it is so pervasive, violence is often seen as an inevitable fact of life, and a matter of 'law and order'. To help us understand violence in different terms -as a preventable scourge, like heart disease or HIV/AIDS - the World Health Organisation (WHO) has produced the World Report on Violence and Health, the first-ever global analysis of violence as a public health issue. Its principal author, Dr. Etienne G. Krug, is the guest on this edition of World Chronicle.

• Scripts: File; 889.pdf (34.29 KB)