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cord-008855-hahqwt5x	Alwan, Ala	Responding to priority health challenges in the Arab world	2014-01-20		.txt	text/plain	1900	103	56	The Arab world today faces major challenges to health development, which are captured by papers in this Series. With support from WHO, and working closely with the World Bank and other partners, countries are beginning to develop a vision, Responding to priority health challenges in the Arab world I owe special thanks to a large network of Arab scientists who have contributed to this Series. The response of countries to the very clear road map for addressing non-communicable diseases outlined in the global strategy 6 and the Political Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly 7 of September, 2011, is, so far, inadequate. Collective action and solidarity are needed to deliver health services to refugees and host communities, and to increase the resilience of countries to emergencies and ensure eff ective public health responses during crises. Responding to priority health challenges in the Arab world	./cache/cord-008855-hahqwt5x.txt	./txt/cord-008855-hahqwt5x.txt