Discusses evolutionary trends in the health sector's role in Health for All in the Year 2000 (HFA), a goal of the World Health Organization. Describes the broadening focus from individual care, to community care, to population care since World War II, and identifies health sector components that are most crucial to HFA. (KH)

Provides information on the health issues during the construction of the Panama Canal, focusing on issues such as the identification of mosquitoes as carriers of yellow fever and malaria and the role of Colonel William Crawford Gorgas in the battle against mosquito-born disease. Includes teaching activities. (CMK)

Five global health-related dilemmas requiring action are discussed, including (1) worldwide population aging; (2) rising worldwide poverty; (3) ethical dilemmas of new technologies; (4) need for adequate and affordable health care systems; and (5) need to allocate scarce resources to meet infinite health care demands. Five actions are recommended,…