Question

2. many doctors and community groups depend on assessments and reports from the blank for an understanding of the global picture of many health problems

Answer 1

Most doctors are used to assessing the health needs of their individual patients. Through professional training and clinical experience we have developed a systematic approach to this assessment and we use it before we start a treatment that we believe to be effective. Such a systematic approach has often been missing when it comes to assessing the health needs of a local or practice population.