This report provides a critical appraisal of the work of WHO during the 1992-1993 biennium. Analytical in its approach, the book serves as both a record of specific activities of WHO & an evaluation of the extent to which these activities are supporting the overriding strategy of health for all. Key achievements during the biennium included the developoment of a new global strategy for health & environment, enhance technical & managerial support to countries in greatest need, the development of several new clinical products for use in family planning & in the control of tropical diseases, & significant progress in the eradication of poliomyelitis, the eradication of dracunculiasis, & the elimination of leprosy. The report also shows how the Organization is responding to urgent threats to health, such as the resurgence of malaria, widespread malnutrition, & the relentless global spread of AIDS & tuberculosis, & what steps it is taking to safeguard people's health in the face of conflicts & disasters in many parts of the world.