The Declaration of Alma Ata by the World Health Organization (WHO) became known by the slogan, "Health for All by the Year 2000.". According to WHO, health is defined as:
1. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
2. Whatever a nation defines it as for its own people
3. The absence of disease or infirmity
4. Engagement in primary health care instead of cure-based care
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WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
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