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CHAPTER 1 Violence --- a global public health problem

CHAPTER 1 Violence --- a global publichealth problemBackgroundViolence has probably always been part of thehuman experience. Its impact can be seen, invarious forms, in all parts of the world. Each year,more than a million people lose their lives, andmany more suffer non-fatal injuries, as a result ofself-inflicted, interpersonal or collective , Violence is among the leading causes ofdeath worldwide for people aged 15 44 precise estimates are difficult toobtain, the cost of Violence translates into billionsof US dollars in annual health care expendituresworldwide, and billions more for national econo-miesintermsofdayslostfromwork,lawe nforcement and lost visible and the invisibleThe human cost in grief and pain, of course,cannot be calculated. In fact, much of it is almostinvisible. While satellite technology has madecertain types of Violence terrorism, wars, riotsand civil unrest visible to television audiences ona daily basis, much more Violence occurs out ofsight in homes, workplaces and even in themedical and social institutions set up to care forpeople.

continuing participation and commitment of the community. With the programme in operation, the homicide rate in Cali declined from an all-time high of 124 per 100000 to 86 per 100000 between 1994 and 1997, a reduction of 30%.

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