哈夫丹·马勒博士于2016年12月14日逝世，享年93岁。马勒博士于1973-1988年期间任世卫组织总干事。全球卫生界将深深怀念并铭记这位初级卫生保健的先驱者。
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哈夫丹•马勒博士（Dr Halfdan T. Mahler）于2016年12月14日的逝世使世卫组织沉浸在悲痛之中。
作为世卫组织第三任总干事，马勒博士将被世人铭记为初级保健的提倡者。他对于决定1978年《阿拉木图宣言》的方向发挥了关键领导作用，该宣言确定了“2000年人人享有卫生保健”战略。在他的领导下，世卫组织和儿童基金会共同编写了《满足发展中国家基本卫生需求的替代方法》报告，其中审查了不同国家的初级卫生保健成功做法。
马勒博士于1951年担任印度国家结核病规划的高级官员，从而开始了在世卫组织的职业生涯。他在本组织担任的其他职位包括日内瓦结核病部门主任、项目系统分析司长和助理总干事。
1988年从世卫组织退休后，马勒博士担任国际计划生育联合会的领导，直至1995年。马勒博士即使在退休后也经常到访世卫组织，与工作人员保持密切联系，并为本组织在扩大初级保健工作方面取得的进展喝彩。全球卫生界将会深切怀念他。
Dr Halfdan T. Mahler, WHO’s third Director-General, dies at 93
WHO is saddened by the death of Dr Halfdan T. Mahler on 14 December 2016. Dr Mahler served as Director-General of WHO from 1973-1988.
As WHO's third Director-General, Dr Mahler will be remembered as a champion for primary care. He played a key leadership role shaping the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration that defined the Health for All by the Year 2000 strategy. Under his leadership, WHO and UNICEF jointly produced the report, Alternative Approaches to Meeting Basic Health Needs in Developing Countries, which examined successful primary health care in various countries.
Dr Mahler began his career at WHO in 1951 as senior officer for the National Tuberculosis Programme in India. Among his other roles in the Organization were Chief of the Tuberculosis Unit in Geneva, Director Project Systems Analysis and Assistant Director-General.
After retiring from WHO in 1988, Dr Mahler directed the International Planned Parenthood Federation until 1995. A frequent visitor to WHO, even after retirement, Dr Mahler maintained his close connection with staff, and cheered the Organization’s progress as it expanded its work in primary care. He will be deeply missed by the global health community.
文章来源：世界卫生组织
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/dr-halfdan-mahler/zh/
