WORLD HEA

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ORGANIZATION

“WHO” BY A

NNA SP E NC ER E

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WHO WAS ESTABLISHED ON APRIL 7, 1948; NOW KNOWN AS WORLD HEALTH

DAY

http://ecigarettereviewsite.net/world-health-organization-wants-electronic-cigarettes-banned-because-they-normalize-smoking/

WHO’S ROLE IS TO GOVERN GLOBAL HEALTH AND DISEASE AND ESTABLISH AND MONITOR GLOBAL HEALTH STANDARDS

http://newshopper.sulekha.com/margaret-chan_photo_1106246.htm

http://www.qualitysurgeryindia.com/tag/best-physicians-in-india/http://www.universalgiving.org/donate/global_development_fund__wate/id6808.do

http://www.path.org/our-work/vaccine-delivery.php

Health is a state of physical, mental and

social well-being and not only the absence of disease or illness.

http://mstinsonbc.wikispaces.com/1-2+-+Wellness+Triangle

http://reviewhealthandfitness.com/

WHO’S CONSTITUTION SETS OUT 3 PRIORITIES

1) Establishing legal agreements that set GLOBAL standards and norms

WHO’S CONSTITUTION SETS OUT 3 PRIORITIES

1) Establishing legal agreements that set GLOBAL standards and norms

2) Coordinating, leading, and directing decisions and projects on global health for countries within the UN

WHO’S CONSTITUTION SETS OUT 3 PRIORITIES

1) Establishing legal agreements that set GLOBAL standards and norms

2) Coordinating, leading, and directing decisions and projects on global health for countries within the UN

3) Sharing and conducting reliable research and providing technical support to countries

PEOPLE DISAGREE ABOUT THE RELATIVE PRIORITIES OF THESE 3

ROLES

http://www.realministry.org/priorities-priorities-part-2/

PEOPLE DISAGREE ABOUT THE RELATIVE PRIORITIES OF THESE 3

ROLESWHO does carry out self-studies commissioned by the organization itself to determine what is best

IN 1950, WHO HAD ITS FIRST MASS DRIVE: TUBERCULOSIS

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112399010/tb-cases-globally-decline-for-the-first-time/

1990S: DR. FIONA GODLEE CRITIQUED WHO’S MAIN

FUNCTIONS IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

http://www.scopeonline.co.uk/pages/meetings/volume_19_issue_4/senseaboutscience.shtml

blacktrianglecampaign.org

AS A RESULT, WHO’S EXECUTIVE BOARD HELD 6 MEETINGS TO REVIEW CONSTITUTION

http://www.law.utoronto.ca/programs-centres/programs/international-human-rights-program/ihrp-summer-letters-2008/ihrp-letter-08

http://deliver.jsi.com/dhome/newsdetail?p_item_id=26419376&p_token=B2816FBD195EBA82BD708400950A74FA&p_item_title=People%20that%20Deliver:%20Meeting%20Tomorrow%27s%20Health%20Challenges%20through%20Work%20Force%20Excellence%20in%20Supply%20Chain%20Management

http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7263%3Ala-informacion-en-salud-en-camino-a-ser-un-bien-publico-regional-&catid=1443%3Anews-front-page-items&Itemid=1926&lang=en

http://www.globalhealth.gov/news-and-events/Press%20Release/OGA%20Greets%20African%20Diplomats.html

OVER ½ OF BUDGET WENT TOWARDS HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AND SPECIFIC

DISEASES IN 2007

51

13

11

252007 Budget

Health interventions for specific diseases (from HIV to mental health)

Health financing, products and systems

Determinants of health (gender, to-bacco, nutrition, etc.)

Other

WHO Partners with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

And the Rockefeller Foundation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation

http://gothamschools.org/2008/11/12/gates-foundation-will-steer-its-education-giving-in-a-new-direction-but-how-much-impact-will-the-billions-have/

http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Economics/Rockefeller-Foundation-to-foster-poverty-redu

-There is tension within WHO regarding budget shifts and some criticize WHO for inefficiently using funds

VIEW ON TOBACCO: THE SILENT KILLER- WHO’s Tobacco Convention: world’s first

tobacco control treaty

http://tobacco.stanford.edu/tobacco_main/images.php?token2=fm_st007.php&token1=fm_img0162.php&theme_file=fm_mt001.php&theme_name=Doctors%20Smoking&subtheme_name=Dentists

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41169113@N07/4859984418/

THROUGH POLIO INITIATIVE, WHO HAS REDUCED POLIO CASES BY 99% SINCE

1988

http://www.rotary.org/en/mediaandnews/news/pages/071031_news_polio.aspx

SOME GOVERNMENTS LOOK UP TO WHO AS HEALTH

CARE ROLE MODEL TODAY

http://getthisstrength.com/squats-looking-up-vs-looking-down

http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/05/31/world-health-organization-declares-wireless-a-cancer-risk-smart-meter-mesh-network-must-be-

POTENTIAL QUESTIONS TO PREPARE FOR

Why was WHO created in the first place?Who is in charge of WHO? President:

Margaret Chan

WHO INTERVENTIONS

GROUP OF HEALTH SCHOLARS ALSO EXAMINED WHO IN 90S,

CONCLUDING THAT WHO NEEDED TO UPDATE GLOBAL GUIDELINES

THE GLOBAL INFLUENZA PROGRAM (GIP) HAS MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON

REDUCING THE THREAT OF INFLUENZA