World Health Organization

Amber Brown,Gage Schreckengost, Drew Gaver

About WHO● Provides leadership on global health

matters● Shapes the health research agenda● Sets standards● Finds evidence based on policy options● Provides technical support to countries

and monitor’s and health trends.

Location● World Health

Organization (WHO)

● Established on April 7, 1948.

● Headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

● Now, every year April 7 is celebrated as World Health Day.

● 2008 was the 60th anniversary of the World Health Organization.

Sources of funding

● The budget for 2008-2009 was 218 million.

● The budget was 67% higher than the previous years.

● More money is put towards volunteer work than anything.

● WHO is financed by contributions from the states.

● Largest contribution came from the United States in 2012 ($110 million)

ProjectsClimate Adaptation

● Studying the health risks to climate changes

● Addresses a wide range of health concerns

● Working together with other organizations.

● Countries will focus on most common issues

Other Projects● Child health● Chronic diseases, injuries and disability● Environmental health● HIV/AIDS● Maternal and reproductive health● Mental health and substance abuse● Nutrition● Tuberculosis

Treatment Methods

● WHO gives various treatments to different illnesses.

● Patients are always treated with safe and effective medicine

● Will treat everyone, no matter the circumstance.

Keep The Picture A Happy Memory

● http://youtu.be/0szb6tm-djM

Works Cited● "WHO news." World Health Organization.

WHO 2013, n.d. Web. 25 Feb 2013.● "A major public health problem" World Health

Organization.WHO 2013, n.d. Web. 25 Feb 2013.

● "Programmes and projects" World Health Organization.WHO 2013, n.d.

Web. 25 Feb 2013.