VOLUNTARY AND

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCYBy:- Firoz Qureshi

Dept. Psychiatric Nursing

VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES“A voluntary health agencies may be

defined as an organization that is administered by an autonomous board which holds meetings, collect’s funds for its support chiefly from private sources and expends money, whether with or without paid workers, in conducting a programme directed primarily to furthering the public health by providing health services or health education or legislation for health.”

FUNCTIONS1.Supplementing the work of government

agencies.2.Pioneering.3.Education.4.Demonstration.5.Guarding the work of government

agencies.6.Advancing health legislation.

VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES IN INDIA

1.INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

It was established in 1920. it has a network of over 400 branches all over the India. It has been executing programmes for the promotion of health, prevention of disease and mitigation of suffering among the people.

FUNCTIONS OF INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

1. Relief work.2. Medical and milk supply.3. Armed forces.4. Maternal and child welfare services.5. Family planning.6. Blood bank and first aid.

2. HIND KUSTH NIVARAN SANGH

1. Hind kusth nivaran sangh was founded in 1950.

2. Its headquarter in Delhi.3. Its precursor was the Indian council of the

British Empire Leprosy Relief association (B.E.L.R.A.) which was renamed as Lepra in 1950.

FUNCTIONS

1.Rendering of financial assistance to various leprosy homes and clinics.

2.Health education through publications and posters.

3.Training of medical workers and physiotherapists.

4.Conducting research and field investigation.

3. INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CHILD WELFARE

1. Established in 1952.2. It is affiliated with the international union for child

welfare.FUNCTIONS1. It provides the opportunities and facilities to

secure the health child.2. It develop physically, mentally, morally,

spiritually and socially in a health and normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity.

4. TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

1. The tuberculosis association of India was formed in 1939.

2. It has branches all over the India.3. Gives the funds.4. Training of doctors, health visitors and

social workers in antituberculosis work.5. Promotion of health education and

promotion of consultations and conferences.

5. BHARAT SEVAK SAMAJ

1. It is non-political and non- official organization was formed in 1952.

2. Its main objective of this is to help people to achieve health by their own actions and efforts.

3. Improvement of sanitation in village is one of the important activity.

6. CENTRAL SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD

1. It is autonomous organization under the general administrative control of the ministry of government of education.

2. It was established in August 1953.

FUNCTIONS

1. Surveying the needs and requirements of voluntary welfare organizations in the country.

2. Promoting and setting up of social welfare organization on voluntary basis.

3. Rendering of financial aid to deserving existing organizations and institute.

7. THE KASTURBA MEMORIAL FUND

1. It is created in commemoration of kasturba Gandhi, after her death in 1944.

2. Main objective of improve in lat of women, especially in villages through Gram- Sevikas.

8. FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

1. Formed in 1949.2. Headquarter at Mumbai. Branches all over the country.

FUNCTION1.Trained several hundred doctors, health

visitors and social workers.

9. ALL INDIA WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

It is only for women's , establish in 1926, it has now all over the country. Most of the branches are running M.C.H. clinics, medical centers, milk centers and family planning clinics.

10. THE ALL INDIA BLIND RELIEF SOCIETY

1. It is established in 1946.2. It organize the eye relief camp.3. It makes coordinate different institutes working

for the blinds.

11. PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Professional bodies conduct annual conferences, publish journal's, arrange scientific session and exhibitions, faster research, set up standards of professional education. E.g. (T.N.A.I.)

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES

1. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Headquarter is in Geneva, Switzerland. Came in to force on 7 April 1948. which is celebrated every year as “ World Health Day”.

OBJECTIVES1. The objective of W.H.O. is “the attainment by all

peoples of the highest level of health.2. The main social target of WHO was “ attainment by

all citizens of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life.

FUNCTIONS OF WHO

1. The WHO is the world’s directing and coordinating authority on all international health work. Through the WHO, the nations help each other in raising health standards.

2. The WHO most important function is to help countries strengthen and improve their own health services.

1. The WHO provides central technical services these are:-

CONT…………..3. Epidemic warning and disease surveillance.4. Administration of international health

regulations.5. Health statics on a global scales.6. International standardization of medical

substances and biological.7. Technical publications, publication of experts

committee reports, monthly journals, periodicals and magazines.

8. Supporting research on health problem.

STRUCTURE OF WHO

1. The world health assembly.2. The executive board.3. The WHO secretariat.

2. UNICEF1. It was established in 1946 formerly known as

UNICEF ( United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund).

2. It is now called “U.N. Fund”.3. The headquarter is in New York.4. Its regional office in New Delhi.5. The main concern of UNICEF is to improve the

health of mothers and children.

UNICEF IN INDIA

It gives the benefiting children in the following spheres:-

1. Education.2. Health.3. Nutrition.4. Water supply.5. Social welfare.

3. F.A.O.The food and agriculture organization

is a specialized agency of the united nations. It was established in 1945. headquarter in Rome.

AIMS:-1. To help nations raise their living standards.2. To increase the efficiency of farming, forestry and

fisheries.3. To better the condition of rural people.

4. FORD FOUNDATION

1. The ford foundation has helped India in the following respect:-

2. Orientation Training Course.3. Research Cum Action Project.4. Pilot Project In Rural Health Services,

Gandghigarh (Tamil Nadu).5. Establishment Of NIHAE.6. Calcutta Water Supply And Drainage.7. Family Planning.

5.CARE1. CARE (Co-operative for American Relief

Everywhere).2. It is non profit organization.3. It was created in 1945.4. For the immediate purpose of sending food

from American donors to needy people in the other countries.

5. CARE began its operation in India in 1950.

CONT…………… Since 1961, CARE is helping India in Midday

meal scheme for primary children. It also help in the fields of medicine, literacy,

vocational training, Agriculture.

6. USAIDThe United States Agency for

International Development (USAID), was formerly known as TCM or the U.S. Technical Co-operation Mission since 1952, India has been receiving assistance under this programme.

Under USAID, India has received assistance in the following project.

1. Malaria control and eradication.

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2. National water supply and sanitation programme.

3. Assistance to medical college and allied institution.

4. Primary health centers and health education.5. Control of filariasis

7. ROCKEFLLER FOUNDATIONThe Rockefller foundation began

its activity in 1913. its purpose is to promote the well being of mankind throughout the world. It has been associated with several medical and public health programme in India.

The all India institute of hygiene and public health at Calcutta and the virus research institute at Poona were established with the aid from Rockefller foundation.

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It also help to trained the teacher and health personal and also help in improve agriculture, family planning, rural training centers and medical education.

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