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World health organization

World health organization. “WHO ” by anna spencer erickson. 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/.

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World health organization

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  1. World health organization “WHO” by anna spencer erickson

  2. 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/

  3. 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.path.org/our-work/vaccine-delivery.php http://www.universalgiving.org/donate/global_development_fund__wate/id6808.do http://www.qualitysurgeryindia.com/tag/best-physicians-in-india/

  4. 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/

  5. WHO’s Constitution sets out 3 priorities • Establishing legal agreements that set GLOBAL standards and norms

  6. WHO’s Constitution sets out 3 priorities • 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

  7. WHO’s Constitution sets out 3 priorities • 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

  8. People disagree about the relative priorities of these 3 roles http://www.realministry.org/priorities-priorities-part-2/

  9. People disagree about the relative priorities of these 3 roles • WHO does carry out self-studies commissioned by the organization itself to determine what is best

  10. In 1950, who had its first mass drive: tuberculosis http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112399010/tb-cases-globally-decline-for-the-first-time/

  11. 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

  12. As a result, who’s executive board held 6 meetings to review constitution http://www.globalhealth.gov/news-and-events/Press%20Release/OGA%20Greets%20African%20Diplomats.html 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://www.law.utoronto.ca/programs-centres/programs/international-human-rights-program/ihrp-summer-letters-2008/ihrp-letter-08 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

  13. Over ½ of budget went towards health interventions and specific diseases in 2007

  14. WHO Partners with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • And the Rockefeller 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Economics/Rockefeller-Foundation-to-foster-poverty-redu

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

  16. 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/

  17. THROUGH POLIO INITIATIVE, WHO HAS REDUCED POLIO CASES BY 99% SINCE 1988 http://www.rotary.org/en/mediaandnews/news/pages/071031_news_polio.aspx

  18. Some governments look up to WHO as health care role model today http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/05/31/world-health-organization-declares-wireless-a-cancer-risk-smart-meter-mesh-network-must-be- http://getthisstrength.com/squats-looking-up-vs-looking-down

  19. Potential questions to prepare for • Why was WHO created in the first place? • Who is in charge of WHO? President: Margaret Chan

  20. Who interventions

  21. Group of health scholars also examined who in 90s, concluding that who needed to update Global guidelines

  22. The global influenza program (gip) has made a huge impact on reducing the threat of influenza

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