ROLE OF WHO IN CANADA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

1. HSHC 106 ( MORNING)
Presented to:-
Mr. Badar Uddin Umar
(Instructor)
Presented by :-
1. Nisha shekhawat
2. Adedoyin oluwaseyi ojo
3. Meiqi yang
4. mozhgan

2. INTRODUCTION
The WHO was established on 7 April 1948
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
It is a specialized, non- political, health agency
of the United Nations responsible for
international public health.
Every year 7th April ,is celebrated as “WORLD
HEALTH DAY “

3. ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
REGIONS (6)
MEMBER COUNTRIES 194
SECRETARIAT
Executive Board
World health
Assembly

4. “Together for a healthier world”
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General

5.  Prevention and control of specific disease
 Development of comprehensive health services
 Family health
 Environment health
 Health statistics
 bio medical researches
 Health literature and information
 Cooperation with another organization
Main working area

6. Canada's support for the World Health Organization
Canada works closely with WHO to reduce global diseases
Polio
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Malaria
 To improve the health and rights of women and children,including nutrition.

7. Achievements
 polio as been reduced by 99 percent since
1988
 Reduce the impact of HIN1 in developing
countries by supporting in related
administration of HIN1
 Contributed to the development of a
framework to ensure that promises of
resources for women's and children's health
 Detected more than 140,000 new
tuberculosis cases, saved 70,000 lives and
prevented more than 1.4 million new
infections in 2010 and 2011 through the TB
REACH Initiative of the Stop TB Partnership

8. Health Canadais active on an internationallevel
Working with several organizations to improve health at both a national and an international
level
The World Health Organization (WHO)
# Provides leadership on health matters globally
# Recognizes health threats, such as the H1N1 virus
# Initializes pandemic alerts in response to information gathered
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
*Improve health and living standards in the Americas
*For Economic Co-operation and Development
measures the quality of medical care in member countries and rates health outcomes.

9. Emergency Preparedness, Outbreak and Crisis Response
 Canada shares WHO’s mission to prioritize the prevention,
preparedness, response and recovery in emergencies, disasters,
and crises.
 A case in point is the response to Ebola
 The rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine was developed by the Public Health
Agency of Canada (PHAC) and a 2016 trial was supported
partially by the Canadian Government through PHAC, the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the International
Development Research Centre, and Global Affairs Canada.
 Health Canada also collaborated in the trial for the vaccine.

10. Canada Amongst Top
Contributors to WHO
 Canada is the fifth largest Member State donor
to WHO (8th largest overall) in the 2020-2021
biennium with a total contribution equivalent to
US$ 212 million.
 Over the last 10 years, Canada contributed over
Can$ 900 million to WHO in support of global
health priorities, including polio eradication and
the COVID-19 response.
 Canada provided a Can$ 100 million contribution
to WHO in support of the Health Systems &
Response Connector and more than Can$
30million to WHO to assist 10 target countries in
delivering essential health services and
strengthening primary health care in the context
of COVID-19 response and recovery. Canada also
provided Can$ 15million to support WHO’s
Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for
COVID-19, with a focus on the Africa Region.
 Canada is one of the Contingency Fund for
Emergencies (CFE) initial contributors and a
regular supporter (with Can$ 9 million since
2015)
 WHO is extending appreciation to the Canadian
people for their support throughout the years.

11. Working Together to Keep
the World Healthy and Safe
 Biosafety/biosecurity and Global Health Security-WHO
and Canada collaborate to prevent the proliferation of
biological and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
and related materials, and to enhance collaboration
between the health and security sectors to mitigate all
manner of global biological threats, whether natural,
accidental or deliberate.
 Healthy Lives and Wellbeing-Canada is a strong
supporter of WHO’s work to ensure healthy lives and well-
being for all, at all ages; and of Health Systems
Strengthening through Primary Health Care investment
 Maternal, newborn and child health-Since 2012,
Canada has supported the WHO-hosted Partnership for
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, which provides a
platform for global health stakeholders to align objectives,
strategies and resources, and agree on interventions to
improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
to reach the 2030 Global Strategy targets

12. And many more …..
# Prioritizing mental and neurological health
# A Common Vision for Health Equity and the Determinants of Health
# Ending violence
# Environment and health
# Canada hosts more than 30 active WHO Collaborating Centre's, providing
expertise on a wide range of topics.

13. Conclusion :-
The Government of Canada hosts Collaborating Centers on Non-
Communicable Disease (NCD) Policy; Biosafety and Biosecurity;
Environmental Health; and Standardization and Evaluation of Biologics.
Together with Collaborating Centers hosted by other Canadian
institutions, Canada provides expertise also on areas related to addiction
and mental health, health workforce planning and research, patient safety,
tuberculosis research and more.

14. Thank you