2. INTRODUCTION
The World Health Organization (WHO) is
a specialized agency of the United
Nations responsible for international public
health.
Formation : 7 APRIL 1948
Headquarter : Geneva , Switzerland
Parent Organisation : United Nations
social and economic Council
3. Director general – Tadros Adhanom (from2017)
.
WHO publish it’s report : World Health Report
It begin functioning on April 7 , 1948 – A
date now being celebrated every year as per
World Health Day
It is an intergovernmental organisation and
work with its member states usually through
thehe Ministries of Health.
4. OBJECTIVES :
And professional groups which and the
coordinating authority on international health
work.
To establish and maintain effective
collaborations with the United Nations
specialised Agencies and governmental health
administrations.
To provide assistance to the governments upon
request in strengthening Health Services.
To promote cooperation among scientific and
professional groups which contribute to the
advancement of Health.
7. GOVERNANCE OF WHO
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY –
The Health Assembly is composed of
delegates representing Members.
Each Member is represented by not more than
three delegates, one of whom is designated by
the Member as chief delegate.
Functions
The Health Assembly determines the
policies of the Organization.
It supervises the financial policies of the
Organization and reviews and approves the
budget.
8. The Secretariat
The Secretariat comprises of the Director-General
and such technical and administrative staff as the
Organization may require.
The Director-General is appointed by the Health
Assembly on the nomination of the Board on such
terms as the Health Assembly may determine.
MEMBERSHIP
Members of the United Nations may become
Members of the Organization.
Member country - 194
9. EXECUTIVE BOARD
The executive board is Composed Of 34 members
technically qualified in the field of health.
Members are elected for 3 years
The main functions of the board is give effect to
the decisions and policies of health assembly,to
advice it and generally fetelite the work.
India elected chair of WHO’s 147th Executive
Board from 2021 to 2023
Present chairman – Dr. Harshvardhan Singh
(minister of Health and Family welfare of India )
10. WHO’S AGENDA
Promoting Health Development
Encourage Health Security
Strengthening Health Systems
Encouraging Health Research, information, evidence etc.
Enhancing Partnership about Health
Improving performance of Health development
organizations
World Health Report
11. WHO’S WORK
Prevention and control of specific Disease
Development of Health Services
To improve the Family Health, Environmental
Health,Health statistics etc.
To improve Health technologies & Biomedical Research
Give the Knowledge about the Disease & give some
instructions for it’s prevention
Cooperation with other Organizations to get the
equilibrium In improved health status (I.e. Red cross
society, UNICEF etc.)
12. ADVANTAGE OF WHO
Neutral organization for all state members
Universal membership,Globally presence
and Networking.
No parallel organization for tackling disease
Large No. Of Expertise for all health issues
Strong Coordination with member Countries
& strong fund collection
13. WHO’S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD
During the first decade (1948-58), the WHO focused major
attention on specific infectious diseases afflicting millions of
people in the developing countries.
The period (1958 to 68) was much influenced by the national
liberation in Africa of several former colonies, which became voting
members of the Organization.
The third decade (1968–78) of WHO included the great victory of
eradicating smallpox from the earth.
The fourth decade (1978–88) was ushered in by a great world
conferenceof WHO and UNICEF in Alma Ata, a city of the Asiatic
part of the Soviet Union.
Relief work in Nepal during 2015 earthquake.
Global public health intelligence Network (GPHIN)
14. WHO & INDIA
India became a party to the WHO on 12 January 1948.
Regional office for South East Asia is located in New Delhi
In 1967, the WHO launched the Intensified Smallpox Eradication
Programme bcz india was largely affected by smallpox (65%)
Polio Campaign-2012: The Indian Government, in partnership with
UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, Rotary International and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention contributed to almost universal awareness
of the need to vaccinate all children under five against polio.
15. WORLD HEALTH CONCERNS & WHO
Air pollution and Climate Change
Communicable & non-communicable disease
Communicable disease :
Non communicable disease :
Global Influenza Pandemic, Ebola and Other High-
Threat Pathogens,HIV,AIDS,Cancer,TB Dangue etc.
Weak primary Healthcare
Vaccine hesitancy (we can see in covid 19 pandemic)
16. Challenges faced by WHO
Funding
Totally depend on member countries
Assessed & Voluntary Contribution
Role of other NGO
GAVI ,Global fund to fight AIDS,TB,Maleria
New Diseases : I.e. COVID 19,SARS etc.
Globalization & higher spreading