The document discusses various international voluntary health agencies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and others, their objectives, functions, and contributions to global health. It highlights the roles of these organizations in improving health outcomes, addressing humanitarian issues, and providing development assistance across the world. Additionally, it covers specific programs and partnerships in areas such as maternal health, disease prevention, and environmental health.

2. INTERNATIONAL
VOLUNTARY
HEALTH
AGENCIES

3. PREPARED BY:
MR. J.C. FRANK,
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
DEPARTMENT,
BEE ENN COLLEGE OF NURSING,
JAMMU.

4. 1. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
• The world health organization is a
specialized, non-political, health agency of
the United Nations, with headquarters at
Geneva.
• The constitution came into force on 7th
April, 1948 which is celebrated every year as
“World Health Day”.
• A World Health Day theme is chosen each
year to focus attention on a specific aspect of
public health.

5. OBJECTIVES
• The WHO's Constitution states
that its objective "is the
attainment by all people of the
highest possible level of health"

6. W.H.O
WORLD
HEALTH
ASSEMBLY
EXECUTIVE
BOARD
THE
SECRETARIATE

7. WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
• It is the world's highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers
from member states.
• The members of the WHA generally meet every year in May in Geneva at the Palace of
Nations, the location of WHO Headquarters.
• The main tasks of the WHA are to decide major policy questions, as well as to approve
the WHO work programme and budget and elect its Director-General (every fifth year)
and annually to elect ten members to renew part of its Executive Board.
• Its main functions are to determine the policies of the Organization, supervise financial
policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.

8. EXECUTIVE BOARD
• The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically
qualified members elected for three-year terms.
• The annual Board meeting is held in January when the
members agree upon the agenda for the World Health
Assembly and the resolutions to be considered by the
Health Assembly.
• A second shorter meeting takes place in May, as a follow-
up to the Health Assembly.
• The main functions of the Board are to implement the
decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise
and generally to facilitate its work.

9. DR. HARSH VARDHAN
(EX. UNION MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, INDIA)
FORMER W.H.O EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIRMAN- 2020

10. THE SECRETARIATE
• The secretariat comprises the
technical and administrative
personnel of the organization.
• It is headed by a director-general,
appointed by the World Health
Assembly.

11. FUNCTIONS
• Communicable disease
• Non communicable disease
• Environmental health
• Life course and life style
• Surgery and trauma care
• Emergency work
• Health policy
• Digital health
• Partnership
• Public health education and action
• Data handling and publication

12. CURRENTLY W.H.O FOCUS ON
• Providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in
partnerships where joint action is needed
• Shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation,
and dissemination of valuable knowledge
• Setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their
implementation

13. • Articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options;
• Providing technical support, catalyzing change, and building
sustainable institutional capacity; and
• Monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.
• CRVS (civil registration and vital statistics) to provide
monitoring of vital events (birth, death, wedding, divorce

14. UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY FUND
• The United Nations Children's Fund is
a United Nations agency responsible for
providing humanitarian and developmental
aid to children worldwide.
• Based in U.N. headquarters in New York City,
it is among the most widespread and
recognizable social welfare organizations in
the world, with a presence in 192 countries
and territories.

15. HISTORY
• UNICEF is the successor of the International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF),
created in 1946 by the U.N. Relief Rehabilitation Administration to provide immediate
relief to children and mothers affected by World War II.
• The same year, the U.N. General Assembly established the United Nations
International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to further institutionalize
post-war relief work.
• In 1950, UNICEF's mandate was extended to address the
long-term needs of children and women, particularly in
developing countries.

16. EXECUTIVE BOARD
• The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its
policies, country programmes and budgets.
• It comprises 36 members, representing the five regional groups of
Member States at the United Nations. Its work is coordinated by
the Bureau, comprising the President and four Vice-Presidents, each
officer representing one of the five regional groups.
• The Executive Board meets three times each calendar year, in a first
regular session (January/February), annual session (May/June) and
second regular session (September). Executive Board sessions are
held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

17. FUNCTIONS
CHILD
PROTECTION
CHILD
SURVIVAL EDUCATION
SOCIAL
POLICY
GENDER
EQUALITY
INNOVATION
AND
RESEARCH

18. UNICEF CURRENT STRATEGIES
• GROWTH MONITORING
G
• ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY
O
• BREAST FEEDING
B
• IMMUNIZATION
I
• FAMILY PLANNING
F
• FEMALE LITERACY
F
• FOLIC ACID FERROUS SULFATE
F

19. WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE(WASH)

20. MENSTRUAL HYGIENE

22. THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
• The Rockefeller foundation was founded on 14th
May, 1913.
• The foundation was started by John D.
Rockefeller.
• Goal:
▫ Promoting the wellbeing of humanity throughout
the world
• It focuses on smart globalization

23. FUNCTIONS
• In 1920, Rockfeller foundation actively involved in Hookworm control program
in Madras Presidency.
• It has helped in the establishment of various educational institutions.
• It sponsors educational visits for advanced training of health professionals of
India to other countries through fellowship program.
• Providing grant in aid to selected institutions (research financial assistance to
AIIMS).
• Currently it supports agriculture, family planning and rural development

24. FIVE AREAS OF CONCERN
MEDICAL
SCIENCES
AGRICULTURAL
AND NATURAL
SCIENCES
ARTS AND
HUMANITIES
SOCIAL
DISCIPLINES
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS

25. CARE
• CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere,
formerly Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe)
is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency
relief and involvement in long lasting international
development projects.
• Founded in 1945, CARE is nonsectarian, impartial, and non-
governmental.
• It is one of the largest and oldest humanitarian aid organizations
focused on fighting global poverty.

26. FUNCTIONS
• CARE's programmes in the developing world address a broad
range of topics including emergency response, food
security, water and sanitation, economic
development, climate change, agriculture, education,
and health.
• CARE also advocates at the local, national, and international
levels for policy change and the rights of poor people.
• Within each of these areas, CARE focuses on empowering and
meeting the needs of women and girls and promoting gender
equality.

27. FUNCTIONS OF CARE IN INDIA
• It provides access to quality maternal and child health
care among marginalized population.
• “Axshya Project” to improve access to quality TB care.
• ICDS program
• Bihar technical support program
• Madhya Pradesh nutritional project

28. INTERNATIONAL REDCROSS SOCIETY
• The International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution
founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, in
particular by Henry Dunant and Gustave
Moynier.
• It was founded to protect human life and
health, to ensure respect for all human beings,
and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

30. FUNCTIONS
• To monitor compliance of warring parties with the Geneva Conventions
• To organize nursing and care for those who are wounded on the battlefield
• To supervise the treatment of prisoners of war
• To help with the search for missing persons in an armed conflict (tracing
service)
• To organize protection and care for civil populations
• To arbitrate between warring parties in an armed conflict

31. • To promote humanitarian principles and values
• To provide relief assistance in emergency situations of large magnitude,
such as natural disasters
• To support the national societies with disaster preparedness through the
education of voluntary members and the provision of equipment and relief
supplies
• To support local health care projects
• To support the national societies with youth-related activities

32. WORLD RED CROSS DAY – MAY 8

33. UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION
STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES
• UNFPA is the United Nations sexual
and reproductive health agency.
• Their mission is to deliver a world
where every pregnancy is wanted,
every childbirth is safe and every
young person's potential is fulfilled.

34. AREAS OF CONCERN
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH
YOUNG PEOPLE
HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER
EQUALITY

35. SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
HIV/AIDS
MATERNAL
HEALTH
POPULATION
STABILIZATION
FAMILY
PLANNING

36. YOUNG
PEOPLE
SEX
EDUCATION
CHILD
MARRIAGE
YOUNG
LEADERSHIP
ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY

37. HUMAN RIGHTS AND
GENDER EQUALITY
FEMALE GENITAL
MUTILATION
GENDER EQUALITY HUMAN RIGHTS
GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE

38. UNFPA SUPPORTS FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES
• Reproductive health care for women and youth in more than 150 countries – which are
home to more than 80 per cent of the world’s population
• The health of pregnant women, especially the 1 million who face life-threatening
complications each month
• Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year
• Training of thousands of health workers to help ensure at least 90 per cent of all
childbirths are supervised by skilled attendants
• Prevention of gender-based violence, which affects 1 in 3 women

39. • Abandonment of female genital mutilation, which harms 3 million girls
annually
• Prevention of teen pregnancies, complications of which are the leading cause
of death for girls 15-19 years old
• Efforts to end child marriage, which could affect an estimated 70 million girls
over the next 5 years
• Delivery of safe birth supplies, dignity kits and other life-saving materials to
survivors of conflict and natural disaster
• Censuses, data collection and analyses, which are essential for development
planning

40. FORD FOUNDATION
• In 1936, Edsel Ford, the pioneer of the Ford
motor company created the Ford Foundation.
• The foundation is actively involved in
reducing poverty and injustice, strengthening
the democratic values and encouraging
international cooperation.
• The foundation was established in India in
1952 for the first time outside of United states.

41. Henry Ford, founder of the Ford
Motor Company
Edsel Ford, Henry's son, who became
president of the Ford Motor Company
and later established the Ford
Foundation

42. FUNCTIONS OF FORD FOUNDATION
• The foundation supports governmental agencies, civil society, academic
and research institutions and advocacy organizations.
• It helps in Research cum action projects for over all improvement in the
environment and for developing rural health services.
• It has provided fellowships to the Indian family planning officers to
supplement National Institute of Health Administration and Education
(NIHAE) training.

43. • It sponsors health professionals to receive advanced training in
other countries.
• It also provides grant in aid to selected institutions like AIIMS,
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health and CMC
Vellore for conducting research and development of library.

44. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
• The Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) is a specialized agency of the
United Nations that leads international
efforts to defeat hunger.
• Goal is to achieve food security for all and
make sure that people have regular
access to enough high-quality food to
lead active, healthy lives.

45. FUNCTIONS
• It provides services to reduce hunger, food insecurity and
undernourishment.
• It makes farming, forestry and fisheries more productive
and sustainable.
• Assist in reducing rural poverty by social protection.
• Supports in better techniques for rural people

46. FAO's cooperation in India contributes:
• Sustainable agricultural development;
• Food and nutrition security;
• Gender and climate change as cross-cutting issues wherever applicable.
• Support for rural livelihoods
• Sustainable management of water, soil and other natural resources
• Food security information systems and fisheries.

47. WORLD BANK
• Founded in 1944, the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development—soon called
the World Bank—has expanded to a closely
associated group of five development
institutions.
• Originally, its loans helped rebuild countries
devastated by World War II.
• Its headquarters is situated at Washington, DC.

48. FUNCTIONS
• It provides loan for the projects related to the building of infrastructure like
road, dams, irrigation and electrical grids.
• Its work touches nearly all sectors that are vital for the fight against poverty,
ensuring economic growth and improving the quality of life in developing
countries.
• The world bank group assists in the government’s effort to reach universal health
coverage by the year 2030, which will change the health and well being of
individuals and societies.

49. STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
HEALTH NUTRITION
POPULATIO
N STRATEGY

52. UNESCO
• UNESCO is the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization.
• It seeks to build peace through international
cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture.
• UNESCO's programmes contribute to the
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN
General Assembly in 2015.

53. OBJECTIVES
EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL/HUMAN
SCIENCES
CULTURE
COMMUNICATION/
INFORMATION

55. UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• UNDP was established on 22nd
November 1965. its
headquarters is in New York city.
• UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories,
helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the
reduction of inequalities and exclusion.
• They help countries to develop policies, leadership skills,
partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build
resilience in order to sustain development results.

56. OBJECTIVES
• Keeping people out of POVERTY
• GOVERNANCE for peaceful, just, and inclusive societies
• Crisis prevention and increased RESILIENCE
• ENVIRONMENT: nature-based solutions for development
• Clean, affordable ENERGY
• Women's empowerment and GENDER equality

57. FUNCTIONS
• Provides funding for technical assistance and research activities
pertaining to health problems affecting socio economic developments.
• It offers expert advice, training and grants support to developing
countries.
• It emphasizes largely on sustainable development, democratic
governance, peace building, environment and catastrophe resilience.

58. • UNDP's Strategic Plan (2018-21) has been designed to
be responsive to the wide diversity of the countries
they serve. The diversity is reflected in three broad
development contexts:
• Eradicate poverty
• Accelerate structural transformations
• Build Resilience.

60. I.L.O
• I.L.O was established in the year 1919 to
accomplish worldwide peace and social
justice.
• Labor commission have drafted the
constitution of ILO during the peace
conference, which was first held in Paris.
• The headquarters is in Geneva,
Switzerland.

61. PURPOSE
• To promote the health and safety of the working
population.
• To improve the living standards of workers.
• To promote their economic and social stability.

62. FUNCTIONS
• The international labor organization is devoted for social justice
and human rights protection.
• It sets labor standards and develops policies as well as programs
to improve working environment for all individuals.
• Organization has made strategy of social health protection to
achieve the universal access to health care.

63. • The organization runs the International Program on
the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC).
• Provides assistance to organizations interested in the
betterment of living and working conditions of labor
population.
• ILO and WHO work together to promote health care
services among labor population.

65. COLOMBO PLAN
• The Colombo Plan is a regional
organization that represents a collective
intergovernmental effort to strengthen
economic and social development of
member countries in the Asia-Pacific
region.
• The primary focus of Colombo Plan
activities is on the development of human
resources in the region.

66. OBJECTIVES
• To promote interest in and support for the economic and social development of Asia and the Pacific
• To promote technical cooperation and assist in the sharing and transfer of technology among member
countries;
• To keep under review relevant information on technical cooperation between the member governments,
multilateral and other agencies with a view to accelerating development through cooperative effort;
• To facilitate the transfer and sharing of the developmental experiences among member countries within
the region with emphasis on the concept of South–South cooperation.

67. FUNCTIONS
• The colombo plan is working on four permanent programme:
▫ Drug Advisory programme
▫ Programme for Public Health Administration and environment.
▫ Programme for private sector development
▫ Long term scholarships program

68. • It assist in industrial and agricultural development.
• It helps in promoting health through fellowships.
• The AIIMS at New Delhi was setup with financial
support from Newzeland.
• Cobalt Therapy units available at various medical
institutes of India are implement contribution of
Canada under Colombo plan.

69. USAID (1961)
• The United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) is an independent
agency of the United States federal government
that is primarily responsible for administering
civilian foreign aid and development assistance.
• USAID has missions in over 100 countries,
primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the
Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

70. OBJECTIVES
• Promote Global Health
• Support Global Stability
• Provide Humanitarian Assistance
• Catalyze Innovation and Partnership
• Empower Women and Girls

71. FUNCTIONS
HEALTH &
FAMILY
PLANNING
ENVIRONMEN
T
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
EDUCATION

72. USAID- INDIA
• Supporting several public health programms.
- Malaria eradication
- Medical Education
- Nursing Education
- Health Education
- Water supply and sanitation
- HIV/AIDS prevention

73. DANIDA
• Under Danish ministry of Foreign Affairs, the official
development cooperation agency of Government of
Denmark is formed which is known as the “Danish
International Developmental Agency”.
• It focuses upon sustainable development and poverty
eradication.
• It provides support to governmental and non
governmental organizations.

74. FUNCTIONS
• India is receiving assistance from DANIDA for preventing Leprosy,
Tuberculosis and Blindness.
DANIDA ASSISTED LEPROSY ERADICATION PROGRAM (1986)
DANIDA ASSISTED RNTCP (1996)
DANIDA ASSISTED NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CONTROL OF
BLINDNESS (1978)

75. SIDA(swedish international developmental
agency)
• Swedish developmental cooperation
helps to reduce poverty in the world.
• The objective is to improve the living
conditions of the poor people and to
bring out over all economic and political
development of the country.

76. FUNCTIONS
• Provide assistance in the projects pertaining to primary health
sector with chief focus on reproductive health and rights of
females.
• Helps in environment and urban development with focus on water
and sanitation, waste management, air and noise pollution.
• In India, SIDA is assisting RNTCP with microscope, X-Ray units
and drugs including DOTS therapy.

77. EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• The European commission represents the interests of the European union.
• It proposes new legislation to the European parliament and council of the
European union.
• EU-INDIA STRATEGY PROGRAMME (2007-2013)
• RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
• VACCINE DEVELOPMENT (INFLUENZA)

78. • WHO- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
• UNICEF- UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY FUND
• UNDP- UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• UNESCO- UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
• USAID- UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• FAO- FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION
• DANIDA- DANISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL AGENCY