- The World Health Organization (WHO) was established on April 7, 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations. - WHO is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters and its vision is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. - The organization works on prevention and control of diseases, development of health services, and cooperation with other organizations.

2. Presented By
M. Hammad Younas
SP16-BAF-005

3.  World Health Organization is established on 7th April 1948.
 It is a specialized, non-political, health agency of United Nation
with headquarter of Geneva, Switzerland.
 It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters.
 Every year 7th April, is celebrated as “World Health Day”
INTRODUCTION

5. VISION
“The attainment by all people the highest level of
health”

6. “To lead strategic collaborative efforts among Member
States and other partners to promote equity in health, to
combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and
lengthen, the lives of the all peoples of the world”
MISSION

7. WHO’S WORK
 Prevention and control of specific diseases
 Development of comprehensive health services
 Family health
 Environmental health
 Health statistics
 Bio-medical research
 Health literature and information
 Cooperation with other organizations

8. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being, and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity”
HEALTH ACCORDING TO WHO

9. WHO’S LOGO
WHO's logo was chosen by the first World Health Assembly in
1948. The logo consists of the United Nations symbol
surmounted by a staff with a snake coiling round it. The staff
with the snake has long been a symbol of medicine and the
medical profession.
http://www.who.int/about/licensing/emblem/en/

10. WHO PROGRAMME LOGOS
In addition to the main logo which represents WHO as an
organization, some WHO programmes and projects have their
own logos which they use to identify their activities.

11. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
Neutral Organization to all member state.
 Nearly universal membership.
Global presence and Networking.
No parallel Organization in tackling diseases.
Large no. of Expertise in all health issues.
 Strong coordination and convincing ability.
Strong fund collecting ability
Global cooperation, collaboration and investment

12. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Secretariat
Executive Board
World
Health
Assembly
Regions (6)
Member Countries (193)

13. WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
 It is the Supreme governing body of the organization.
 It meets annually generally in the month of May in headquarter Geneva.
 Main functions of assembly are:
 To determine international health policy and program
 To review the work of past year.
 To approve the budget.
 To elect member state to designate a person to serve for 3 year on
executive board.

14. Now there are 34 members.
 At least 3 members elected from each region.
 They are composed of Technically qualified persons in the field
of Health.
 The board meets at least twice a year.
 The main function of board is to give effect to the decisions and
policies of the assembly.
 It has also power to take action in an emergency such as
epidemics, earthquakes, floods etc.
EXECUTIVE BOARD

15. World Health Assembly Executive Board

16.  Secretariat is Headed by the Director General who is the chief of
technical and administrative officer of the organization.
 There are 5 assistant Director General and there responsibility is
assigned by DG in different Divisions.
SECRETARIAT

18. REGIONS
REGION HEADQUARTER
1. South East Asia New Delhi (India)
2. Africa Harare (Zimbabwe)
3. The Americas Washington D.C (U.S.A)
4. Europe Copenhagen (Denmark)
5. Eastern Mediterranean Alexandria (Egypt)
6. Western Pacific Manila (Philippines)

20. MEMBER STATES
 Membership into WHO is open to all countries.
 All countries that are part of the UN are also members
of WHO, with the exception of Switzerland as an
example of a country which is part of WHO but not the
UN

21. WHO’s Programme Budget is financed through a mix of assessed and
voluntary contributions.
• Assessed Contribution
Assessed contributions are the dues countries pay in order to be a
member of the Organization. The amount each Member State must pay
is calculated relative to the country's wealth and population.
• Voluntary Contribution
Voluntary contributions can come from Member States or from other
partners. In recent years, voluntary contributions have accounted for
more than three quarters of the Organization’s financing.
FINANCE

22. WHO GLOBAL SERVICE CENTRE
WHO Global Service Centre is an integral part of
WHO’s global strategy in helping WHO to deliver its
global mandate and implement its programmes in a
timely and cost effective manner.

23. STATEMENT OF
DIRECTOR GENERAL
“I want my leadership to be judged by the impact of our
work on the health of two populations: women and the
people of Africa.”
Dr. Margaret Chan
Director General
WHO; Geneva, Switzerland

24. WHO: Bringing health to life

25. “Although WHO has both opportunities and challenges; Its
contribution is great to increase the quality of life and living
standard globally.”
CONCLUSION