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World Health Organization Thesis
World Health Organization (WHO)
Purpose: To persuade the audience to donate money or even volunteer at the World Health
Organization.
Thesis Statement: World Health Organization is a good organization that aims to aid people.
Encouraging students to participate in an action that help this organization is the good thing to do.
INTRODUCTION
The World Health Organization known as (WHO), is a non–profit organization dedicated in care of
the health of humankind worldwide.
This organisation is a branch of the United Nations with its mission to provide the highest level
possible of health around the globe.
With almost every country in the world as members and their experts, the World Health
Organization dominates the world's healthcare system.
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One of the amazing accomplishments of the WHO is the The Laboratory Assessment Tool that they
made.
The Laboratory Assessment Tool offers guidance to assess laboratories and national laboratory
systems. 1. It is given to any Participant performing laboratory assessments: national health
authorities, multilateral agencies, Non–Governmental Organizations (NGOs), laboratory managers.
2. This tool will help many organizations with their researches.
This tool is translated into four languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian to help laboratorians
around the world and give aid with what they are working on. V. With all of these data between our
hand, we should understand that this organization became a necessity.
Without the international coordination in health related issues we could lose many lives. 1. All the
researches that had been made by the name of the WHO and its encouragement to an international
scientific cooperation between scientists all over the world wouldn't be excited. 2. All the statistics
and the studies that were made by the WHO that helped the doctors and scientists wouldn't be
available.
Combating epidemics would never happen without the existence of the
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The World Health Organization Response
I. Attention Getter: Have you ever wondered what would life be like if there were no responses to
disease outbreaks? Every day we are exposed to microorganisms that may or may not be fatal to our
health. Imagine getting an Eagle Alert saying that there has been a recent outbreak of Ebola in the
Hattiesburg area. What would you do? It is not up to use to handle the situation but it is up to the
World Health Organization (WHO) to respond to a terrifying event such as that.
II. Significance: WHO's are the people that we count on to keep the world a safer place from
dangerous diseases. It shines a light on how effective the World Health Organization response is
towards the outbreak of Ebola.
III. Credibility: WHO.int gives credits to what their responses are and why it is important to the
world.
IV. Specific Purpose Statement and Central Idea: Although WHO's is an organization for controlling
the outbreaks of virtuous diseases, many people may want to know what is going on within the
worlds health organization. There are some agreements and disagreements to WHO's continuation of
handling the situation. Today, I will inform my audience about why WHO's should or should not
handle the Ebola situation.
V. Preview: First I will discuss what is Ebola and the World Health Organization. I will then present
to you the accomplishments and why they should be able to handle the situation. Lastly, I will talk
about the failures towards the Ebola virus and they should not continue to
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World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a global organization that works on health conditions throughout
the world. The WHO works with countries all over the world to help fix health policies to improve
health conditions and the quality of life. The World Health Organization is currently working on
fixing and improving mental health policies throughout the world. The World Health Organization
works on addressing health related issues throughout the world; an important issue they are working
on now is mental health. The World Health Organization is the United Nation's authority for health.
It was established in 1948 to help improve health condition throughout the world. The WHO is
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(Medical Schools and Nursing Colleges, 2010). One of the World Health Organization's most recent
areas of concern is addressing mental health. They are focusing on disorders such as depression,
schizophrenia, epilepsy and addictions. The WHO believes that mental and neurological disorders
lead people to a great amount of suffering, dramatically increase their vulnerability, and lead
individuals to a life of poverty. Many people are not aware and tend to discriminate against people
with mental disorders. This discriminations leads to people having their human rights violated and
them being stripped from opportunities that every other citizen has. If the proper steps are taken to
help promote mental health, we will see a great improvement in the lives of people affected by
mental illnesses by helping them to grow and be productive healthy members of society. In order for
the World Health Organization to see these improvements they need to work with the governments
of different countries to improve their laws and policies about mental illness. These policies need to
help address proper treatment plans, prevention plans and awareness programs. One issue that the
World Health Organization is working on fixing currently is the use of marijuana in adolescence.
The World Health Organization has found that use of marijuana in individuals who started using the
drug before the age of 17 has led them to
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Hiv And The World Health Organization
First reported incidences of HIV were established in rural geographic areas prior to 1955 (Lemey et
al., 2003). The virus then managed to quickly spread amongst larger populations resulting in a shift
from an uncommon infection to a highly prevalent disease throughout 1955 to 1970. After the
original outbreak, in 1994, further information regarding the infection was mandated to be reported
to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 25 different states using a structured
confidentiality report system (Prejean et al., 2011). With this provided system, the Global
Programme on AIDS and the World Health Organization (1995) later concluded a total of 10,000
new cases develop each day.
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In contrast, the number of individuals infected with HIV within the U.S. as of 2014 totaled to an
estimated 1.2 million people (CDC, 2015). Out of these people, 14% were not aware they had been
infected with the virus with one in every seven individuals conveyed as not knowing they were
infected. As these acquired values were related to the data collected within the U.S. on a global
scale, it was concluded that a total of 19 million individuals were unaware of their HIV status when
compared to the 35 million people infected worldwide. From the time of incident reporting, the
CDC has kept the epidemic of HIV infection under high surveillance (Prejean et al., 2011). As they
additionally state, this has permitted researchers to gather further information relating to the many
ways in which HIV infection can be impacted by gender, race, behavior, ethnicity, socioeconomic
status, and so forth. In the efforts of becoming familiarized with the trends HIV incidence produces,
Hall et al., (2008) stated preventative measures can be identified and implemented towards the
decrease in total HIV prevalence.
When taking the number of infection occurrences into account, factors relating to identifying the
causes of HIV incidences must be managed in order to lessen the degree of infection (Kelly et al.,
1997). During the early stages of HIV observation, Kelly et al., (1997) attributed the core concepts
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The Global Health Observatory Arm Of The World Health...
Country profiles
Each of these country profiles was written based on indicators from the International Programs of
the US Census Bureau and the reports of the Global Health Observatory arm of the World Health
Organization. This data was compiled into Table 1 which can be found in Appendix 1. A list of the
reports and websites appears in the Works Cited Section of the report.
Denmark
According to the UN M49, Denmark is a well developed country. A small but well functioning
country, in 2014 it has an estimated midyear population of 5.6 million people, and a GDP per capita
of 43,430 USD. With this high income, Denmark is able to spend roughly 6,000 USD per capita on
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More, people are protected from infection with only 6% of the life–years lost to premature death
being attributed to communicable diseases. Together, communicable diseases, maternal, perinatal,
and nutritional conditions account for only 7% of all deaths in the country. These can be attributed
to high levels of care for environmental and public health, which is also indicated by the fact that
roughly 100% of the Danish population has access to both clean water and improved sanitation, both
protective against communicable diseases.
Although Denmark has been remarkable in protecting its citizens from communicable diseases,
deaths resulting from injury, childhood deaths, and deaths connected to pregnancy, all people must
at some point die. As a result, 88% of life–years lost to premature death in Denmark are the product
of long term, non–communicable disease, which makes up 90% of all death in the country. Cancer is
the largest killer in Denmark, causing 32% of all deaths. This is followed by cardiovascular disease,
which leads to 26% of all deaths. Both can be at least partially attributed to relatively high levels of
obesity, with 18.7% of all men and 17.6% of all women being obese, with even more being
overweight. This is typical of developed countries as people become accustomed to more sedentary
lifestyles and high calorie foods.
Iran
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Obesity : The World Health Organization
In today 's world, obesity has reached epidemic proportions – so much it has become a global
epidemic. Coined 'globesity ' by the World Health Organization, obesity has more than doubled
since the 1980s, and today more than 1.5 billion adults are considered overweight (1). Junk food
comprises nearly one–third of the Standard American Diet while fresh fruits and vegetables make up
only a mere 10 percent (2). In his news article 'Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables ', New
York Times columnist Mark Bittman proposes taxing junk foods to combat the obesity epidemic. He
says that by doing so will address and decrease the number of obesity–related diseases that
Americans are faced with today and also tremendously reduce public health costs as well (3).
Although a solution is in dire need, a junk food tax to address the obesity issue does not seem
suitable or even practical because it infringes on people 's freedom of choice in terms of what to eat
and not eat, raises controversy about what is considered healthy and not healthy and as a result of
which food items get taxed, is hypocritical to an extent because the government will be adding to the
false belief that eating junk food is the more affordable option. Trying to control what an individual
eats by taxing unhealthy foods would essentially be infringing on people 's freedom of choice.
Eating is a personal responsibility and to have the federal government intervene on behalf of its
citizens by implementing a 'fat tax
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Aging And The World Health Organization
INTRODUCTION Ageing has been described as the inevitable slow progressive impairment of
normal biological function resulting from cellular and structural changes in an organism. These
cellular and structural changes directly impact on the functioning of organs, systems and eventually
the organism as a whole (Burton 2007). The correlation between the biological time clock for ageing
and the calendar/chronological age differs among individuals. However, the World Health
Organization accepts 65 years as the chronological age that defines an 'elderly' person (World Health
Organization 2014). According to the United Nations' report on population ageing, one of the most
distinguishing demographic occurrences of the twentieth century is the fact that the world's elderly
population is growing at a faster rate than the rest of the population and is expected to continue
through the twenty–first century. Over the last 50 years, the number of elderly persons is believed to
have tripled and a greater increase is expected over the next 50 years (Department of Economic and
Social Affairs United Nations 2002, pp. 1 & 34). New Zealand has not been left out of this trend
with an increasing proportion of elderly people and a decreasing proportion of children. The
proportion of New Zealanders aged 65 years and over has increased from 11 percent in 1991 to 13
percent in 2009 and is expected to be up to 21 percent by 2031 (Ministry of Social Development
2014a). In view of this ongoing
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The World Health Organization ( Ngo )
Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) has created an agenda for 2030. Within this
agenda there are seventeen sustainable developmental goals (SDG) that aim to transform our world.
These goals are to be met through numerous different means, government policies, public change,
non–government organizations (NGO) and a variety of other ways. NGO's are a large way to help
meet these goals and impact the world for the better. LRBT, an NGO that focuses on eye care for
those who live in Pakistan, focuses on meeting the goal ensuring healthy lives and wellbeing for all
at all ages (United nations SDG, reference). Ensuring eye care for the residents of Pakistan not only
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Pakistan
Pakistan with a population of 182,143,000 in 2013, it is one of the most populated countries in the
world, but it is also one of the least developed (poverty in Pakistan) (WHO reference). Poverty is a
prevalent issue through out Pakistan: "about one quarter of the population lives below poverty line"
(Poverty in paki). Pakistani's living in poverty being less common in the urban areas, and more
common in the rural areas with about half of the rural population still under the category of absolute
poverty (Poverty in paki). Poverty in Pakistan and throughout the world impacts the population's
ability to live healthy lifestyles. Without the means to acquire adequate nutrition, health care, and
services, these people are unable to meet their individual health needs. Due to the link with poverty
and health, it has remained priority in almost all national plans of Pakistan (Pakistan poverty).
LRBT
Blindness and impaired vision have been linked with poverty and can affect ones health and income
status quite heavily in developing countries. Unfortunately many of the reasons for impaired vision
such as blinding cataracts, are the most common form of preventable blindness in the developing
world such as Pakistan (Blindness and poverty outreach). LRBT is an NGO based in Pakistan that
treats and provides eye care to the residents. This NGO was established in 1984, the co–creators
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Vaccines : The World Health Organization
During every year everyone trembles in fear as a new and stronger strand of flu like sickness comes
along. These viruses are met with vaccines that are swiftly made by the World Health Organization.
The problem with the way that vaccines are made is, the World Health Organization not only makes
the vaccines but also deems the vaccines safe. Since they are responsible for making and deeming
the vaccines safe, mistakes can lead to mass deaths. For this reason there should be checks and
balances where other agencies test the vaccines for potential threat of mental illness, dangerous
ingredients, and death. This system is definitely due for an complete overhaul due to the lives of the
families that are affected. The biggest problem with flu vaccines is the World Health Organization.
Though countless studies show that vaccines created by them were connected to things such as
cancer, autism, and death, they still stand by their views that vaccines are not hazardous. The World
Health Organization recently had their MMR vaccine that treated Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
connected to autism. They stated on their website "Based on the extensive review presented,
GACVS concluded that no evidence exists of a causal association between MMR vaccine and
autism or autistic disorders. The Committee believes the matter is likely to be clarified by a better
understanding of the causes of autism". On the contrary to the World Health Organization's findings,
there are families that were really
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A Brief Note On The World Health Organization
The Definition Of Disability
The World Health Organization 's (2011) report defined disability as being complex, dynamic and a
multidimensional highly debated problem that is part of the human condition. With aging, a
disability may become a part of elderly individual's daily lives. The WHO (2011) report described
impairments as an issue in body structure or function, limitation in activities as being restricted from
getting involved in life situations due to the disability. About 15% of the world's population will face
disability at some point of their lives. The report highlighted barriers faced by individuals with
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In India, the vast majority of individuals with disabilities are unemployed and have less access to
education than individuals without disabilities (Mishra and Gupta, 2006). Individuals with
disabilities encounter difficulties that require interventions to overcome as well as to remove social
and environmental barriers (World Health Organization, 2011). In addition, individuals with
disabilities are susceptible to secondary conditions such as depression, pain, injury, overweight and
obesity among other health problems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Moreover,
the combination of disability and environmental factors contributes to create major barriers in
accessing rehabilitation services. Almost everyone who gets through old age experiences some level
of increased difficulties in functioning at some point in their life; therefore, disability is a human
rights issue in which appropriate accessibility would most certainly benefit us all (Campbell and
Oliver, 1996; Mishra and Gupta, 2006). Campbell and Oliver (1996) interviewed disability rights
activists in Europe, Asia, Southern Africa, North, Central and South America presenting a wider
vision of the individuals with disabilities' life experience. The authors argued the existence of a
disability movement as always being present in history; however, with a different focus. Campbell
and Oliver (1996) analysed social theory,
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The World Health Organization: Social Determinants Of Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 by the United Nations, serving as a
specialized agency to coordinate international health and public health problems (Wilkinson &
Marmot, 2003, p. 4). Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, and O'Grady (2016) states that health is created
where people live, work, and play; therefore being more dependent on one's zipcode rather than
one's genetic code (p. 2). One of the goals of the WHO is to create a healthier nation which requires
that the factors that challenge or promote health be addressed; these factors are known as the social
determinants of health or the core determinants of health (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O'Grady,
2016).
The factors included in the determinants of health are health services, employment/working
conditions, education and literacy, physical environments, social support networks, personal health
practices and coping skills, social environments, healthy child development, biology and genetic
endowment, culture, financial and social status, and gender (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O'Grady,
2016, p. 3). Health People 2020 further breaks these factors down into a "place–based" organizing
framework which is reflecting five main areas of social determinants of health: economic stability,
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These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social
norms, social policies and political systems" (para. 1). In 2005, the WHO created the Commission
on Social Determinants of Health to guide, support, and strengthen countries' abilities to improve,
implement, and evaluate initiatives on health promotion discriminations by addressing the
determinants of health (WHO, n.d.; Commission on Social Determinants of Health,
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The World Health Organization : A Global Public Health Treaty
Overview of the FCTC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) is a
global public health treaty, developed in response to the globalisation of the "Tobacco epidemic",
that entered into force in the February of 2005 (World Health Organisation, 2015). As outlined in the
convention itself, the aim of the FCTC is to "...protect present and future generations from the
devastating... consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure" (WHO Framework Convention
on Tobacco Control, 2005).
The FCTC was conceived within a milieu of significant tobacco usage; in 2005, there were more
than 1.25 billion smokers worldwide (Roemer, Taylor & Lariviere, 2005). The origins of the FCTC
lie in a push for the WHO to employ its constitutional powers to establish international conventions
with a view to advance global health, particularly related to tobacco use. Having first been
conceptualised in 1993, this proposal was delivered to the WHO by Roemer and Taylor in 1995. In
1996, the World Health Assembly voted for its development to proceed (Roemer et al., 2005). The
framework was adopted by consensus in 2003, before entering into force in 2005 (WHO Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control, 2005).
The FCTC has seen seen success in ensuring an international response to the tobacco epidemic, with
180 parties to the convention as of 2015 ('Parties to the WHO Framework ', 2016), although
questions remain about their compliance (Kebede–Francis, 2011). Between
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Tuberculosis And The World Health Organization
Every 25 seconds a person dies from tuberculosis. This equates to approximately 1.3 million people
every year (Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, 2014). Tuberculosis, or more commonly
known as TB, is more prominent in developing countries with 80% of Asian and African countries
testing positive for tuberculosis (Abbas AK, 2007). India currently has the most cases of TB in the
world (World Health Organization, 2009). There are a few types of TB such as common, partial drug
resistant and drug resistant. The disease that will be focused on today is common tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is as old as mankind. It was first officially recognised by Hippocrates who described
the symptoms of the disease as coughing up blood and weight loss that eventually led to death. In
the 16th century a theory was proposed that the disease was transmitted via microorganisms. This
was not proven until 1882. In the 1880's, the chosen way of curing tuberculosis was for the patients
to receive clear air, a balanced diet and plenty of rest. This was used not only to treat the patients but
to also isolate them. During the 19th century, the spread of the disease slowed as living conditions
and hygiene improved. In the 20th century a vaccination was developed as well as antibiotics. This
resulted in the disease declining dramatically. It wasn't until the 1980's that the disease reappeared
again due to the aids epidemic. Due to the aids sufferers having a weaker immune system, they were
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Health Rights Within The World Health Organization Essay
HEALTH RIGHTS IN CONFLICT/DISASTER CONTEXT
According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental and
social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
The above definition of health by the World Health Organization redefined the concept of health
among the different stakeholders involved in safeguarding people's right to health. Until then health
was merely seen as an absence of disease. But this definition helped the world to reimagining the
various dimensions of health. Thus it underscores the fact that health is directly influenced by the
environmental as well as social factors such as housing, education, food and a sense of safety from
physical as well as sexual violence too. Thus health effects of conflict and disasters are much
beyond the mortality and morbidity figures reported. http://www.uniteforsight.org/women–children–
course/women–war The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) declares health as a
fundamental human right . The right to health is considered as an inclusive right wherein its scope
extends beyond the conventional concept of right to healthcare. The Committee on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights specifies those underlying crucial determinants as safe drinking water,
adequate sanitation, safe food, gender equality, and healthy environment and working conditions,
health related education and information, adequate nutrition as well as housing. The health rights
mandate that all
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Tuberculosis : Tuberculosis And The World Health Organization
Tuberculosis Epidemiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, 9.6 million Americans
were infected with the Tuberculosis (TB) disease. Over the years many programs and initiatives
have been implemented to decrease the occurrences of TB disease in America. As long individuals
are educated on the prevention of tuberculosis fatal complications can be prevented through early
treatment. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the description of Tuberculosis and the
demographic of interest, determinants of health and how determinants contribute to the development
of Tuberculosis, epidemiologic triangle, role of the community health nurse, and the World Health
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Furthermore, the mode of transmission with TB disease is through air borne droplets that are
released into the air when a TB infected individual coughs, sneezes, or sings (CDC, 2012). It is
important to treat individuals with the Latent TB infection with isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF),
rifapentine (RPT) to prevent the development of Tuberculosis disease. In like manner, with
Tuberculosis disease individuals are treated with isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), ethambutol
(EMB), and pyrazinamide (PZA) for six to nine months of treatment. The incidence of TB disease in
the United States are within the African– American, Hispanic, Asian communities, international
travelers, younger children, correctional facilities, individuals with HIV, and the homeless (CDC,
2012).
Determinants of Health and how they Contribute to the Development of Tuberculosis The social
determinants of health can play a major role in the development of Tuberculosis. To demonstrate a
social determinant of health it is where people live, work, age, and play. There is healthcare access,
parks, transportation, social support, job opportunities, public safety, quality of education,
availability to healthy foods, safe housing, and technology (HealthyPoeple.gov, 2016). On the other
h.and, the determinants of TB disease include poor nutrition, lack of homes, poor ecological
conditions,
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Position Paper For The World Health Organization
Position Paper for the World Health Organization
The topics before the World Health Organization (WHO) are: Climate Change and Health, and
Global Burden of Mental Disorders and the Need for a Comprehensive, Coordinated Response from
Health and Social Sectors at the Country Level. The United States of America expresses concern for
these issues and is looking forward to collaborating with Member States to find adequate and long
lasting solutions.
I. Climate Change and Health
The United States of America acknowledges the threat climate change poses to health and stresses
the importance of strengthening health systems to manage adverse outcomes. Through the
Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative (SCRHCFI), the U.S. has
provided tools and information to health officials to better prepare for natural disasters. The
Climate–Ready States and Cities Initiative (CRSCI) has funded 18 state and local health
departments to improve the capacity of vulnerable communities to deal with health challenges
associated with climate change. In 2013, we created the Climate Action Plan (CAP) with the goals
of cutting carbon pollution in America and improving climate resilience at the state and local level.
Since then, the U.S. has expanded the goals to reach a global scale and by partnering bilaterally with
India, we have invested $125 million towards advancing clean energy. Additionally, The United
States has taken action through initiatives such as the Clean Power
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Hiv And The World Health Organization Essay
HIV/AIDS is an acronym that has become synonymous with the weakening of the human immunity
system and has become a constant source of anguish for the infected and their families. According to
the Center for Disease Control, more than 1.2 million people in the US are living with HIV. What
may be worrying is that 1 in 8 persons are unaware of their positive status. Despite the number of
new HIV diagnoses has decreasing by 19% between 2005 and 2014, there is still a lot of unsightly
statistics that paint a picture of uncertainty regarding its eradication. HIV is incurable, the only relief
comes in the form of ARVs which help the body adapt to the weakened immune system. Globally,
the World Health Organization puts the numbers at over 100 million people and most of them in
developing countries. A terrible scourge indeed and a relevant disease to analyze closely.
A virus is an intracellular parasite with either a RNA or DNA genome that is surrounded by a
protective protein coat. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is caused by an infection by either
HIV–1 or HIV–2. According to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses these
organisms are part of the Retroviridae family, specifically from the lentivirus genus. They can be
described as enveloped, diploid, single–stranded, positive–sense RNA viruses with a DNA
intermediate which is an integrated viral genome: that is a provirus. It persists within the host cell
DNA. This family of viruses has the ability to transform cells
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World Health Organization Website Critique
World Health Organization Website Critique
The World Health Organization, also known as WHO, is a global company that directs and puts into
practice international health. There are offices in 150 countries around the world that all work for a
common goal. Their main purposes are to promote health, prevent and control disease, and respond
to crisis'. The fact that the WHO oversees such a large area, it is extremely important that their
website is clear, informational, and accessible to everyone. Overall, the website was very accessible
and easy to navigate. The home page included tabs at the top labeled Health Topics, Data, and
Media Centre to name a few. These tabs are helpful for the reader to find what they are looking for
and may lead them to explore other topics that they weren't necessarily looking for also. There is a
convenient button along this row of tabs that looks like a house. This tab brings the navigator right
back to this home page if they get too far into a certain tab and want to go back to the beginning.
Even without these tabs, the home page provides a large amount of information itself. To the right
there is an Outbreaks and Emergencies category that talks about recent crisis' like the Haiti
hurricane. The Haiti tab talks about what is being done to prevent Cholera in Haiti. Since Cholera
can be spread by dirty water and improper hygiene, the Haitians are at high risk for getting Cholera
and spreading it rapidly especially because most of them are
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United States Of Americ World Health Organization
United States of America
Faith Renteria
LHHSMUN
World Health Organization
Multidrug–Resistant Diseases; Cloning
I. Country Profile A. Government 1. Official Country Name: United States of America 2.
Governmental System: Constitution–based Federal Republic 3. Head of State: Barack Obama 4.
Official Language(s): No Official Language 5. Region: Allies/Blocs: EU Members, NATO
Members, Western Bloc B. People 1. Population and Growth Rate: 318,892,103, 0.77% 2. Major
Religions/Cultures: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Jewish; White, Black, Latino, Asian. C.
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D. Development 1. Development Statues: Industrial nation; developed 2. Climate: Mostly
temperate, regions of Arctic in Alaska and Tropical in Hawaii 3. Environmental: Air and Water
Pollution, Carbon Emissions E. Military 1. Military Organization
2. Military Expenditures: 4.35% of GDP
3. Major Weapons, Arsenal, Nuclear Capability etc.: Strong military defense weapons, Nuclear
development F. Conflicts/ Issues 1. What are four problems/ threats that affect this nation?:
Economic development since since the 2008 economic crash, Immigration, Race relations,
Environmental issues from pollution. 2. Ethnic/ Cultural issues: Prejudices as a result of
immigration, Islamaphobia, tension between the black community and white community 3. Refugee
Problems: large amount of refugees from Iraq and Burma 4. Major conflict both past and present:
Domestic security with immigration, largest consumer of cocaine from Columbia G. United Nations
1. Date admitted to the UN: 24 October 1945 2. Has the UN ever intervened in a conflict involving
this nation? If so, where and how? No. 3. How does the country contribute to UN peacekeeping? US
offers troops and economic aid to the UN peacekeeping efforts. 4. Has the UN cited this nation for
human rights violations? If so, why? Cited by
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Background Guide Of World Health Organization
CMUNS 2015
Ou Jinzhou Chongqing Bashu secondary school
Guo fangzhu Chongqing Foreign Language School
Li kexin Chongqing Foreign Language School
2015 Chongqing Seniors Model United Nations Committee
2015 Cmuns World Health Organization
Background guide of World Health Organization
2012–2015 CMUNS Committee. All rights reserved
Table of contents Welcome letter from the Secretary–General
Welcome letter from the chair
History of the committee
2. About the topic
2.1 A brief scan of the topic
1.UN Millennium Development Goals
2.2 Case
Global Epidemic disease
1.Retrospect of the epidemic disease Case1 Aids 1.Aids
2.The cause of Aids and Aids' human factor
3.The distributing of aids
Suggestions for Further Research
Relevant UN Action Case2 Ebola
1.Statement of Ebola
2.Protests
3.Transmission
4.Factors of losing control Position Paper Requirements
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World Health Organization Of The United States
WORLD HEALTH REPORT
The World Health Organization carried out the first ever analysis of the world 's health systems in
June 2000. Using five performance indicators to measure health systems, it found that France
provides the best overall health care, among the 191 member states surveyed followed amongst
major countries Italy, Spain, Oman, Austria and Japan. Furthermore, the report found the U.S. health
system ranked 37 out of 191 countries according to its performance. A number of factors explain the
signifigactly high ranking gap between France and the United States, which include the
astronomical cost of U.S. health care, health disparities, and the most noticeable factor which is the
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In order to cure market imperfections and improve access to quality medical care, governments have
commonly taken one of two approaches: a national health service or the promotion of health
insurance. Although the United States system relies much more deeply on private insurers, health
insurance in both France and America is closely tied to one's employer or socio–professional group.
This basic similarity is joined by other fundamental principles, especially in regard to the freedom of
medical practice and patient choice.
COMPARISONS: PRIVATE MEDICINE
This basic comparison is joined by important principles to the freedom of medical practice and
patient choice. As in the U.S., independent physicians dominate ambulatory health care in France.
Patient choice of physician, direct access to specialists, patient payment of fees (with subsequent
reimbursement), physicians' freedom of diagnosis and prescription, fee for service, and ultrahigh
levels of medical confidentiality remain well–entrenched features of French medicine. Also like in
the United States., French employers and workers split the cost of health insurance on payday. In
both countries the employers and workers pay the majority of their medical care through premiums
calculated by their gross wages. French employers and their employees pay wage levies of
approximately 20%; employees pay a one percent wage levy as well as a "social contribution" that
varies according to income. Employers pay a straight 13
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Schizophrenia And The World Health Organization Essay
Schizophrenia is perhaps the least understood and most frightening of the mental disorders. One
percent of the world population is affected by it and the World Health Organisation has ranked it as
the seventh greatest cause of disability worldwide (Frangou, 2008). On average it takes one to one
and half decades off the sufferers life and is a greater cause of mortality than many cancers and
physical illnesses (van Os & Kapur, 2009). This paper will present an out of hospital case study and
compare both its presentation and management with what is known about schizophrenia and what is
considered best practise management.
One morning we were called priority one to a "difficulty breathing". On arrival, the patient was
standing at the side of the road fully conscious and alert. On examination, there were no
abnormalities with her primary survey and we ushered her into the ambulance for further
examination and to gain a history. The patient's stated complaint was the she could not breathe
because her head had been cut off. She was calm and appeared to have blunted or flat affect as her
demeanour did not match the seriousness of her complaint. Her appearance was unkempt and her
thinking was erratic with the somatic hallucination that her head was removed. She also had a loose
grip on the passage of time which was marked by her claim that she became pregnant every couple
of months. Most of her speech made little sense and it was difficult to gain a full history. All of her
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Health And Health Of The World Health Organization Essay
The definition of health according to the World Health Organization is: "a state of complete
physical, mental and social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". It is the
goal of health psychologists to identify and understand what determines physical, mental, and social
well–being. Rather than focusing on mental illness, it focuses on physical health. The aim of health
psychology is to promote and maintain health, prevent and treat illness, identify and diagnose the
correlation between health, illness, and dysfunction, and to improve the health care system and the
formation of health policies (Graham, 131).
Personal Interest
The field of health psychology interests me because I have personally seen the effects that
psychological processes have on a person's health and well–being. I was a caregiver to a family
member with a chronic health issue called Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. I witnessed how stress,
negative thinking, and lack of social contact intensified their condition. Their physical health
drastically declined when their mental and emotional health was in a negative place. I noticed how
their depression compounded their pain, and in return, the pain exacerbated their depression. It was
a on–going vicious cycle. On the contrary, when they practiced stress relief methods, focused on the
positive things in life, their health improved immensely. Their symptoms improved and they were
able to tolerate their constant and chronic pain
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Impact Of Global Health On The World Health Organization
Hailey Chastain
Mrs. Foust
12 Honors English
December 5, 2016
Impacting Global Health
Global health has always been an issue. There are always disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and
countries who do not have access to the resources they need. For years, people have been working to
get urgent medical care to people who need it most, and also to educate them about basic health and
hygiene. There have been many organizations and partnerships who have contributed to the
advancement of global health, but the one that stands out the most is the World Health Organization.
The World Health Organization has impacted global health by who they are and what they do, what
emergencies they have dealt with, and the research they have done. The World Health Organization
was founded on April 7, 1948 in Geneva, Switzerland ("World Health Organization," World Health
Organization). They are part of the United Nations and about 193 nations are members ("World
Health Organization," Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). They employ more than seven thousand
people with one hundred fifty offices across one hundred fifty countries ("World Health
Organization," World Health Organization). These people are anything from doctors, to economists,
to administrators. The WHO's primary goal is to promote the achievement of "the highest possible
level of health" (Rogers). The WHO defines health as "the state of complete physical, mental, and
social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or
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The Impact Of Social Dimensions On World Health...
Social Dimension
Based on World Health Organization statistics, global economic interdependence has led to an
astonishing increase of the population and higher standards of living (Who.int, 2016). For instance,
Lagos used to have a population of 41,000 in 1900 (Cahoon, n.d.). A century later, Lagos records an
astonishing population number of 8 million (World Population Review, 2016). The traveling from
one place to another resulted in denser population centers. For instance, China has 150 million
people that left the countryside to the cities for the past 20 years (Williams, 2012, 76). Such shift can
also be seen mainly in the U.S. and Europe in different work sectors; from agriculture and
manufacturing to service – healthcare, retail, education, technology, entertainment and the list can
go on. This shift allowed for changing worldviews and especially a change in the psychology of the
upper class living in the industrialized world (Stopford, Strange and Henley, 1991, 82–87). Frederic
Jameson says "we are... so far removed from the realities of production and work that we inhabit a
dream world of artificial stimuli and televised experience" (Jameson, 1972, 'Preface' p. xvii). This
supports the argument made by many historians who believe that globalization has led to a
"celebration of individualism" (Elliott and Lemert, 2009, pp.17). Going back to the Depression and
World War II, the population then faced a large–scale collectivist response to an individualistic
absence. Part
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World Organization For Animal Health Organizations
Foreign animal disease, or transboundary animal diseases, has become a concern worldwide as
international trades increase and foreign investment restrictions loosen in the recent decades.
Transboundary animal diseases, defined as "those that are of significant economic, trade and/or food
security importance for a considerable number of countries; which can easily spread to other
countries and reach epidemic proportions; and where control/management, including exclusion,
requires cooperation between several countries," can be difficult to eliminate from a country once an
outbreak occurred and thus require adequate border surveillance and strict import controls to prevent
the spread of the disease.3
To protect the health of humans and both foreign and native animal species, various international
organizations were founded and numerous laws and regulations were enacted. Some examples of
international animal health organizations include but not limited to the World Organization for
Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). OIE is an independent
international organization created in 1924 with the mandate "to improve animal health worldwide."3
It sets the standard for the World Trade Organization (WTO) in all animal health related issues and
creates a unified list of reportable diseases.3 If an listed disease is identified, member countries and
territories of OIE have the obligation to notify the incident to the OIE Central Bureau and must
submit
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The Stigma Of The World Health Organization
Erasing the Stigma According to the World Health Organization, "One in four people in the world
will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives." This means that
there are diseases that exist that can affect anyone in the world, but because an ignorant society
dismisses it as less serious or something one can control, less and less people seek help. The brain,
as complicated and important as it is, can in no way be perfect. Mental Health illnesses are not less
serious or any less treatable than any other type of illness. Mental illness has always been present in
history, first seen in ancient Greece, and has not, until recently, been connected to biological factors
along with the emphasis on thoughts, emotions and dreams as keys for it. Psychoanalytical therapy,
or the talking cures approach, first came along with Sigmund Freud, one of the forefathers of
psychology, and is still being used today(Public Broadcasting Service). However, the other half of it,
which is deals with the biological aspects, is more recent and not as well known. Eric Kandel, MD, a
Nobel Prize laureate and professor of brain science at Columbia University, believes it 's all about
biology. "All mental processes are brain processes, and therefore all disorders of mental functioning
are biological diseases"(Bollinger). This contrast is a significant factor for the lack of understanding
and in result the lack of people getting help. The uncertainty of whether one's
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Obesity And The World Health Organization
Today, as values of living continue to boost, weight increase and obesity are posing a rising threat to
certain well–beings in countries all over the world. Obesity, now confirmed as a nationwide endemic
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is likely to get worse and amplify over
time. "The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts there will be 2.3 billion overweight adults in
the world by 2015 and more than 700 million of them will be obese" (Obesity: in Statistics, 2008,
2nd Statement). It is definite that most kids are inclined to eat junk food, and it is certain that most
kids will become overweight as adults. About 15% of children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years
are overweight, which is an increase of 4% from the 1988–1994 NHANES study" (Chatterjee,
Blakely, & Barton, 2005, p. 24). Statistics of obese persons in the United States alone are also
greater in certain cultural and ethnic minority groups, especially African American and Hispanics.
"Between 1986 and 1998, incidences of being overweight increased significantly among African
American children by 21.5% and for Hispanic children by 21.8%. That is nearly almost ¼ of the
population! Among all low–income children, the prevalence of being overweight was found to be
highest among Latino children by (12%) followed by Asian–Pacific Islander (9.6%), African
American (7.8%) and Whites (7.1%)" (Chatterjee, Blakely, &Barton, 2005, p. 24,) "The total cost of
obesity by some estimates is $100 billion
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Leading World Health Organization Of The United Nations
Leading World Health The World Health Organization (WHO) which is an agency of the United
Nations, is one of the success stories of sound management principles. It is headquartered in
Geneva, and it coordinates all its activities from this center (WHO, 2016). The organization is
mandated to promote and find health solutions to global health challenges. Through funding, it
supports research initiatives and health programs geared towards restoring global health. The
expansiveness of the mandate of WHO means that proper leadership and management cannot be
underestimated (Clift, 2013). The need for enhanced coordination and coherence in the programs
translates to better health care management. WHO is an organization that has set many regional
offices across the world and hence the need to embrace proper communication that is key to proper
management of the global health (WHO, 2016). It pays critical emphasis to governance in its policy
formulations. The fulfillment of its mandate relies on solid partnerships and collaboration among
global stakeholders. The data on the management of WHO is sourced from its website and other
scholarly materials available on the internet. Additionally, scholarly articles will be used to relate
WHO management to universal management theories. Therefore, WHO identifies itself as a learning
organization where competency management and governance are instilled in its stakeholders. The
management and leadership of WHO is guided by the Director
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Hiv And The World Health Organization
HIV/AIDS is a an acronym that has become synonymous with the weakening of the human
immunity system and has become a constant source of anguish for the infected and their families.
According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 1.2 million people in the US are living with
HIV. What may be worrying is that 1 in 8 persons are unaware of their positive status. Despite the
number of new HIV diagnoses has decreasing by 19% between 2005 and 2014 , there is still a lot of
unsightly statistics that paint a picture of uncertainty regarding its eradication. HIV is incurable, The
only relief comes in the form of ARVs which help the body adapt to the weakened immune system.
Globally, the World Health Organization, puts the numbers at over 100 million people and most of
them in developing countries. A terrible scourge indeed and a relevant disease to analyze closely.
A virus by definition is is an intracellular parasite with either a RNA or DNA genome that are
surrounded by a protective protein coat. They transfer their genetic material to infected cells .The
Human Immunodeficiency Virus is caused by an infection by either HIV–1 or HIV–2. According to
the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses these organisms are part of the Retroviridae
family, specifically from the lentivirus genus.They can be described as enveloped , diploid, single–
stranded , positive–sense RNA viruses with a DNA intermediate which is an integrated viral
genome: that is a provirus.It persists
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Taking A Look At World Health Organization
World Health Organization estimates, there are 59.8 million health care worker worldwide,
representing 12% of the working population globally. About two–thirds of them (39.5 million)
provide health services; the other one–third (19.8 million) are management and support workers,
which includes those working in ancillary departments such as laundry departments (Kumar et al.,
2014 and Goniewicz et al., 2012). Hospital laundry workers are exposed to various health problems
and diseases; chief among these, as mentioned in previous studies, are musculoskeletal disorders
such as (muscular aches, pain and discomfort), respiratory disorder such as (asthma, bronchitis),
Skin disorders such as dermatitis. In addition, they may also be exposed to occupational diseases
like Hepatitis B infection, HIV/AIDS and other infections to which other health workers are prone
while doing their job (Ilesanmi et al., 2014; Tinubu et al., 2010; Bello et al., 2009; Imperial College
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In Egypt despite the significant role these health personnel perform in the hospital, they are often
neglected and basic preventive measures including education and training for health and safety are
usually overlooked, usually not covered by legislation, and do not have access to basic occupational
health services available to other staff (Ilesanmi et al., 2014). Therefore this study need to be
conducted to assess occupational health hazards and their effects among hospital laundry
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Diabetes Mellitus : A World Health Organization
Diabetes Mellitus
Introduction
Diabetes Mellitus is an ever growing disease that is impacting approximately 29 million Americans
and approximately 371 million people around the world. Approximately one–third of the people
estimated to have some form of diabetes have not yet been diagnosed. This is leading to
complications and even death due to lack of treatment. Diabetes is a world health issue and is
quickly moving up the scale with regards to cause of death. The World Health Organization (WHO)
believes it will become the 7th leading cause of death by 2030 and estimate that total deaths will rise
more than 50% over the next 10 years(371 million people have diabetes globally). This disease is
quietly becoming the leading killer of, not only Americans, but the entire world and needs to be
addressed aggressively before it gets out of hand and the costs become too great. In order to
understand the impact of this disease we need to understand what diabetes is. It is very important to
know what the different types are, who is affected, what the complications are, how to treat it, and
even what is being done to find a cure. Diabetes mellitus is a complex group of diseases that can be
caused by a number of reasons. The name "diabetes mellitus" translates to "sweet urine" because in
ancient times the method of diagnosis was for the physician to drink the patient's urine. The sweeter
the urine translated to a higher glucose level. Normally when you eat food the stomach
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The World Health Organization ( Valentine )
Introduction
The World Health Organization (WHO; 2015), estimated in the year 2013 China 's population of
1,393,337,000 has experienced a different type of health outcomes. In where the nation China has
been promoting an egalitarian society, while having achieved a greater health outcomes compared to
the year 1949 communist revolution (Valentine, 2005). China has been successful in controlling
many health indicators including the death rate of 6.9 per 1,000 in 2004 as one attributes due to
Barefoot Doctors movements (Valentine, 2005; WHO, 2015). Nevertheless, 80% of the Chinese
population lives in rural communities, which most people still continues to die from the preventable
infectious disease (Dummer & Cook, 2008). The increase in mortality rates causes by preventable
diseases such as the supply of clean water, and environmental sanitation is due to the lacks actual
medical doctors given birth to the demands for 'Barefoot Doctors' adaptation of traits and skills
(Dummer & Cook, 2008; Valentine, 2005 ).
Post by Day 3 a brief explanation of the behavioral perspective reflected
The demands for doctors based on shortage due to medical doctors recruited away from rural
communities in China calls forth revolutionary change in behavioral approach to population health
in leadership development style (Nahavandi, 2014; Valentine, 2005). The behavioral perspective
reflects on the need to fit into becoming task oriented or/and change–oriented in one 's leadership
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The World Mental Health Organization
The World Mental Health Organization (WHO) define mental health as "A state of well–being in
which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life,
can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community."
There are many factors that go into what categorizes a person as "at risk". According to the National
Institute for Mental Health, an at–risk person is one that a person that has demonstrated or expressed
the thought of self–harm or suicide. An at–risk person may have a current diagnosed mental illness
or one that has gone undiagnosed. Some of these diagnoses include, but are not limited to,
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About nineteen percent of young people contemplate or attempt suicide each year. So how do these
statistics matter to you? Think about it like this, according to the center for disease control, (CDC),
every 12 minutes, a person will die because of suicide attempt. That is roughly five deaths every
hour. However, you do not hear about suicide like I have so bluntly put it to you. We see suicide on
the news and social media and it is written so positively. When Robin William's died of suicide in
2014 the media started the phrase "Genie you are free", but could this quote be potentially glorifying
suicide in a way that changes society's perception on suicide. Throughout the years, media has
continually grown and has had a huge impact on people of all ages. According to the authors of "The
Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families", social media is both a blessing and
a curse, social media encourages creativity, connection between peers, and helping shape ones
individuality. However it also can lead to "Facebook depression" which is depression that develops
when preteens and teens spend a great deal of time on social media sites, such as Facebook, and then
begin to exhibit classic symptoms of depression."(O'Keeffe and Clarke–Pearson). O'Keeffe and
Clarke–Pearson also point out the flaws that social media has privacy, advertisements, and
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Malaria And Its Effects On The World Health Organization
Since it was first discovered in 1880 by French army surgeon Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran,
Malaria has caused the suffering of millions each year. According to the World Health Organization
It was estimated that in 2015 there were nearly 214 million cases of Malaria worldwide, half a
million of which were lethal. Malaria is caused by a parasite which is transmitted through the bite of
a mosquito. Although cases of Malaria are most common in the sub–Saharan Africa region, it has
affected people on a global scale. Efforts to combat Malaria range from insecticide treated bed nets
to indoor residual spraying. Although both methods are viable, they do not have to potential to
eradicate Malaria. The most effective means of combating Malaria is through genetic modification
of mosquitoes. By tinkering with the genes of the very creature who transmits the parasite, we can
ultimately eliminate the disease before it even poses a threat.
Malaria is a lethal disease which takes the life of a child nearly every minute. According to
Healthline.com, Malaria is caused the Plasmodium parasite. These are a group of organisms that
belong to the genu plasmodium and can infect a number of different animal species. The takes
refuge and matures inside of mosquito. Malaria is transmitted by a particular species of mosquitoes
which belong to the Anopheles genus. Only female mosquitoes can transmit the Parasite as only
they feed on the blood of other organisms in order to produce eggs. Once parasite
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World Health Organizations: Social Determinants Of Health
The World Health Organisation came up with 10 social factors known as the Social Determinants of
Health (SOH) which helps people determine decisions about their health. Stress is a determinant of
health that causes problems in the Otara community. People worry about whats for dinner and how
bills are going to be paid due to the low employment rate and housing costs. They also worry that
they cant go see the doctor due to the lack of accessibility which are examples caused by social and
psychological circumstances related to stress. An increase in stress can affect the cardiovascular and
immune system which can increase the risk of infection, diabetes, hypertension, heart attack, stroke
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This can be done by detecting and treating a disease or injury as soon as possible to slow its
progress, to prevent re injury and implementing programs to return people to their original health
and function to prevent long–term problems. An example of secondary prevention is working with
the community and voluntary groups to develop needs assessments and health and wellbeing
strategies to provide services to patients who are unable to access health services. Having regular
exams and screening tests to detect disease in its earliest stages eg mammograms to detect breast
cancer is also an example of secondary prevention and nutrition and exercise programs to prevent
further heart attacks or strokes. The needs assessments is a process for determining both the needs
and resources of the community which include the felt needs, expressed needs, normative needs and
comparative needs. Felt needs is what people say they need eg having sore throat whereas expressed
needs is putting the felt need into action eg going to see the GP for your sore throat or waiting lists
to see the GP. Normative needs is determined for people by the experts based on research or
professional opinion eg immunization status for school and comparative needs which is determined
by comparing the services available to the people in one geographical area to another eg eating
healthier and exercise regularly to decrease health problems such as obesity and diabetes. Le Va is a
non–government organisation that works alongside individuals, families, communities and services
such as Vaka Tautua. They provide resources, information and support to help people with their
health, wellbeing and social outcomes, to ensure they live long and healthy lives. Vaka Tautua also
works alongside Manukau Institute of Technology. This is because the older persons support group
hold their meetings every Tuesday in our Pacific
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World Health Organization Director General
TO: World Health Organization Director–General: Dr. Margaret Chan
FROM: World Health Organization Deputy Director, Department of Emergency Risk Management
and Humanitarian Response: Nicholas Lawson
SUBJECT: Getting ahead of the curve: Future Ebola Virus (EBOV) engagement.
DATE: 10/26/14
Introduction
To date in the 2014 Ebola Virus (EBOV) outbreak in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, 4818 people
(60% of the laboratory confirmed cases) have died. Over 13,500 cases have been reported. Included
in the mortality figures are more than 400 medical staff. The effect of the outbreak on the region's
already fragile health infrastructure has been catastrophic. Access to basic preventable medical
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In August all medical structures were ordered closed for several weeks due to the infection rate in
health care workers. Nationwide, curfews and community quarantines have been implemented.
More globally, there have been 26 travel associated cases and 10 deaths. Widespread confusion and
an element of fear has distracted the developed world from prioritizing critical support to the West
African region.
On August 8th 2014, following the Emergency Committee meeting convened under the International
Health Regulations (IHR) to discuss the outbreak for the first time, we declared that the conditions
for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) had been met. This was a full five
months after the international community was alerted to the outbreak with a report of 86 cases and a
case fatality ratio of 68.5% in Guinea. Repeated warnings and requests for assistance from the
governments and the handful of international NGO's who are handling the bulk of the cases have not
been responded to appropriately whether in terms of resources or response times. As the lead health
organization charged with responding to global health crises, we have been derelict in our support to
these entities, the health systems of the countries affected and most critically to the people who have
been infected by the virus.
Although there is now some international mobilization to address the current situation, it is
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The World Health Organization Of The United Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) is one of the leading organization's in the world, that
devotes it's time improving the health of individual's all around the world. This public organization
is an affiliate of the United Nations (UN) with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Likewise, it's
the coordinating and directing authority for health matters within the systems of the United Nations.
The WHO is responsible for the provision of health matters across the globe, shaping the health
research agenda, setting norms and standards and provides technical support to nations as well as
monitor and assess health trends. There are 194 member states governing the WHO through
representatives in the World Health Assembly, where health organization biannual budgets and
programs get approved. The WHO ensures the safety of the air people breathe, the food they
consume, the water they drink and the medicines and vaccines they need.
The idea for the World Health Organization began in 1945 right after World War 2. Three doctors
from China, Norway, and Brazil developed the idea for the World Health Organization. The UN
Conference of International Organizations goal voted to establish the organization. In 1946, a year
later the conference approved the World Health Organization. On April 7th, 1948; the first meeting
of the WHO met in Geneva, Switzerland. At the meeting they came up with a list of issues that they
decided were important to address first. The priorities they came up with
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The Contraception And The World Health Organization
Since sex in this day and age is nothing new, then it's not that uncommon for pregnancies to be
related to it. Unlike in years past where women had few means of a contraceptive to prevent
pregnancy, currently we have various different methods. We have several different contraceptive
devices for both males and females. There are methods like: condoms, vasectomies, tube tying, pills,
and more importantly abortion. Since it's women who have to endure nine months to give birth to
child they may or may not want, women should have the choice on whether or not they want to go
through with the pregnancy, and they shouldn't be limited to the contraceptive means. The issue on
whether or not abortion is rightful or unconstitutional mainly comes down to one's morals. The
World Health Organization created a fact sheet about family planning and the it said that "an
estimated 225 million women in developing countries would like to delay or stop childbearing..."
(Family) These women across the world could have a huge variety of reasons to not want to go
through childbirth. Some of these reasons could be to "prevent pregnancy–related health risks in
women, reduce adolescent pregnancies, or reduce infant mortality" as summarized from a World
health Organization.(Family) Though a woman 's reason may be different between one another,
women have fought for many some years to have the right of choice. Controversy on abortion has
been around for decades, and one of the first major Supreme Court
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World Health Organization Thesis

  • 1. World Health Organization Thesis World Health Organization (WHO) Purpose: To persuade the audience to donate money or even volunteer at the World Health Organization. Thesis Statement: World Health Organization is a good organization that aims to aid people. Encouraging students to participate in an action that help this organization is the good thing to do. INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization known as (WHO), is a non–profit organization dedicated in care of the health of humankind worldwide. This organisation is a branch of the United Nations with its mission to provide the highest level possible of health around the globe. With almost every country in the world as members and their experts, the World Health Organization dominates the world's healthcare system. Sickness, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... One of the amazing accomplishments of the WHO is the The Laboratory Assessment Tool that they made. The Laboratory Assessment Tool offers guidance to assess laboratories and national laboratory systems. 1. It is given to any Participant performing laboratory assessments: national health authorities, multilateral agencies, Non–Governmental Organizations (NGOs), laboratory managers. 2. This tool will help many organizations with their researches. This tool is translated into four languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian to help laboratorians around the world and give aid with what they are working on. V. With all of these data between our hand, we should understand that this organization became a necessity. Without the international coordination in health related issues we could lose many lives. 1. All the researches that had been made by the name of the WHO and its encouragement to an international scientific cooperation between scientists all over the world wouldn't be excited. 2. All the statistics and the studies that were made by the WHO that helped the doctors and scientists wouldn't be available. Combating epidemics would never happen without the existence of the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 3. The World Health Organization Response I. Attention Getter: Have you ever wondered what would life be like if there were no responses to disease outbreaks? Every day we are exposed to microorganisms that may or may not be fatal to our health. Imagine getting an Eagle Alert saying that there has been a recent outbreak of Ebola in the Hattiesburg area. What would you do? It is not up to use to handle the situation but it is up to the World Health Organization (WHO) to respond to a terrifying event such as that. II. Significance: WHO's are the people that we count on to keep the world a safer place from dangerous diseases. It shines a light on how effective the World Health Organization response is towards the outbreak of Ebola. III. Credibility: WHO.int gives credits to what their responses are and why it is important to the world. IV. Specific Purpose Statement and Central Idea: Although WHO's is an organization for controlling the outbreaks of virtuous diseases, many people may want to know what is going on within the worlds health organization. There are some agreements and disagreements to WHO's continuation of handling the situation. Today, I will inform my audience about why WHO's should or should not handle the Ebola situation. V. Preview: First I will discuss what is Ebola and the World Health Organization. I will then present to you the accomplishments and why they should be able to handle the situation. Lastly, I will talk about the failures towards the Ebola virus and they should not continue to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 5. World Health Organization World Health Organization The World Health Organization is a global organization that works on health conditions throughout the world. The WHO works with countries all over the world to help fix health policies to improve health conditions and the quality of life. The World Health Organization is currently working on fixing and improving mental health policies throughout the world. The World Health Organization works on addressing health related issues throughout the world; an important issue they are working on now is mental health. The World Health Organization is the United Nation's authority for health. It was established in 1948 to help improve health condition throughout the world. The WHO is made up of 8,000 people from 150 ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... (Medical Schools and Nursing Colleges, 2010). One of the World Health Organization's most recent areas of concern is addressing mental health. They are focusing on disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy and addictions. The WHO believes that mental and neurological disorders lead people to a great amount of suffering, dramatically increase their vulnerability, and lead individuals to a life of poverty. Many people are not aware and tend to discriminate against people with mental disorders. This discriminations leads to people having their human rights violated and them being stripped from opportunities that every other citizen has. If the proper steps are taken to help promote mental health, we will see a great improvement in the lives of people affected by mental illnesses by helping them to grow and be productive healthy members of society. In order for the World Health Organization to see these improvements they need to work with the governments of different countries to improve their laws and policies about mental illness. These policies need to help address proper treatment plans, prevention plans and awareness programs. One issue that the World Health Organization is working on fixing currently is the use of marijuana in adolescence. The World Health Organization has found that use of marijuana in individuals who started using the drug before the age of 17 has led them to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 7. Hiv And The World Health Organization First reported incidences of HIV were established in rural geographic areas prior to 1955 (Lemey et al., 2003). The virus then managed to quickly spread amongst larger populations resulting in a shift from an uncommon infection to a highly prevalent disease throughout 1955 to 1970. After the original outbreak, in 1994, further information regarding the infection was mandated to be reported to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 25 different states using a structured confidentiality report system (Prejean et al., 2011). With this provided system, the Global Programme on AIDS and the World Health Organization (1995) later concluded a total of 10,000 new cases develop each day. The CDC (2015) describes HIV as an infection ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In contrast, the number of individuals infected with HIV within the U.S. as of 2014 totaled to an estimated 1.2 million people (CDC, 2015). Out of these people, 14% were not aware they had been infected with the virus with one in every seven individuals conveyed as not knowing they were infected. As these acquired values were related to the data collected within the U.S. on a global scale, it was concluded that a total of 19 million individuals were unaware of their HIV status when compared to the 35 million people infected worldwide. From the time of incident reporting, the CDC has kept the epidemic of HIV infection under high surveillance (Prejean et al., 2011). As they additionally state, this has permitted researchers to gather further information relating to the many ways in which HIV infection can be impacted by gender, race, behavior, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and so forth. In the efforts of becoming familiarized with the trends HIV incidence produces, Hall et al., (2008) stated preventative measures can be identified and implemented towards the decrease in total HIV prevalence. When taking the number of infection occurrences into account, factors relating to identifying the causes of HIV incidences must be managed in order to lessen the degree of infection (Kelly et al., 1997). During the early stages of HIV observation, Kelly et al., (1997) attributed the core concepts ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 9. The Global Health Observatory Arm Of The World Health... Country profiles Each of these country profiles was written based on indicators from the International Programs of the US Census Bureau and the reports of the Global Health Observatory arm of the World Health Organization. This data was compiled into Table 1 which can be found in Appendix 1. A list of the reports and websites appears in the Works Cited Section of the report. Denmark According to the UN M49, Denmark is a well developed country. A small but well functioning country, in 2014 it has an estimated midyear population of 5.6 million people, and a GDP per capita of 43,430 USD. With this high income, Denmark is able to spend roughly 6,000 USD per capita on health expenditures, amounting to roughly 10.1% of the GDP per capita. As a ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... More, people are protected from infection with only 6% of the life–years lost to premature death being attributed to communicable diseases. Together, communicable diseases, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions account for only 7% of all deaths in the country. These can be attributed to high levels of care for environmental and public health, which is also indicated by the fact that roughly 100% of the Danish population has access to both clean water and improved sanitation, both protective against communicable diseases. Although Denmark has been remarkable in protecting its citizens from communicable diseases, deaths resulting from injury, childhood deaths, and deaths connected to pregnancy, all people must at some point die. As a result, 88% of life–years lost to premature death in Denmark are the product of long term, non–communicable disease, which makes up 90% of all death in the country. Cancer is the largest killer in Denmark, causing 32% of all deaths. This is followed by cardiovascular disease, which leads to 26% of all deaths. Both can be at least partially attributed to relatively high levels of obesity, with 18.7% of all men and 17.6% of all women being obese, with even more being overweight. This is typical of developed countries as people become accustomed to more sedentary lifestyles and high calorie foods. Iran ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 11. Obesity : The World Health Organization In today 's world, obesity has reached epidemic proportions – so much it has become a global epidemic. Coined 'globesity ' by the World Health Organization, obesity has more than doubled since the 1980s, and today more than 1.5 billion adults are considered overweight (1). Junk food comprises nearly one–third of the Standard American Diet while fresh fruits and vegetables make up only a mere 10 percent (2). In his news article 'Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables ', New York Times columnist Mark Bittman proposes taxing junk foods to combat the obesity epidemic. He says that by doing so will address and decrease the number of obesity–related diseases that Americans are faced with today and also tremendously reduce public health costs as well (3). Although a solution is in dire need, a junk food tax to address the obesity issue does not seem suitable or even practical because it infringes on people 's freedom of choice in terms of what to eat and not eat, raises controversy about what is considered healthy and not healthy and as a result of which food items get taxed, is hypocritical to an extent because the government will be adding to the false belief that eating junk food is the more affordable option. Trying to control what an individual eats by taxing unhealthy foods would essentially be infringing on people 's freedom of choice. Eating is a personal responsibility and to have the federal government intervene on behalf of its citizens by implementing a 'fat tax ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 13. Aging And The World Health Organization INTRODUCTION Ageing has been described as the inevitable slow progressive impairment of normal biological function resulting from cellular and structural changes in an organism. These cellular and structural changes directly impact on the functioning of organs, systems and eventually the organism as a whole (Burton 2007). The correlation between the biological time clock for ageing and the calendar/chronological age differs among individuals. However, the World Health Organization accepts 65 years as the chronological age that defines an 'elderly' person (World Health Organization 2014). According to the United Nations' report on population ageing, one of the most distinguishing demographic occurrences of the twentieth century is the fact that the world's elderly population is growing at a faster rate than the rest of the population and is expected to continue through the twenty–first century. Over the last 50 years, the number of elderly persons is believed to have tripled and a greater increase is expected over the next 50 years (Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations 2002, pp. 1 & 34). New Zealand has not been left out of this trend with an increasing proportion of elderly people and a decreasing proportion of children. The proportion of New Zealanders aged 65 years and over has increased from 11 percent in 1991 to 13 percent in 2009 and is expected to be up to 21 percent by 2031 (Ministry of Social Development 2014a). In view of this ongoing ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 15. The World Health Organization ( Ngo ) Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) has created an agenda for 2030. Within this agenda there are seventeen sustainable developmental goals (SDG) that aim to transform our world. These goals are to be met through numerous different means, government policies, public change, non–government organizations (NGO) and a variety of other ways. NGO's are a large way to help meet these goals and impact the world for the better. LRBT, an NGO that focuses on eye care for those who live in Pakistan, focuses on meeting the goal ensuring healthy lives and wellbeing for all at all ages (United nations SDG, reference). Ensuring eye care for the residents of Pakistan not only provides them with care they should be subject too always, but ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Pakistan Pakistan with a population of 182,143,000 in 2013, it is one of the most populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the least developed (poverty in Pakistan) (WHO reference). Poverty is a prevalent issue through out Pakistan: "about one quarter of the population lives below poverty line" (Poverty in paki). Pakistani's living in poverty being less common in the urban areas, and more common in the rural areas with about half of the rural population still under the category of absolute poverty (Poverty in paki). Poverty in Pakistan and throughout the world impacts the population's ability to live healthy lifestyles. Without the means to acquire adequate nutrition, health care, and services, these people are unable to meet their individual health needs. Due to the link with poverty and health, it has remained priority in almost all national plans of Pakistan (Pakistan poverty). LRBT Blindness and impaired vision have been linked with poverty and can affect ones health and income status quite heavily in developing countries. Unfortunately many of the reasons for impaired vision such as blinding cataracts, are the most common form of preventable blindness in the developing world such as Pakistan (Blindness and poverty outreach). LRBT is an NGO based in Pakistan that treats and provides eye care to the residents. This NGO was established in 1984, the co–creators ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 17. Vaccines : The World Health Organization During every year everyone trembles in fear as a new and stronger strand of flu like sickness comes along. These viruses are met with vaccines that are swiftly made by the World Health Organization. The problem with the way that vaccines are made is, the World Health Organization not only makes the vaccines but also deems the vaccines safe. Since they are responsible for making and deeming the vaccines safe, mistakes can lead to mass deaths. For this reason there should be checks and balances where other agencies test the vaccines for potential threat of mental illness, dangerous ingredients, and death. This system is definitely due for an complete overhaul due to the lives of the families that are affected. The biggest problem with flu vaccines is the World Health Organization. Though countless studies show that vaccines created by them were connected to things such as cancer, autism, and death, they still stand by their views that vaccines are not hazardous. The World Health Organization recently had their MMR vaccine that treated Measles, Mumps, and Rubella connected to autism. They stated on their website "Based on the extensive review presented, GACVS concluded that no evidence exists of a causal association between MMR vaccine and autism or autistic disorders. The Committee believes the matter is likely to be clarified by a better understanding of the causes of autism". On the contrary to the World Health Organization's findings, there are families that were really ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 19. A Brief Note On The World Health Organization The Definition Of Disability The World Health Organization 's (2011) report defined disability as being complex, dynamic and a multidimensional highly debated problem that is part of the human condition. With aging, a disability may become a part of elderly individual's daily lives. The WHO (2011) report described impairments as an issue in body structure or function, limitation in activities as being restricted from getting involved in life situations due to the disability. About 15% of the world's population will face disability at some point of their lives. The report highlighted barriers faced by individuals with disabilities when looking for health services, support and assistance, environmental accessibility, education and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In India, the vast majority of individuals with disabilities are unemployed and have less access to education than individuals without disabilities (Mishra and Gupta, 2006). Individuals with disabilities encounter difficulties that require interventions to overcome as well as to remove social and environmental barriers (World Health Organization, 2011). In addition, individuals with disabilities are susceptible to secondary conditions such as depression, pain, injury, overweight and obesity among other health problems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Moreover, the combination of disability and environmental factors contributes to create major barriers in accessing rehabilitation services. Almost everyone who gets through old age experiences some level of increased difficulties in functioning at some point in their life; therefore, disability is a human rights issue in which appropriate accessibility would most certainly benefit us all (Campbell and Oliver, 1996; Mishra and Gupta, 2006). Campbell and Oliver (1996) interviewed disability rights activists in Europe, Asia, Southern Africa, North, Central and South America presenting a wider vision of the individuals with disabilities' life experience. The authors argued the existence of a disability movement as always being present in history; however, with a different focus. Campbell and Oliver (1996) analysed social theory, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 21. The World Health Organization: Social Determinants Of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 by the United Nations, serving as a specialized agency to coordinate international health and public health problems (Wilkinson & Marmot, 2003, p. 4). Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, and O'Grady (2016) states that health is created where people live, work, and play; therefore being more dependent on one's zipcode rather than one's genetic code (p. 2). One of the goals of the WHO is to create a healthier nation which requires that the factors that challenge or promote health be addressed; these factors are known as the social determinants of health or the core determinants of health (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O'Grady, 2016). The factors included in the determinants of health are health services, employment/working conditions, education and literacy, physical environments, social support networks, personal health practices and coping skills, social environments, healthy child development, biology and genetic endowment, culture, financial and social status, and gender (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O'Grady, 2016, p. 3). Health People 2020 further breaks these factors down into a "place–based" organizing framework which is reflecting five main areas of social determinants of health: economic stability, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems" (para. 1). In 2005, the WHO created the Commission on Social Determinants of Health to guide, support, and strengthen countries' abilities to improve, implement, and evaluate initiatives on health promotion discriminations by addressing the determinants of health (WHO, n.d.; Commission on Social Determinants of Health, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 23. The World Health Organization : A Global Public Health Treaty Overview of the FCTC The World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) is a global public health treaty, developed in response to the globalisation of the "Tobacco epidemic", that entered into force in the February of 2005 (World Health Organisation, 2015). As outlined in the convention itself, the aim of the FCTC is to "...protect present and future generations from the devastating... consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure" (WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, 2005). The FCTC was conceived within a milieu of significant tobacco usage; in 2005, there were more than 1.25 billion smokers worldwide (Roemer, Taylor & Lariviere, 2005). The origins of the FCTC lie in a push for the WHO to employ its constitutional powers to establish international conventions with a view to advance global health, particularly related to tobacco use. Having first been conceptualised in 1993, this proposal was delivered to the WHO by Roemer and Taylor in 1995. In 1996, the World Health Assembly voted for its development to proceed (Roemer et al., 2005). The framework was adopted by consensus in 2003, before entering into force in 2005 (WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, 2005). The FCTC has seen seen success in ensuring an international response to the tobacco epidemic, with 180 parties to the convention as of 2015 ('Parties to the WHO Framework ', 2016), although questions remain about their compliance (Kebede–Francis, 2011). Between ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 25. Tuberculosis And The World Health Organization Every 25 seconds a person dies from tuberculosis. This equates to approximately 1.3 million people every year (Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, 2014). Tuberculosis, or more commonly known as TB, is more prominent in developing countries with 80% of Asian and African countries testing positive for tuberculosis (Abbas AK, 2007). India currently has the most cases of TB in the world (World Health Organization, 2009). There are a few types of TB such as common, partial drug resistant and drug resistant. The disease that will be focused on today is common tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is as old as mankind. It was first officially recognised by Hippocrates who described the symptoms of the disease as coughing up blood and weight loss that eventually led to death. In the 16th century a theory was proposed that the disease was transmitted via microorganisms. This was not proven until 1882. In the 1880's, the chosen way of curing tuberculosis was for the patients to receive clear air, a balanced diet and plenty of rest. This was used not only to treat the patients but to also isolate them. During the 19th century, the spread of the disease slowed as living conditions and hygiene improved. In the 20th century a vaccination was developed as well as antibiotics. This resulted in the disease declining dramatically. It wasn't until the 1980's that the disease reappeared again due to the aids epidemic. Due to the aids sufferers having a weaker immune system, they were more ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 27. Health Rights Within The World Health Organization Essay HEALTH RIGHTS IN CONFLICT/DISASTER CONTEXT According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The above definition of health by the World Health Organization redefined the concept of health among the different stakeholders involved in safeguarding people's right to health. Until then health was merely seen as an absence of disease. But this definition helped the world to reimagining the various dimensions of health. Thus it underscores the fact that health is directly influenced by the environmental as well as social factors such as housing, education, food and a sense of safety from physical as well as sexual violence too. Thus health effects of conflict and disasters are much beyond the mortality and morbidity figures reported. http://www.uniteforsight.org/women–children– course/women–war The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) declares health as a fundamental human right . The right to health is considered as an inclusive right wherein its scope extends beyond the conventional concept of right to healthcare. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights specifies those underlying crucial determinants as safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, safe food, gender equality, and healthy environment and working conditions, health related education and information, adequate nutrition as well as housing. The health rights mandate that all ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 29. Tuberculosis : Tuberculosis And The World Health Organization Tuberculosis Epidemiology According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, 9.6 million Americans were infected with the Tuberculosis (TB) disease. Over the years many programs and initiatives have been implemented to decrease the occurrences of TB disease in America. As long individuals are educated on the prevention of tuberculosis fatal complications can be prevented through early treatment. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the description of Tuberculosis and the demographic of interest, determinants of health and how determinants contribute to the development of Tuberculosis, epidemiologic triangle, role of the community health nurse, and the World Health Organization that works to address ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Furthermore, the mode of transmission with TB disease is through air borne droplets that are released into the air when a TB infected individual coughs, sneezes, or sings (CDC, 2012). It is important to treat individuals with the Latent TB infection with isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), rifapentine (RPT) to prevent the development of Tuberculosis disease. In like manner, with Tuberculosis disease individuals are treated with isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), ethambutol (EMB), and pyrazinamide (PZA) for six to nine months of treatment. The incidence of TB disease in the United States are within the African– American, Hispanic, Asian communities, international travelers, younger children, correctional facilities, individuals with HIV, and the homeless (CDC, 2012). Determinants of Health and how they Contribute to the Development of Tuberculosis The social determinants of health can play a major role in the development of Tuberculosis. To demonstrate a social determinant of health it is where people live, work, age, and play. There is healthcare access, parks, transportation, social support, job opportunities, public safety, quality of education, availability to healthy foods, safe housing, and technology (HealthyPoeple.gov, 2016). On the other h.and, the determinants of TB disease include poor nutrition, lack of homes, poor ecological conditions, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 31. Position Paper For The World Health Organization Position Paper for the World Health Organization The topics before the World Health Organization (WHO) are: Climate Change and Health, and Global Burden of Mental Disorders and the Need for a Comprehensive, Coordinated Response from Health and Social Sectors at the Country Level. The United States of America expresses concern for these issues and is looking forward to collaborating with Member States to find adequate and long lasting solutions. I. Climate Change and Health The United States of America acknowledges the threat climate change poses to health and stresses the importance of strengthening health systems to manage adverse outcomes. Through the Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative (SCRHCFI), the U.S. has provided tools and information to health officials to better prepare for natural disasters. The Climate–Ready States and Cities Initiative (CRSCI) has funded 18 state and local health departments to improve the capacity of vulnerable communities to deal with health challenges associated with climate change. In 2013, we created the Climate Action Plan (CAP) with the goals of cutting carbon pollution in America and improving climate resilience at the state and local level. Since then, the U.S. has expanded the goals to reach a global scale and by partnering bilaterally with India, we have invested $125 million towards advancing clean energy. Additionally, The United States has taken action through initiatives such as the Clean Power ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 33. Hiv And The World Health Organization Essay HIV/AIDS is an acronym that has become synonymous with the weakening of the human immunity system and has become a constant source of anguish for the infected and their families. According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 1.2 million people in the US are living with HIV. What may be worrying is that 1 in 8 persons are unaware of their positive status. Despite the number of new HIV diagnoses has decreasing by 19% between 2005 and 2014, there is still a lot of unsightly statistics that paint a picture of uncertainty regarding its eradication. HIV is incurable, the only relief comes in the form of ARVs which help the body adapt to the weakened immune system. Globally, the World Health Organization puts the numbers at over 100 million people and most of them in developing countries. A terrible scourge indeed and a relevant disease to analyze closely. A virus is an intracellular parasite with either a RNA or DNA genome that is surrounded by a protective protein coat. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is caused by an infection by either HIV–1 or HIV–2. According to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses these organisms are part of the Retroviridae family, specifically from the lentivirus genus. They can be described as enveloped, diploid, single–stranded, positive–sense RNA viruses with a DNA intermediate which is an integrated viral genome: that is a provirus. It persists within the host cell DNA. This family of viruses has the ability to transform cells ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 35. World Health Organization Website Critique World Health Organization Website Critique The World Health Organization, also known as WHO, is a global company that directs and puts into practice international health. There are offices in 150 countries around the world that all work for a common goal. Their main purposes are to promote health, prevent and control disease, and respond to crisis'. The fact that the WHO oversees such a large area, it is extremely important that their website is clear, informational, and accessible to everyone. Overall, the website was very accessible and easy to navigate. The home page included tabs at the top labeled Health Topics, Data, and Media Centre to name a few. These tabs are helpful for the reader to find what they are looking for and may lead them to explore other topics that they weren't necessarily looking for also. There is a convenient button along this row of tabs that looks like a house. This tab brings the navigator right back to this home page if they get too far into a certain tab and want to go back to the beginning. Even without these tabs, the home page provides a large amount of information itself. To the right there is an Outbreaks and Emergencies category that talks about recent crisis' like the Haiti hurricane. The Haiti tab talks about what is being done to prevent Cholera in Haiti. Since Cholera can be spread by dirty water and improper hygiene, the Haitians are at high risk for getting Cholera and spreading it rapidly especially because most of them are ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 37. United States Of Americ World Health Organization United States of America Faith Renteria LHHSMUN World Health Organization Multidrug–Resistant Diseases; Cloning I. Country Profile A. Government 1. Official Country Name: United States of America 2. Governmental System: Constitution–based Federal Republic 3. Head of State: Barack Obama 4. Official Language(s): No Official Language 5. Region: Allies/Blocs: EU Members, NATO Members, Western Bloc B. People 1. Population and Growth Rate: 318,892,103, 0.77% 2. Major Religions/Cultures: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Jewish; White, Black, Latino, Asian. C. Economy 1. Economic System: Industrialized Economy based on ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... D. Development 1. Development Statues: Industrial nation; developed 2. Climate: Mostly temperate, regions of Arctic in Alaska and Tropical in Hawaii 3. Environmental: Air and Water Pollution, Carbon Emissions E. Military 1. Military Organization 2. Military Expenditures: 4.35% of GDP 3. Major Weapons, Arsenal, Nuclear Capability etc.: Strong military defense weapons, Nuclear development F. Conflicts/ Issues 1. What are four problems/ threats that affect this nation?: Economic development since since the 2008 economic crash, Immigration, Race relations, Environmental issues from pollution. 2. Ethnic/ Cultural issues: Prejudices as a result of immigration, Islamaphobia, tension between the black community and white community 3. Refugee Problems: large amount of refugees from Iraq and Burma 4. Major conflict both past and present: Domestic security with immigration, largest consumer of cocaine from Columbia G. United Nations 1. Date admitted to the UN: 24 October 1945 2. Has the UN ever intervened in a conflict involving this nation? If so, where and how? No. 3. How does the country contribute to UN peacekeeping? US offers troops and economic aid to the UN peacekeeping efforts. 4. Has the UN cited this nation for human rights violations? If so, why? Cited by ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 39. Background Guide Of World Health Organization CMUNS 2015 Ou Jinzhou Chongqing Bashu secondary school Guo fangzhu Chongqing Foreign Language School Li kexin Chongqing Foreign Language School 2015 Chongqing Seniors Model United Nations Committee 2015 Cmuns World Health Organization Background guide of World Health Organization 2012–2015 CMUNS Committee. All rights reserved Table of contents Welcome letter from the Secretary–General Welcome letter from the chair History of the committee 2. About the topic 2.1 A brief scan of the topic 1.UN Millennium Development Goals 2.2 Case Global Epidemic disease 1.Retrospect of the epidemic disease Case1 Aids 1.Aids 2.The cause of Aids and Aids' human factor 3.The distributing of aids Suggestions for Further Research Relevant UN Action Case2 Ebola 1.Statement of Ebola 2.Protests 3.Transmission 4.Factors of losing control Position Paper Requirements ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 41. World Health Organization Of The United States WORLD HEALTH REPORT The World Health Organization carried out the first ever analysis of the world 's health systems in June 2000. Using five performance indicators to measure health systems, it found that France provides the best overall health care, among the 191 member states surveyed followed amongst major countries Italy, Spain, Oman, Austria and Japan. Furthermore, the report found the U.S. health system ranked 37 out of 191 countries according to its performance. A number of factors explain the signifigactly high ranking gap between France and the United States, which include the astronomical cost of U.S. health care, health disparities, and the most noticeable factor which is the large number of Americans, 15.9 percent of the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In order to cure market imperfections and improve access to quality medical care, governments have commonly taken one of two approaches: a national health service or the promotion of health insurance. Although the United States system relies much more deeply on private insurers, health insurance in both France and America is closely tied to one's employer or socio–professional group. This basic similarity is joined by other fundamental principles, especially in regard to the freedom of medical practice and patient choice. COMPARISONS: PRIVATE MEDICINE This basic comparison is joined by important principles to the freedom of medical practice and patient choice. As in the U.S., independent physicians dominate ambulatory health care in France. Patient choice of physician, direct access to specialists, patient payment of fees (with subsequent reimbursement), physicians' freedom of diagnosis and prescription, fee for service, and ultrahigh levels of medical confidentiality remain well–entrenched features of French medicine. Also like in the United States., French employers and workers split the cost of health insurance on payday. In both countries the employers and workers pay the majority of their medical care through premiums calculated by their gross wages. French employers and their employees pay wage levies of approximately 20%; employees pay a one percent wage levy as well as a "social contribution" that varies according to income. Employers pay a straight 13 ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 43. Schizophrenia And The World Health Organization Essay Schizophrenia is perhaps the least understood and most frightening of the mental disorders. One percent of the world population is affected by it and the World Health Organisation has ranked it as the seventh greatest cause of disability worldwide (Frangou, 2008). On average it takes one to one and half decades off the sufferers life and is a greater cause of mortality than many cancers and physical illnesses (van Os & Kapur, 2009). This paper will present an out of hospital case study and compare both its presentation and management with what is known about schizophrenia and what is considered best practise management. One morning we were called priority one to a "difficulty breathing". On arrival, the patient was standing at the side of the road fully conscious and alert. On examination, there were no abnormalities with her primary survey and we ushered her into the ambulance for further examination and to gain a history. The patient's stated complaint was the she could not breathe because her head had been cut off. She was calm and appeared to have blunted or flat affect as her demeanour did not match the seriousness of her complaint. Her appearance was unkempt and her thinking was erratic with the somatic hallucination that her head was removed. She also had a loose grip on the passage of time which was marked by her claim that she became pregnant every couple of months. Most of her speech made little sense and it was difficult to gain a full history. All of her ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 45. Health And Health Of The World Health Organization Essay The definition of health according to the World Health Organization is: "a state of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". It is the goal of health psychologists to identify and understand what determines physical, mental, and social well–being. Rather than focusing on mental illness, it focuses on physical health. The aim of health psychology is to promote and maintain health, prevent and treat illness, identify and diagnose the correlation between health, illness, and dysfunction, and to improve the health care system and the formation of health policies (Graham, 131). Personal Interest The field of health psychology interests me because I have personally seen the effects that psychological processes have on a person's health and well–being. I was a caregiver to a family member with a chronic health issue called Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. I witnessed how stress, negative thinking, and lack of social contact intensified their condition. Their physical health drastically declined when their mental and emotional health was in a negative place. I noticed how their depression compounded their pain, and in return, the pain exacerbated their depression. It was a on–going vicious cycle. On the contrary, when they practiced stress relief methods, focused on the positive things in life, their health improved immensely. Their symptoms improved and they were able to tolerate their constant and chronic pain ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 47. Impact Of Global Health On The World Health Organization Hailey Chastain Mrs. Foust 12 Honors English December 5, 2016 Impacting Global Health Global health has always been an issue. There are always disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and countries who do not have access to the resources they need. For years, people have been working to get urgent medical care to people who need it most, and also to educate them about basic health and hygiene. There have been many organizations and partnerships who have contributed to the advancement of global health, but the one that stands out the most is the World Health Organization. The World Health Organization has impacted global health by who they are and what they do, what emergencies they have dealt with, and the research they have done. The World Health Organization was founded on April 7, 1948 in Geneva, Switzerland ("World Health Organization," World Health Organization). They are part of the United Nations and about 193 nations are members ("World Health Organization," Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). They employ more than seven thousand people with one hundred fifty offices across one hundred fifty countries ("World Health Organization," World Health Organization). These people are anything from doctors, to economists, to administrators. The WHO's primary goal is to promote the achievement of "the highest possible level of health" (Rogers). The WHO defines health as "the state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 49. The Impact Of Social Dimensions On World Health... Social Dimension Based on World Health Organization statistics, global economic interdependence has led to an astonishing increase of the population and higher standards of living (Who.int, 2016). For instance, Lagos used to have a population of 41,000 in 1900 (Cahoon, n.d.). A century later, Lagos records an astonishing population number of 8 million (World Population Review, 2016). The traveling from one place to another resulted in denser population centers. For instance, China has 150 million people that left the countryside to the cities for the past 20 years (Williams, 2012, 76). Such shift can also be seen mainly in the U.S. and Europe in different work sectors; from agriculture and manufacturing to service – healthcare, retail, education, technology, entertainment and the list can go on. This shift allowed for changing worldviews and especially a change in the psychology of the upper class living in the industrialized world (Stopford, Strange and Henley, 1991, 82–87). Frederic Jameson says "we are... so far removed from the realities of production and work that we inhabit a dream world of artificial stimuli and televised experience" (Jameson, 1972, 'Preface' p. xvii). This supports the argument made by many historians who believe that globalization has led to a "celebration of individualism" (Elliott and Lemert, 2009, pp.17). Going back to the Depression and World War II, the population then faced a large–scale collectivist response to an individualistic absence. Part ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 51. World Organization For Animal Health Organizations Foreign animal disease, or transboundary animal diseases, has become a concern worldwide as international trades increase and foreign investment restrictions loosen in the recent decades. Transboundary animal diseases, defined as "those that are of significant economic, trade and/or food security importance for a considerable number of countries; which can easily spread to other countries and reach epidemic proportions; and where control/management, including exclusion, requires cooperation between several countries," can be difficult to eliminate from a country once an outbreak occurred and thus require adequate border surveillance and strict import controls to prevent the spread of the disease.3 To protect the health of humans and both foreign and native animal species, various international organizations were founded and numerous laws and regulations were enacted. Some examples of international animal health organizations include but not limited to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). OIE is an independent international organization created in 1924 with the mandate "to improve animal health worldwide."3 It sets the standard for the World Trade Organization (WTO) in all animal health related issues and creates a unified list of reportable diseases.3 If an listed disease is identified, member countries and territories of OIE have the obligation to notify the incident to the OIE Central Bureau and must submit ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 53. The Stigma Of The World Health Organization Erasing the Stigma According to the World Health Organization, "One in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives." This means that there are diseases that exist that can affect anyone in the world, but because an ignorant society dismisses it as less serious or something one can control, less and less people seek help. The brain, as complicated and important as it is, can in no way be perfect. Mental Health illnesses are not less serious or any less treatable than any other type of illness. Mental illness has always been present in history, first seen in ancient Greece, and has not, until recently, been connected to biological factors along with the emphasis on thoughts, emotions and dreams as keys for it. Psychoanalytical therapy, or the talking cures approach, first came along with Sigmund Freud, one of the forefathers of psychology, and is still being used today(Public Broadcasting Service). However, the other half of it, which is deals with the biological aspects, is more recent and not as well known. Eric Kandel, MD, a Nobel Prize laureate and professor of brain science at Columbia University, believes it 's all about biology. "All mental processes are brain processes, and therefore all disorders of mental functioning are biological diseases"(Bollinger). This contrast is a significant factor for the lack of understanding and in result the lack of people getting help. The uncertainty of whether one's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 55. Obesity And The World Health Organization Today, as values of living continue to boost, weight increase and obesity are posing a rising threat to certain well–beings in countries all over the world. Obesity, now confirmed as a nationwide endemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is likely to get worse and amplify over time. "The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts there will be 2.3 billion overweight adults in the world by 2015 and more than 700 million of them will be obese" (Obesity: in Statistics, 2008, 2nd Statement). It is definite that most kids are inclined to eat junk food, and it is certain that most kids will become overweight as adults. About 15% of children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years are overweight, which is an increase of 4% from the 1988–1994 NHANES study" (Chatterjee, Blakely, & Barton, 2005, p. 24). Statistics of obese persons in the United States alone are also greater in certain cultural and ethnic minority groups, especially African American and Hispanics. "Between 1986 and 1998, incidences of being overweight increased significantly among African American children by 21.5% and for Hispanic children by 21.8%. That is nearly almost ¼ of the population! Among all low–income children, the prevalence of being overweight was found to be highest among Latino children by (12%) followed by Asian–Pacific Islander (9.6%), African American (7.8%) and Whites (7.1%)" (Chatterjee, Blakely, &Barton, 2005, p. 24,) "The total cost of obesity by some estimates is $100 billion ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 57. Leading World Health Organization Of The United Nations Leading World Health The World Health Organization (WHO) which is an agency of the United Nations, is one of the success stories of sound management principles. It is headquartered in Geneva, and it coordinates all its activities from this center (WHO, 2016). The organization is mandated to promote and find health solutions to global health challenges. Through funding, it supports research initiatives and health programs geared towards restoring global health. The expansiveness of the mandate of WHO means that proper leadership and management cannot be underestimated (Clift, 2013). The need for enhanced coordination and coherence in the programs translates to better health care management. WHO is an organization that has set many regional offices across the world and hence the need to embrace proper communication that is key to proper management of the global health (WHO, 2016). It pays critical emphasis to governance in its policy formulations. The fulfillment of its mandate relies on solid partnerships and collaboration among global stakeholders. The data on the management of WHO is sourced from its website and other scholarly materials available on the internet. Additionally, scholarly articles will be used to relate WHO management to universal management theories. Therefore, WHO identifies itself as a learning organization where competency management and governance are instilled in its stakeholders. The management and leadership of WHO is guided by the Director ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 59. Hiv And The World Health Organization HIV/AIDS is a an acronym that has become synonymous with the weakening of the human immunity system and has become a constant source of anguish for the infected and their families. According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 1.2 million people in the US are living with HIV. What may be worrying is that 1 in 8 persons are unaware of their positive status. Despite the number of new HIV diagnoses has decreasing by 19% between 2005 and 2014 , there is still a lot of unsightly statistics that paint a picture of uncertainty regarding its eradication. HIV is incurable, The only relief comes in the form of ARVs which help the body adapt to the weakened immune system. Globally, the World Health Organization, puts the numbers at over 100 million people and most of them in developing countries. A terrible scourge indeed and a relevant disease to analyze closely. A virus by definition is is an intracellular parasite with either a RNA or DNA genome that are surrounded by a protective protein coat. They transfer their genetic material to infected cells .The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is caused by an infection by either HIV–1 or HIV–2. According to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses these organisms are part of the Retroviridae family, specifically from the lentivirus genus.They can be described as enveloped , diploid, single– stranded , positive–sense RNA viruses with a DNA intermediate which is an integrated viral genome: that is a provirus.It persists ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 61. Taking A Look At World Health Organization World Health Organization estimates, there are 59.8 million health care worker worldwide, representing 12% of the working population globally. About two–thirds of them (39.5 million) provide health services; the other one–third (19.8 million) are management and support workers, which includes those working in ancillary departments such as laundry departments (Kumar et al., 2014 and Goniewicz et al., 2012). Hospital laundry workers are exposed to various health problems and diseases; chief among these, as mentioned in previous studies, are musculoskeletal disorders such as (muscular aches, pain and discomfort), respiratory disorder such as (asthma, bronchitis), Skin disorders such as dermatitis. In addition, they may also be exposed to occupational diseases like Hepatitis B infection, HIV/AIDS and other infections to which other health workers are prone while doing their job (Ilesanmi et al., 2014; Tinubu et al., 2010; Bello et al., 2009; Imperial College London., 2013 and Amosu et al., 2011). ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In Egypt despite the significant role these health personnel perform in the hospital, they are often neglected and basic preventive measures including education and training for health and safety are usually overlooked, usually not covered by legislation, and do not have access to basic occupational health services available to other staff (Ilesanmi et al., 2014). Therefore this study need to be conducted to assess occupational health hazards and their effects among hospital laundry ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 63. Diabetes Mellitus : A World Health Organization Diabetes Mellitus Introduction Diabetes Mellitus is an ever growing disease that is impacting approximately 29 million Americans and approximately 371 million people around the world. Approximately one–third of the people estimated to have some form of diabetes have not yet been diagnosed. This is leading to complications and even death due to lack of treatment. Diabetes is a world health issue and is quickly moving up the scale with regards to cause of death. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes it will become the 7th leading cause of death by 2030 and estimate that total deaths will rise more than 50% over the next 10 years(371 million people have diabetes globally). This disease is quietly becoming the leading killer of, not only Americans, but the entire world and needs to be addressed aggressively before it gets out of hand and the costs become too great. In order to understand the impact of this disease we need to understand what diabetes is. It is very important to know what the different types are, who is affected, what the complications are, how to treat it, and even what is being done to find a cure. Diabetes mellitus is a complex group of diseases that can be caused by a number of reasons. The name "diabetes mellitus" translates to "sweet urine" because in ancient times the method of diagnosis was for the physician to drink the patient's urine. The sweeter the urine translated to a higher glucose level. Normally when you eat food the stomach ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 65. The World Health Organization ( Valentine ) Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO; 2015), estimated in the year 2013 China 's population of 1,393,337,000 has experienced a different type of health outcomes. In where the nation China has been promoting an egalitarian society, while having achieved a greater health outcomes compared to the year 1949 communist revolution (Valentine, 2005). China has been successful in controlling many health indicators including the death rate of 6.9 per 1,000 in 2004 as one attributes due to Barefoot Doctors movements (Valentine, 2005; WHO, 2015). Nevertheless, 80% of the Chinese population lives in rural communities, which most people still continues to die from the preventable infectious disease (Dummer & Cook, 2008). The increase in mortality rates causes by preventable diseases such as the supply of clean water, and environmental sanitation is due to the lacks actual medical doctors given birth to the demands for 'Barefoot Doctors' adaptation of traits and skills (Dummer & Cook, 2008; Valentine, 2005 ). Post by Day 3 a brief explanation of the behavioral perspective reflected The demands for doctors based on shortage due to medical doctors recruited away from rural communities in China calls forth revolutionary change in behavioral approach to population health in leadership development style (Nahavandi, 2014; Valentine, 2005). The behavioral perspective reflects on the need to fit into becoming task oriented or/and change–oriented in one 's leadership ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 67. The World Mental Health Organization The World Mental Health Organization (WHO) define mental health as "A state of well–being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community." There are many factors that go into what categorizes a person as "at risk". According to the National Institute for Mental Health, an at–risk person is one that a person that has demonstrated or expressed the thought of self–harm or suicide. An at–risk person may have a current diagnosed mental illness or one that has gone undiagnosed. Some of these diagnoses include, but are not limited to, depression, schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, personality ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... About nineteen percent of young people contemplate or attempt suicide each year. So how do these statistics matter to you? Think about it like this, according to the center for disease control, (CDC), every 12 minutes, a person will die because of suicide attempt. That is roughly five deaths every hour. However, you do not hear about suicide like I have so bluntly put it to you. We see suicide on the news and social media and it is written so positively. When Robin William's died of suicide in 2014 the media started the phrase "Genie you are free", but could this quote be potentially glorifying suicide in a way that changes society's perception on suicide. Throughout the years, media has continually grown and has had a huge impact on people of all ages. According to the authors of "The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families", social media is both a blessing and a curse, social media encourages creativity, connection between peers, and helping shape ones individuality. However it also can lead to "Facebook depression" which is depression that develops when preteens and teens spend a great deal of time on social media sites, such as Facebook, and then begin to exhibit classic symptoms of depression."(O'Keeffe and Clarke–Pearson). O'Keeffe and Clarke–Pearson also point out the flaws that social media has privacy, advertisements, and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 69. Malaria And Its Effects On The World Health Organization Since it was first discovered in 1880 by French army surgeon Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Malaria has caused the suffering of millions each year. According to the World Health Organization It was estimated that in 2015 there were nearly 214 million cases of Malaria worldwide, half a million of which were lethal. Malaria is caused by a parasite which is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. Although cases of Malaria are most common in the sub–Saharan Africa region, it has affected people on a global scale. Efforts to combat Malaria range from insecticide treated bed nets to indoor residual spraying. Although both methods are viable, they do not have to potential to eradicate Malaria. The most effective means of combating Malaria is through genetic modification of mosquitoes. By tinkering with the genes of the very creature who transmits the parasite, we can ultimately eliminate the disease before it even poses a threat. Malaria is a lethal disease which takes the life of a child nearly every minute. According to Healthline.com, Malaria is caused the Plasmodium parasite. These are a group of organisms that belong to the genu plasmodium and can infect a number of different animal species. The takes refuge and matures inside of mosquito. Malaria is transmitted by a particular species of mosquitoes which belong to the Anopheles genus. Only female mosquitoes can transmit the Parasite as only they feed on the blood of other organisms in order to produce eggs. Once parasite ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 71. World Health Organizations: Social Determinants Of Health The World Health Organisation came up with 10 social factors known as the Social Determinants of Health (SOH) which helps people determine decisions about their health. Stress is a determinant of health that causes problems in the Otara community. People worry about whats for dinner and how bills are going to be paid due to the low employment rate and housing costs. They also worry that they cant go see the doctor due to the lack of accessibility which are examples caused by social and psychological circumstances related to stress. An increase in stress can affect the cardiovascular and immune system which can increase the risk of infection, diabetes, hypertension, heart attack, stroke and depression which has an impact on an individuals health. The ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This can be done by detecting and treating a disease or injury as soon as possible to slow its progress, to prevent re injury and implementing programs to return people to their original health and function to prevent long–term problems. An example of secondary prevention is working with the community and voluntary groups to develop needs assessments and health and wellbeing strategies to provide services to patients who are unable to access health services. Having regular exams and screening tests to detect disease in its earliest stages eg mammograms to detect breast cancer is also an example of secondary prevention and nutrition and exercise programs to prevent further heart attacks or strokes. The needs assessments is a process for determining both the needs and resources of the community which include the felt needs, expressed needs, normative needs and comparative needs. Felt needs is what people say they need eg having sore throat whereas expressed needs is putting the felt need into action eg going to see the GP for your sore throat or waiting lists to see the GP. Normative needs is determined for people by the experts based on research or professional opinion eg immunization status for school and comparative needs which is determined by comparing the services available to the people in one geographical area to another eg eating healthier and exercise regularly to decrease health problems such as obesity and diabetes. Le Va is a non–government organisation that works alongside individuals, families, communities and services such as Vaka Tautua. They provide resources, information and support to help people with their health, wellbeing and social outcomes, to ensure they live long and healthy lives. Vaka Tautua also works alongside Manukau Institute of Technology. This is because the older persons support group hold their meetings every Tuesday in our Pacific ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 73. World Health Organization Director General TO: World Health Organization Director–General: Dr. Margaret Chan FROM: World Health Organization Deputy Director, Department of Emergency Risk Management and Humanitarian Response: Nicholas Lawson SUBJECT: Getting ahead of the curve: Future Ebola Virus (EBOV) engagement. DATE: 10/26/14 Introduction To date in the 2014 Ebola Virus (EBOV) outbreak in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, 4818 people (60% of the laboratory confirmed cases) have died. Over 13,500 cases have been reported. Included in the mortality figures are more than 400 medical staff. The effect of the outbreak on the region's already fragile health infrastructure has been catastrophic. Access to basic preventable medical conditions such malaria, diarrhea and respiratory ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In August all medical structures were ordered closed for several weeks due to the infection rate in health care workers. Nationwide, curfews and community quarantines have been implemented. More globally, there have been 26 travel associated cases and 10 deaths. Widespread confusion and an element of fear has distracted the developed world from prioritizing critical support to the West African region. On August 8th 2014, following the Emergency Committee meeting convened under the International Health Regulations (IHR) to discuss the outbreak for the first time, we declared that the conditions for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) had been met. This was a full five months after the international community was alerted to the outbreak with a report of 86 cases and a case fatality ratio of 68.5% in Guinea. Repeated warnings and requests for assistance from the governments and the handful of international NGO's who are handling the bulk of the cases have not been responded to appropriately whether in terms of resources or response times. As the lead health organization charged with responding to global health crises, we have been derelict in our support to these entities, the health systems of the countries affected and most critically to the people who have been infected by the virus. Although there is now some international mobilization to address the current situation, it is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 75. The World Health Organization Of The United Nations The World Health Organization (WHO) is one of the leading organization's in the world, that devotes it's time improving the health of individual's all around the world. This public organization is an affiliate of the United Nations (UN) with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Likewise, it's the coordinating and directing authority for health matters within the systems of the United Nations. The WHO is responsible for the provision of health matters across the globe, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards and provides technical support to nations as well as monitor and assess health trends. There are 194 member states governing the WHO through representatives in the World Health Assembly, where health organization biannual budgets and programs get approved. The WHO ensures the safety of the air people breathe, the food they consume, the water they drink and the medicines and vaccines they need. The idea for the World Health Organization began in 1945 right after World War 2. Three doctors from China, Norway, and Brazil developed the idea for the World Health Organization. The UN Conference of International Organizations goal voted to establish the organization. In 1946, a year later the conference approved the World Health Organization. On April 7th, 1948; the first meeting of the WHO met in Geneva, Switzerland. At the meeting they came up with a list of issues that they decided were important to address first. The priorities they came up with ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 77. The Contraception And The World Health Organization Since sex in this day and age is nothing new, then it's not that uncommon for pregnancies to be related to it. Unlike in years past where women had few means of a contraceptive to prevent pregnancy, currently we have various different methods. We have several different contraceptive devices for both males and females. There are methods like: condoms, vasectomies, tube tying, pills, and more importantly abortion. Since it's women who have to endure nine months to give birth to child they may or may not want, women should have the choice on whether or not they want to go through with the pregnancy, and they shouldn't be limited to the contraceptive means. The issue on whether or not abortion is rightful or unconstitutional mainly comes down to one's morals. The World Health Organization created a fact sheet about family planning and the it said that "an estimated 225 million women in developing countries would like to delay or stop childbearing..." (Family) These women across the world could have a huge variety of reasons to not want to go through childbirth. Some of these reasons could be to "prevent pregnancy–related health risks in women, reduce adolescent pregnancies, or reduce infant mortality" as summarized from a World health Organization.(Family) Though a woman 's reason may be different between one another, women have fought for many some years to have the right of choice. Controversy on abortion has been around for decades, and one of the first major Supreme Court ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...