Health care agencies

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Health Care Agencies
by
Dr Sohail Safdar

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Government Agencies
• Mainly they conduct research, oversee
programs providing care to the elderly and
children, and establish health care policies.

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Government Agencies
• Provincial health departments
• Health Department Government of
Pakistan
• World Health Organization

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Local Health Departments
Provide:
• Immunizations
• Inspect restaurants
• Oversee the protection of the environment

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Local Health Departments
• Collect statistics about communicable diseases
• Send this information to Provincial and national
agencies

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Local Health Departments
• Provide health education and other health related
services to the community
• City District governments administer local health
departments

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Ministry of Health Govt of
Pakistan
• National agency that deals with health
policy in Pakistan

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Many departments come under the supervision
of the Secretary of Health :
• Programs that provide services to needy children
and families
• “Meals on wheels”
• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
– Decrease medical errors
– Reduce medical costs
– Improve quality of health care

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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
– Monitors and prevents the outbreak of diseases

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CDC
• Guards against international disease
transmission
• Maintains national health statistics
• Provides for immunization services
• Supports research into disease and injury
prevention

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Insure the safety of foods and cosmetics
• Safety and usefulness of medication and
medical devices

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National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Premier medical research organization
• Supports some nationwide research projects

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World Health Organization
(WHO)
• International agency Sponsored by the
United Nations
• Directing and Coordinating Authority
on International Health

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WHO
Primary goal:
• Help all people to attain the highest possible
levels of health

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WHO
• Compiles international health statistics and
information on disease and publishes health
information
• Provides training for medical personnel in
techniques to improve general health or
combat specific diseases

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Volunteer and Nonprofit
Health Agencies
• Do provide health services
• They are supported by private contributions
and fundraising events.

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Volunteer and Nonprofit
Health Agencies
Services provided can be at the:
• Local
• District
• National
Most deal with a specific disease or group
of diseases.

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Volunteer and Nonprofit
Health Agencies
• Provide funding for research
• Promote education on information learned
through research
• May also provide special services to victims
of disease by purchasing equipment
• Provide treatment centers
• Provide referral centers

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Volunteer and Nonprofit
Health Agencies
• Make contributions to the health of those
they serve
• Can influence laws
• Create standards of care for infants
• Educate doctors and other health
professionals in new techniques

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Volunteer and Nonprofit
Health Agencies
• Edhi Welfare
• Agha Khan Foundation
• Aahan

22. • WHO is a specialised non political health agency
of the united nations and it is the directing and
coordinating authority for health within the
united nations system.
• It represents the single worldwide inter-
governmental health agency

23. • Origin-7th april 1948.
• Headquaters-Geneva,Switzerland.
• Director General-Margaret Chan(since 9th Nov
2006)

24. OBJECTIVE
• In the preamble-The attainment by all peoples
of the highest level of health.
• The preamble of the constitution states
 Health is a state of complete physical, mental
and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
 Enjoyment of highest attainable standard of
health.

25. Attainment of peace and security.
Unequal development in promotion of health and
control of disease is a common danger.
Healthy development of the child, ability to live
harmoniously.
Benefit s of medical, psychological and related
knowledge to fullest atainment of knolwedge.

26. Two major developments has influenced the
WHO.
• Alma-Ater conference 1978
• Global Strategy for Health for All by 2000

27. MEMBERSHIP
• Open to all countries.
• Currently 193 members in all.
• Executive board – 34 members.

28. WORK OF WHO
1. Prevention and control of specific diseases
Eradication of small pox- outstanding example.
Now the battle is against AIDS. It also includes
activities in the field of vector biology and
control. Immunisation against common diseases
of childhood (Expanded Program of Imunisation)

29. 2. Development of comprehensive health
services.
Promotion and support to national health policy
development and development of comprehensive
national health programs. It includes
• Organising health systems based on primary
health care.
• Appropriate Technology for Health (ATH)
• Efforts to build up primary health care.

30. 3. Family Health
Subdivided into:
Maternal and child health care
Human reproduction
Nutrition
Health Education
The goal is to improve the quality of life
of the family as a unit.

31. 4. Environmental health
WHO advises govts. on national programs for
provision of basic sanitary services. Programs
include :
• WHO environmental health criteria program
• WHO environmental health monitoring
program.

32. 5. Health Statistics.
Concerned with variety of morbidity and
mortality statistics. Data published in weekly
epidemiological records and world health
statistics.

33. 6. Biomedical Research
No research on its own. World wide network of
WHO collaborating centers.
There are Regional Advisory Committees and a
global advisory committee.
Target of WHO’s Special Program for research
and Training in Tropical Diseases, include
malaria, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis,
filariasis, leishmaniasis and leprosy.

34. 7. Health literature and information.
Clearing house for information on health
problems.
MEDLARS

35. 8. Co-operation with other organisations
Collaboration with UN and other specialised
agencies.

36. STRUCTURE
• 3 principle organs
THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
Health Parliament of Nations
Head quarters in Geneva
Composed of delegates representing
member states.

37.  Functions
1. Determine Int. health policy and
programs.
2.Review the work of past year.
3.Approval of budget for following year.
4.Elect member states

38. EXECUTIVE BOARD
34 member states
They are technically qualified in the field of
health.
SECRETARIAT
Headed by director general
It has several divisions like division of
communicable d/s, vector control, mental health,
family health, environmental health, etc

39. REGIONS
• 6 Regional organisations
Regions Headquarters
1. South east Asia New-Delhi
2. Africa Harare
3. The Americas Washington D.C.
4.Europe Copenhagen
5.Eatern Mediterranean Alexandrea
6.Western Pacific Manila
SEARO comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia,
Korea, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Srilanka, Thailand.