WHO
ORIGIN OR HISTORY
Nonpolytical, International Health organisation
→In 1945 international conferance held at San
Fransico Brazyl & china proposed need of health organization
In 1946 international health conference held at Newyork constitution prepared by
'Technical. preperatory committee' under chairman Rene sand.
In 1948. April 7 WHO established with 56 member countries & presently consists 194+2
members.
WHO established date is celebrating every here as world Health Day.
AIM AND OBJECTIVES
1 Acheivement of optimum level of health to all.
2 Health for all by 2000AD, Detining the health.
3Government is also held responsible for the health of the nation.
4Mentainance of healthy environment for next generation
INFRASTRUCTURE
1 WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
Supreme governing body
consists one deligate from one member country. They conduct meeting in May in Jeneva every
year. It performs 4 activities
A, Determination of inter
national health policy
B, preveiw of the budget allotted for the previous year
C. Aproval the budget of the current year
D. selection of the member of exucutive board
2 EXECUTIVE BOARD
# Elected by the world health assembly
# total number of members 34
# working period is 3 yrs
# 1/3 mumbers are replaced every year,
# Board conducts meeting twice ( Jan and May). Excicutes the plan given by higher authority.
3. SECRETARIATE
-Working office at root level.
- DG is the head assisted by five ADG & consists 14 division with more than 8000 working staff
& divisions are as follows.
*Division of epidemiology.
*Division of environment.
*Division of mental health.
*Division of manpower devolopment.
*Division of IEC
*Division of Information & statistics
*Division of Family planing.
*Division of Diagnosis,Treatment, Rehabilitation
*Division of NCD
*Division of CD
*Division of Budget.
*Division of vector borne diseases
*Division of health services
*Division of personal & general services
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BRANCHES OF WHO
HQ -Geneva
Regional barnches :-
1)South east asia -New delhi
2)Africa-Bvazyl
3)USA-Washington DC.
4)Europe -Denmark
5)Eastern meditarstion - Egypt.
6)Western pacific-Philipines.
FUNCTIONS OF WHO:-
1)Prevention , controll of CD and NCD.
2)ATRS and WER are Z system started for CD /NCD.
ATRS-Automatic Telex Reply Service
WER-Weekly Epidemiological records.
3)Development of health services , tnfrastructure manpower and fund .
4)Development of social manetal health,
5)Development of environmental health.
6)Health IEC.Biomedical research.
7)Co.operative with other sectors.
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES:-
TYPES
1)Multilateral health agency
2)Bilateral health agency
3)NGO-non government organisation
1 MULTILATERAL HEALTH AGENCIES
UNICEF, FAO, UNDP, UNFPA. ILO, UNESCO, UNCHCR, UNIDO
#BILATERAL HEALTH AGENCIES
USAID, DANIDA, SIDA, Colombo-plar etc
3 NGO
Rockfeller foundation, FORD foundation, CARE, International Red cross Society
1 MULTILATERAL HEALTH AGENCIES
UNICEF
United Nation International children™s emergency fund
# satrted on 1946
# HQ Newyork with 36 memeber countries
# awarded Nobel prize in 1965, by Austria in 2006
Finance collection :-2/3(by memeber)1/3 by donars .
Intrastructive:-Head office at Newyork and branches at Geneva
,Nirobia,Abidjan,Bagota,Bankok,amon,Katmardu and New delhi
Functions :-
1)Child health
2)Child nutrion
3) child Education
4) child Welfare
GOBI program~Growth monitoring, Oral rehydration, Breast-feeding and Immunization.
Contribution to India :-
1)Supplies BCG vaccine needed for India
2)Helps to satrt penciline plant ,DDT plant in Pune.
3)Helps to start iodised salt plant over nation.
4)Helps in helath prgrammes and planning velated with child .
5)Helps in establishment of protein powder manufacturing unit amd Daivines of milk .
6)Suplies vit A, folate talbelts for school children .
7)Opens day care center , clubs ,to take care of child.
8)Suplies black board ,lab materials ,teaching aids etc nedded for education.
FAO
Food & Agricultural organization started 1945 a head office at Rome. Established for the
Increase production of qualitative & quantitative food, to increase the level of nutrition, to give
food security, to support farming. Fisheries. Diaries, forestry etc.
Activities :
.conducts nutritional survey.
.Conducts seminar, training Prevention & controll of zoonotic disorders
UNDP
United Nation Development Programme started in the 1966 & working on poverty, education.
Energy & evironmental field
.UNFPA
United Nation Fund for population activities started in 1974 & working on demographic factors
.ILO
started in 1919 working for labour. Frames! rules & regulation for welfare of the labour.
ILO - International Labour Organization.
.UNESCO
United Nation Educational, scientific, cultural organization started in 1945.
.UNHCR
United Nation High Comission for Refugees
Started in 1950 working for refugees.
.UNIDO
UN Industrial Developmental Organizat" -1966
BILATERAL AGENCIES
USAID
United states Agency for International Development
started by the Govt of USA.
contribution to India
1)Helps in NMCP-National Malaria Controll program
2)Helps in supply of nutrition food, water
3)Helps in sanitary system, NACP
4(Helps in Medical & nursing education.
DANIDA
Danish International Developmental Asistance started by Denmark. Helps India in controll of
Leprosy. Blindness & Tuberculosis under the scheme DANLEP (Danida Assisted Laprosy
Eradication programe) DNPCB (DEPANIDA Assisted National Programe on Controll of
blindness DANTER DANIDA Assisted National Tb Controll program
SIDA
Swedish International Developmental Agency started by swiden & helps India to controll Tb. by
suplying antitubercular drugs, x-ray machine and microscope.
COLOMBO PLAN
Started in Colombo while common wealth muting consists 20 nation mumbers. of south east
asia. This plan assisted India to start cobalt the therapy for the treatment of cancer in AIIMS
new delhi
NGO
ROCKFELLAR FOUNDATION
Started in 1913 by John Rockfeller. It is active to public health medical education & agriculture.
In the India assist to All India Institute of Hygiene to do its activities. Also focussed on medical
education , prevention of hookworm infestation and the family planing methods.
FORD FOUNDATION
started by Ford. In India issist to National Institute of Health administratin education, focussed
on rural health family plain activities all over the India
CARE
Cooperation for assistance and relief everywhere started in 1945 in North America in India it
assist for school children women by the project better health and nutrition project women health
project anaemia prevention project it also helps in providing food to school children
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS SOCIETY
FOUNDER In 1863 by Henry dunant ,Gustave Moynier, Guillaume Henri Dufour, Louis Appia,
HQ ~Geneva Switzerland
WINGS Red cross. red crescent and red crystal
BRANCHES.
1 IFRC international federation of Red cross and red crescent
2 ICRC international committee of Red cross and red crescent
3 National societies
MEMBER 192 nation
16 million volunteers
ORIGIN Swiss businessman Henry dunant saw the bad scene of solferino battle 1859 in Italy
then he started the league of Red cross society to assist the injured in all calamities
It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to
prevent and alleviate human suffering.
PRINCIPLES
Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality:
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Awarded: Nobel Peace Prize; ⁶
Employees: 1 ,80,000
Founders: Henry Dunant,
Parent organization: UWC Red Cross Nordic
FUNCTIONS
1 helps the victim of all calamities like– fire, flood, famine, earthquakes, etc.
2 supply of blood for the victims of war and other calamities.
3 all possible first-aid in an accident.
4 educates the people in accident prevention.
WORLD RED CROSS DAY 8TH MAY
The day is celebrated to honour the birthday of Henry Dunant. Born on May 8, 1828,
