World Health Organization Amber Brown,Gage Schreckengost, Drew Gaver.

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World Health Organization Amber Brown,Gage Schreckengost, Drew Gaver

About WHO ● Provides leadership on global health matters ● Shapes the health research agenda ● Sets standards ● Finds evidence based on policy options ● Provides technical support to countries and monitor’s and health trends.

Location ● World Health Organization (WHO) ● Established on April 7, ● Headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. ● Now, every year April 7 is celebrated as World Health Day. ● 2008 was the 60th anniversary of the World Health Organization.

Sources of funding ● The budget for was 218 million. ● The budget was 67% higher than the previous years. ● More money is put towards volunteer work than anything. ● WHO is financed by contributions from the states. ● Largest contribution came from the United States in 2012 ($110 million)

Projects Climate Adaptation ● Studying the health risks to climate changes ● Addresses a wide range of health concerns ● Working together with other organizations. ● Countries will focus on most common issues

Other Projects ● Child health ● Chronic diseases, injuries and disability ● Environmental health ● HIV/AIDS ● Maternal and reproductive health ● Mental health and substance abuse ● Nutrition ● Tuberculosis

Treatment Methods ● WHO gives various treatments to different illnesses. ● Patients are always treated with safe and effective medicine ● Will treat everyone, no matter the circumstance.

Keep The Picture A Happy Memory ●

Works Cited ● "WHO news." World Health Organization. WHO 2013, n.d. Web. 25 Feb ● "A major public health problem" World Health Organization.WHO 2013, n.d. Web. 25 Feb ● "Programmes and projects" World Health Organization.WHO 2013, n.d. Web. 25 Feb 2013.