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INTERNATIONAL HEALTH KEERTI BHUSAN PRADHAN keerti@aravind.org
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Nothing on earth is more International than Disease Quarantine-Failed
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History and Development First International Sanitary Conference (1851) Pan American Sanitary Bureau (1902) Office International D’Hygiene Publique (1907) The Health Organisation of the League of Nations (1923) The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (1943)
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Birth of the WHO April 1945 7 th April 1948-Formal Existance World Health Day-7 th April Specific theme each year Objective: The attainment by all peoples of the highest level of health
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Work of WHO Constitutional Function: Act as the directing and coordinating authority on all International health work 1.Prevention and Control of specific Diseases 2.Development of Comprehensive Health Services 3.Family Health 4.Environmental Health
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Health Statistics Bio-Medical Research Health Literature and Information Cooperation with Other Organization
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Structure World Health Assembly The Executive Board The Secretariat
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Regions South East Asia-New Delhi Africa-Harare (Zimbabwe) The Americas-Washington D C (USA) Europe-Copenhagen (Denmark) Eastern Mediterranean-Alexandria (Egypt) Western Pacific-Manila (Philippines) SEARO: (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Korea, Maldives, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Nepal, Srilanka, Thailand)
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LEE Jong-wook Director General WHO
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Other United Nations Agencies UNICEF UNDP UNFPA FAO ILO WORLD BANK
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Bilateral Agencies USAID SIDA DANIDA
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Other INGOs Rockefeller Foundation Ford Foundation CARE International Red Cross
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Websites www.who.int www.whosea.org www.usaid.org www.fordfound.org www.dfidindia.org www.whoindia.org www.careindia.org
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