International Health Agency
International Health Agency
International Health Agency
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Contents
• Introduction
• WHO
• UNICEF
• UNDP
• World Bank
• ILO
• FAO
• International Red Cross
• USAID
• Care foundation
• UNFPA
• SIDA
• ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
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• Bill& Melinda gates Foundation
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
• Also called ‘Geographic medicine’ or ‘Global health’.
Pan American Sanitary The United Nations Relief World Health Organization
Bureau and Rehabilitation
Administration
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Who is WHO?
The Global
Guardian Of
Public Health
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
• The World Health Organization is a specialized, nonpolitical, health
agency of the United Nations.
• Headquarter - Geneva.
• The constitution came into force on 7th April 1948 which is celebrated
every year as "World Health Day”
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Functions of the Health Assembly are-
• To determine international health policy and programme.
• To provide Member States with technical and managerial support for their
national health development programmes.
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WHO Regional Organizations
SN Region Headquarters
Brazzaville( Co
2. Africa
ngo )
Washington
3. The Americas
D.C. (U.S.A.)
Copenhagen
4. Europe
(Denmark)
Alexandria
5. Eastern mediterrianean
(Egypt)
Manila
6. Western pacific
(Phillipines)
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Work of WHO
(immunization, infant and young child care, family planning, safe water and
adequate sanitation)
• Local community participation planning personnel and material
support
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Cont..
2. CHILD NUTRITION:
• 1950’s Low cost protein rich foods
• Along with FAO began “applied nutrition.”
E.g. Agriculture extension, helped population to grow and eat food for
better nutrition.
• Supplied equipment's for modern dairy plant to various countries.
• Provision of large dose of Vitamin A ( xerophthalmia is prevalent)
• Enrichment of salt with iodine in regions with endemic goiter.
• Provision of iron and folic acid to combat anaemias
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Cont..
3. FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE:
• Improve the care of children both within and outside their homes by giving
parent education, opening day care centers, child welfare and youth
agencies and women’s club for training.
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UNICEF’S G.O.B.I. — FFF PROGRAMS
1. Growth Charts : Monitor child development.
2. Oral Rehydration: Treat all mild and moderate
dehydration .
3. Breast Feeding: Which can ensure that infants have the
best possible food and a considerable degree of immunity
from common infections during the first six months of life.
4. Immunization: Against measles, diphtheria, whooping
cough, tetanus, tuberculosis, and polio.
4.Food Supplement
5.Family Planning
7.Female education
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UNDP
• UNDP was established on 22nd November 1965.
• Headquarters is in New York City.
Functions of UNDP :
• Provides funding for technical assistance and research activities.
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WORLD BANK
• Established in 1944.
• Headquarters is in Washington, DC.
• Functions of World Bank :
• It provides loan for the projects related to the building of
infrastructure such as road, dams, irrigation and electrical grids.
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THE INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
• Came into existence in 1920 through Indian parliamentary act.
• 700 branches through out country providing relief in times of
disasters/emergencies
• Promote health of vulnerable people and communities.
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USAID
The US Government presently extends aid to India through three agencies :
(1)United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
(2)The Public Law 480 (Food for Peace) Programme .
(3) The US Export-Import Bank .
1)Malaria eradication
2)Medical education
3)Nursing education
4)Health education
5)Water supply and sanitation
6)Control of communicable diseases
7)Nutrition
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8)Family planning
Care
• Co-operative for assistance and relief everywhere” founded in North America
in the wake of the second world war in the year 1945.
• Activities:
• CARE-India focused it’s food support in the ICDS programme and in
developments of programmes in areas of health and income supplementation.
• Integrated nutrition and health projects,
• Anaemia control project,
• Improving women’s health projects,
• improved health care for adolescent's girls projects,
• child survival projects,
• Improving women’s reproductive health and
• family spacing project. 29
UNFPA
• The United Nations Population Fund, is the lead UN
agency.
• UNFPA supports healthy families by:
• Training health workers to deliver quality family planning
services.
• Supplying contraceptives.
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SIDA
• Provide assistance in the projects pertaining to primary health sector with
chief focus on reproductive health and rights of females.
• Help in environment and urban development with focus on water and
sanitation and waste management, air and noise pollution.
• Assist in research cooperation and mutual exchange in the field of
knowledge and technology.
• Assistance through UN agencies/NGOs in health, water and sanitation
programs.
• Assisting revised national tuberculosis control program with microscope,
X-ray units and drugs including pilot project on short course chemotherapy
in India.
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ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
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Bill and Melinda Gates foundation
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Contd…
• delivers proven tools—including vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics
• discover pathbreaking new solutions that are affordable and reliable.
• invest heavily in vaccines to prevent infectious diseases—including
HIV, polio, and malaria
• support the development of integrated health solutions for family
planning, nutrition, and maternal and child health.
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REFERENCES
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Social Medicine; 27th edn. Jabalpur, M/s Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers:
2023. pp 1025-32.
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community medicine;2nd edn. New delhi ,jaypee brothers medical
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3. 3. J Kishore .National and International Health Organization .National
health programs of india ;12th edn.New delhi ,Century publications :2017
pp 963-85.
4. https://www.who.int.
5. https://www.unicef.org.
6. https://www.worldbank.org.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Classify International health organizations and Specify with examples.
2. What were the Pre-WHO health bodies?
3. What are the core functions of WHO?
4. What is the primary function of the WHO secretariat?
5. What is the theme of World health day in 2024?
6. What is UNICEF’s GOBIFFF program on child survival strategy?
7. Describe the functions of the World Bank.
8. What are the three agencies through which the US Government extends aid to
India?
9. What are the main priority areas of DANIDA?
10.How does the UNFPA support Healthy families? Specify.
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THANK YOU
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