The World Health Organisation is an agency of the United Nations. The headquarters is in Geneva.The organisation came into function on 7th April 1948 which is celebrated as World Health Day.On this day,for each year a theme is chosen on a certain aspect of public health and all attention is focussed on it.
The most important objective that the WHO seeks is the attainment of the most optimum level of health of the people which would enable them to lead a socially, economically and mentally productive life.
The WHO seeks to:
act as directing and co-ordinating authority on international health activities.
collaborate the member states and other agencies in planning and carrying out health programmes.
give technological assistance in emergencies or upon the request of the government.
promote medical research and improve the underdeveloped countries.
bring the health status to international level.
keep communicable diseases under constant surveillance, to give knowledge about health.
set certain standards for the quality control of drugs, vaccines and other detrimental substances to the well being.
widen the spectrum of maternal and foetal health and to live harmoniously.
The WHO consists of 3 principal organisations:
World health assembly :
This is the supreme growing body of the WHO, which meets the assembly composed of delegates representing the member states.
Executive board:
This has 32 members technically qualified in the field of health.The main work of the board is to give effective decision and policies to the assembly.
Secretariat:
It is the organisation staff consisting 5000 people mainly physicians,medical scientists,health administrators.The main function is to give technical and managerial support for the national health development programmes.
In order to meet the special health needs of the different nations WHO has established regional headquarters
Region ------------ Headquarters
South East Asia -------New Delhi
Africa ---------------Brazzaville
America ------------- Washington DC
Europe --------------Copenhagen
Western Pacific -------Manila
East Mediterranean ----- Gilekandia (Egypt)
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