WORLD HEALTH

ORGANISATION

-Dr.P.R.Thirumalai kumar

Birth of WHO

Organisation and structure

Regions

Members of S!R

Polic" documents

Work of WHO

Di#isions
CONTENTS

Programs

Other organisations linked

WHO reform

$lobal action %lan

&eadershi% %riorities

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)nternational co-o%eration in health and disease

Se#eral attem%ts

Disease do not res%ect geogra%hic boundaries.

*uarantine +uro%eans ,-
th centur"

,./,-0irst international sanitar" conference in Paris

to introduce uniformit" in 1uarantine %rocedures
0ailure
BIRTH OF WHO

,234-Pan !merican Sanitar" (onference

,2-5-Pan !merican Sanitar" Organisation

,2/.-Pan !merican Health Organisation-regional

organisation for WHO 6H* at Washington D(.

,235-Offie international d7%ubli1ue +0rance

,248-829Health organisation of league of nations after

first :orld :ar

,2-8--;9<nited nations relief and rehabilitation

administration after )) World :ar

,2-/-<nited =ations Organisation established

(onference conducted in Sanfrancisco

,2-;-=e:"ork conference-(onstitution drafted for

)nternational health organisation

5
th !%ril ,2-.-WHO established

World health da"-ne: theme e#er" "ear

=on %olitical health agenc"

S%ecialised agenc" of <=O

WORLD HEALTH DAY THEME

43,8-Silent killer, global public health crisis

43,4-Good health adds life to years

43,,-
Antimicrobial resistance: no action today no cure
tomorrow

43,3-Urbanization and health

4332-
Save lives. Make hospitals safe in emergencies
PREVIOUS WORLD HEALTH DAYS
ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE
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Health %arliament

Head 1uarters at $ene#a

#er" ma"-delegates re%resenting member states

0unctions
-)nternational health %olic" and %rograms
-Re#ie: :ork of last "ear
-lect member states to designate a %erson
-!%%oints Director $eneral
-Technical discussions
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

83 Members

Minimum 8 members from each WHO region

One +third membershi%s rene:ed e#er" "ear

Members technicall" 1ualified in field of health

Meeting t:ice a "ear> ?anuar" and Ma"@

Takes action itself in cases of emergenc" such as

e%idemics6floods6earth1uakes
EXECUTIVE BOARD

Head + Director $eneral

0unctions
-technical and managerial su%%ort to member
states

/ !ssistant Director $enerals

Di#isions- %idemiolog"6sur#eillence6communicable
and non communicable diseases6budget6finance..
SECRETARIAT

!merica + Washington D(

uro%eA(o%enhagen

!fricaABraBa#ille6(ongo

ast mediterraneanA!leCandria6eg"%t

Southeast !sian regionA=e: delhi

Western %acific--Manila
REGIONS OF WHO

Bangladesh

Bhutan

)ndia

)ndonesia

Dorea

Maldi#es

M"anmar

=e%al

Srilanka

Thailand
MEMBERS OF SEAR

Malaria eradication

Tuberculosis control

(ontrol of other communicable diseases

Health lab ser#ices

'accines %roduction

Health statistics

Public health administration

M(H Ser#ices

*ualit" control
SOUTH EAST ASIA REGION

!lma ata declaration6,25. on %rimar" health care

$lobal strateg" for EH!&TH 0OR !&&F b" 4333

POLICY DOCUMENTS
PR'=T)O= !=D (O=TRO& O0 SP()0)( D)S!SS

(ertificationAsmall %oC6guinea :orm eradication

%idemiological sur#eillence

!utomatic TeleC Re%l" Ser#ices

Weekl" e%idemiological re%orts

)nternational health regulations

=on communicable diseases-carcinoma6genetic..

0ields

C%anded %rogram of immunisation6,223

)nternational reference labarotaries

WORK OF WHO
D'&OPM=T O0 (OMPRH=S)' H!&TH
SR')(S

!%%ro%riate technolog" for health

Polic" de#elo%ments and health %rograms

0!M)&G H!&TH

M(H ser#ices

Re%roducti#e health

=utrition

Health education
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Basic sanitation

Protection of air6:ater6food

Occu%ation condition
HEALTH STATISTICS

Weekl" e%idemiological re%ort

World health statistics- (hief statistician

)nternaltional classification of diseases

!ssistance to countries to im%ro#e medical

records>HM)S@
B)OMD)(!& RS!R(H

Stimulates and coordinates research :ork

Regional and global ad#isior" committee

WHO s%ecial %rogram for research and training in

tro%ical diseases
H!&TH &)TR!T<R !=D )=0ORM!T)O=

WHO &ibrar"AMD&!RS

Public information ser#ice at H* and Regional offices

(O OPR!T)O= W)TH OTHR OR$!=)S!T)O=S

%idemiological sur#eillence6health situation and trend

assessment

(ommunicable and non communicable diseases

n#ironmental health

Mental health

0amil" health

'ector biolog" and control

DIVISIONS

Strenthening of health ser#ices

Health man%o:er de#elo%ment

)nformation su%%ort s"stems

Personnel and general ser#ices

Budget and finance

Public information and education for health

Diagnostic6thera%eutic and rehabilitati#e techni1ues

Health and biomedical information %rogram

Malaria action %rogram

Parasitic diseases %rogram

C%anded %rogram of immunisation

Diarrhoeal diseases control %rogram

Program for eCternal coordination

S%ecial %rogram for research and training in tro%ical

diseases
PROGRAMS

S%ecial %rogram for research6de#elo%ment and training

in human re%roduction

!ction %rogram on essential drugs

S%ecial %rogram on !)DS

Pharmaceuticals

H0! strateg" coordination

Office of research %romotion and de#elo%ment

<=)(06,2-;-=e:"ork

Hel% and relief to childrens affected in :orld :ar ))

Su%%orts and s%onsors )(DS>)ndia@6P)

!reas of s%ecial em%hasis-child 6famil"

0!O6,2-/-Rome

Raising food %roduction and ensuring food a#ailabilit"

ins%ite of increasing %o%ulation

0reedom from hunger cam%aign6,2;3

LINKED ORGANISATIONS
<=DP6,2;;

Strengthen natural and human resources for national

de#elo%ment
)&O6,2,2-$ene#a

)m%ro#e :orking and li#ing conditions of :orkers

<=S(O6,2-/

Peace and securit" in :orld

World education re%ort %ublished annuall"

WOR&D B!=D6,2--

Raise standard of li#ing in less de#elo%ed countries

Su%%orts =P(B and =!(P

<=H(R6,2/3

Peace and assistance to refugees

<=)DO6,2;;

Hel%s de#elo%ing countries to fight against

marginalisation
<=0P!

!:areness of %o%ulation %roblems

Program areas-Re%roducti#e health

Po%ulation and de#elo%ment strategies
!d#ocac"
<=!)DS

?oint %rogram

<=)(0H<=DPH<=0P!H<=D(PH<=S(OHWHO
GLOBAL ACTION PLAN
LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES

<ni#ersal health co#erage

)nternational health co#erage

)ncreased access to medical %roducts

Social economical and en#ironmental

determinants

=on communicble diseases

Health related milleneum de#elo%ment goals

LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES

!ddressing %ublic health challenges in 4,

st centur" is called
WHO reform

The reform proe!! h"! #hree o$%e#&'e!(

Impro'e) he"*#h o+#ome!6 :ith WHO meeting the eC%ectations of its Member States and
%artners in addressing agreed global health %riorities.

Gre"#er ohere,e &, -*o$"* he"*#h6 :ith WHO %la"ing a leading role in enabling the man"
different actors to %la" an acti#e and effecti#e role in contributing to the health of all %eo%les.

A, Or-",&."#&o, #h"# p+r!+e! e/e**e,eI one that is effecti#e6 efficient6 res%onsi#e6 obJecti#e6
trans%arent and accountable
WHO REFORM
VIDEOS

EBOLA VIRUS
,. bola haemorrhagic fe#er is caused b" the bola
'irus. )t is R=! #irus belongs to 0ilo#iridae famil".
4. bola #irus :as first described in ,25; at (ongo.
8. )t is a se#ere6 often fatal illness6 death u% to 23K.
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
EMERGENCY
Case Defnition EBVD

S+!pe#e) 0*&,&"*1 "!e(

!n" %erson ha#ing fe#er :ith the Signs of hemorrhage :ith

the histor" of tra#el to the affected area or contact :ith a
clinical case of H0.

Pro$"$*e "!e 02&#h or 2&#ho+# $*ee)&,-1(

!n" %erson >li#ing or dead@ :ith or :ithout an" s"m%toms

ha#ing had %h"sical contact :ith a clinical case of H0.

Co,f&rme) C"!e:

! sus%ected or %robable case :ith laborator" confirmation

>%ositi#e )gM antibod"6 %ositi#e P(R or 'iral isolation@.
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
EMERGENCY

The total number of %robable and confirmed cases in the

current outbreak of bola #irus disease >'D@ in the four
affected countries as re%orted b" the res%ecti#e Ministries
of Health of $uinea6 &iberia6 =igeria6 and Sierra &eone is
83;26 :ith 3445 )e"#h!.

The outbreak continues to accelerate. More than -3K of

the total number of cases ha#e occurred :ithin the %ast 4,
da"s. Ho:e#er6 most cases are concentrated in onl" a fe:
localities.

The o#erall case fatalit" rate is 4567 )t ranges from -4K

in Sierra &eone to ;;K in $uinea.
SURVEILLENCE

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"ppropr&"#e pro#e#&'e *o#h&,-7

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#horo+-h*8 oo9e) $efore o,!+mp#&o,7

G*o'e! ",) "ppropr&"#e per!o,"* pro#e#&'e

e:+&pme,# !ho+*) $e 2or, 2he, #"9&,- "re of &**
p"#&e,#! "# home ",) !ho+*) $e )&!po!e) "f#er +!e "!
per $&o!"fe#8 -+&)e*&,e!.
PREVENTION
EBOLA VIRUS;IEC
EBOLA VIRUSCO!"AC"
"RACI!#
$EDICI!ES SU%%L& B&
'(O
$EDICI!ES SU%%L& B&
'(O
5< HOUR CALL CENTRE IN SIERRA
LEONE
SIN=ERA MOUNTAINS IN IRA>
SYRIAN WAR IN=URED PEOPLE

Ne2 HIV reomme,)"#&o,! for ")o*e!e,#!

,
ST D(MBR

There :ere 8/.8 million %eo%le li#ing :ith H)' in 43,4.

4., million adolescents :ere li#ing :ith H)' in 43,4.

!t the end of 43,46 2.5 million %eo%le in lo:- and middle-income countries :ere recei#ing
antiretro#iral thera%".
'ORLD AIDS DA&

5? =ULY

THINK AGAIN

5<@ m&**&o, %eo%le are chronicall" infected :ith

he%atitis B #irus.

34@ m&**&o, %eo%le are chronicall" infected :ith

he%atitis ( #irus

He%atitis can induce a mortalit" rate of 43K among

%regnant :omen in their third trimester.
'ORLD (E%A"I"IS DA&

./ 0U1&

Sa)e bloo* )or sa+ing ,others

-./ ,illion blood donations every year

012of blood transfusions in low2income

countries are given to children under 3ve
years of age.

3.3.is the target year for all countries to

obtain .445 of blood supplies from
voluntary unpaid donors.
'ORLD BLOOD DO!ORS
DA&

8,
st ma"

R"&!&,- #"/e! o, #o$"o

=earl" ; million %eo%le die from tobacco-related illness each "ear

Onl" .K of the :orld7s %o%ulation li#e in countries :ith sufficientl" high tobacco taCes.
'ORLD !O "OBACCO DA&

4/
th a%ril

A!!e!!&,- #he fe"!&$&*&#8 of e*&m&,"#&,- m"*"r&"

5@A m&**&o, estimated cases of malaria in 43,4.

B5A @@@ deaths caused b" malaria in 43,4.

'ORLD $ALARIA DA&

)MM<=)S 0OR H!&THG 0<T<R

4- -83 !PR)&

54diseases that can be %re#ented b" #accines.

A?6dro% in measles deaths :orld:ide bet:een 4333

and 43,4.
'ORLD I$$U!ISA"IO!
'EE4

Re"h #he C m&**&o,

55 m&**&o, li#es :ere sa#ed through the Sto% TB

Strateg"6 ,22/-43,4.

<4@ @@@ multidrug-resistant tuberculosis >MDR-TB@ in

the :orld in 43,4.
WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY

)nternational health organisation de#oted to %eo%le7s

health

Su%%orts and gi#es relief for %ersons inJured b" :ar

Monitors an" outbreak in an" %art of the :orld and

gi#es medical and technical su%%ort to affected
countries

0inancial to su%%ort to health %rograms of countries.

CONCLUSION

WHO :ebsite

Park7s teCtbook of %re#enti#e and social medicine

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