by Dr Abu Zar Taizai Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:58 am
Definition
n What is global health (International Health)?
• Health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries, which may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and which are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions (Institute Of Medicine, USA- 1997)
STRUCTURE OF WHO
The head office of the WHO is located in Geneva Switzerland. It is governed by three principal bodies .
Ø World Health Assembly
The WHO is governed by the world health assembly, which is composed of representatives from all 192 member countries. The main tasks of World Health Assembly includes approval of policies , programs the budget for the following biennium.
Ø Executive Board
The executive board comprises of 31 professionals and technical experts. Each region has at least three representatives in executive board. Although the executive board members come from their representative countries, they are technically not considered as country representatives. A member is selected for three years and every year one-third of the board members retire. The board meets at least twice a year. Its functions include, implementing the decisions taken at the World Health Assembly. In event of an emergency, the board can take decisions on its own.
Ø Secretariat
While the above two bodies are instruments of the democratic process of the WHO, secretariat heads the bureaucratic structure. Director General is the CEO and heads the secretariat.
There are Nine Assistant Director Generals Under the Command of Director General WHO
Each Assistant Director General is Assisted by Respective Program Directors as Given Below in the Table
| | Director General
Director
Advisor
Ombudsman
Legal Counsel
Internal Oversight Services
Media and Communication |
Assistant Director General
HIV/AIDS,TB and Malaria
Director
HIV/AIDS
Director
StopTB/PartnershipSecretariat
Director
Roll Back Malaria/
Partnership Secretariat
Director
Strategic Planning
and Innovation | Assistant Director General
Communicable Diseases
Director
CD Surveillance and Response
Director
CD Control, Prevention and Eradication
Director
Special Program for
Research and Training in
Tropical Diseases | Assistant Director General
Non-Communicable Diseases
and Mental Health
Director
Health Promotion, Surveillance Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
Director
Injuries and Violence Prevention
Director
Nutrition for Health and Development
Director
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Director
Tobacco Free Initiative
|
Asssitant Director General
Sustainable Development and Healthy Environment
Director
Protection of the
Human Environment
Director
Food Safety
Director
MDGs, Health and Development Policy
Director
Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Law
Director
Country Focus | Assitant Director General Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals
Director
Essentail Drugs and
Medicines Policy
Director
Essential Health Technologies | Assistant Director General
Family and Community Health
Director
Child and Maternal Health and Development
Director
Child and Adolescent Health
Director
Repropductive Health
and Research
Director
Making Pregnancy Safer and Women's Health
Director
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals |
Assistant Director General
Evidence and Infromation for Policy
Director
Health System Financing
Expenditure and Resource Allocation
Director
Health System Policy and Operations
Director
Human Resources for Health
Director
Knowledge Mangement and Sharing
Director
Measurement and Health Information System
Director
Research Policy & Cooperation
| Assistant Director General
External Relations and Governing Bodies
Director
Governance
Director
Government, Civil Society and
Private Sector Relations
WHO offices at the;
United Nations New York
African Union, Addis Ababa
European Union, Brussels | Assistant Director General
General Mangement
Director
Planning, Resource Coordination
and Performance Monitoring
Director
Human Resources Services
Director
Office of the Controller
Director
Infrastructure and Logistics Services
Director
InformationTechnologies and Telecommunications
Director
Global Mangement System
Director
Security and Staff Services
|
Last edited by Dr Abu Zar Taizai on Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:41 am; edited 9 times in total (Reason for editing : To Correct Spelling mistakes & Column Setting)
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