World Health Organization

1960 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-475 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Program ◽  
World Health ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
The World ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Outstanding Work ◽  
Made In

The Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) held its 25th session in Geneva, January 19—February 1, 1960, under the chairmanship of Professor E. Aujaleu. At the onset, the Board unanimously recommended that the World Health Assembly adopt a working budget of $18,569,620 for 1961, representing a 10 percent increase over the preceding year, due to the growth of the Organization's activities. The Board also considered a report, based on the recommendations of its Advisory Committee on Medical Research, on the general development of the medical research program; it dealt with such subjects as malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, and insecticide resistance, among others. It recommended that priority be given to the following: 1) services to research, such as the standardization of nomenclature and techniques and equipment to ensure comparable results in different parts of the world; 2) setting up reference centers; and 3) improving the training of research workers and communications among them. Noting these priorities, the Board expressed its satisfaction with the proposed research program for 1960–1961. The Board also considered a UN resolution on the encouragement of international cancer research through awarding prizes for outstanding work in this field; however, on the basis of a study made in connection with the intensification of its medical research program, the Board expressed doubt whether awarding prizes was the most suitable means of encouraging research.

Genetics of Microcephaly in Man

1959 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Koch
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Program ◽  
World Health ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Pathological Conditions ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Made In

SUMMARYAccording to recommendations in radiation and mutation genetics, made in 1956 at the Copenhagen Meeting of a study group of the World Health Organization, a registration of hereditary traits and clinical syndromes is being carried out within the District of Münster, Province of Westfalia (Germany) since 1957. One of the pathological conditions included in this research program is microcephaly investigated from a clinical as well as from a genetic stand-point. The preliminary results of our study on microcephaly in man are given in this report.

scholarly journals The Covid infodemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Hyland ◽  
Feng (Kevin) Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Highly Cited

Abstract Covid-19, the greatest global health crisis for a century, brought a new immediacy and urgency to international bio-medical research. The pandemic generated intense competition to produce a vaccine and contain the virus, creating what the World Health Organization referred to as an ‘infodemic’ of published output. In this frantic atmosphere, researchers were keen to get their research noticed. In this paper, we explore whether this enthusiasm influenced the rhetorical presentation of research and encouraged scientists to “sell” their studies. Examining a corpus of the most highly cited SCI articles on the virus published in the first seven months of 2020, we explore authors’ use of hyperbolic and promotional language to boost aspects of their research. Our results show a significant increase in hype to stress certainty, contribution, novelty and potential, especially regarding research methods, outcomes and primacy. Our study sheds light on scientific persuasion at a time of intense social anxiety.

World Health Organization

1958 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-394 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Total Expenditure ◽  
Voluntary Contributions ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
The World ◽  
Malaria Eradication ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Do So

The Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) held its 21st session in Geneva, January 14–28, 1958, under the chairmanship of Sir John Charles. After discussing in detail the Director-General's proposed program of activities and budget estimates for 1959, the Board endorsed the Director-General's effective working budget of$14, 287, 600. It was suggested that in preparing the 1960 budget a greater percentage of the total expenditure should be set aside for strengthening the technical services at headquarters. In pursuance of WHO's policy of complete malaria eradication, the Director-General had drawn up a detailed program covering the operations for the following five years. Noting that the total resources available in the malaria eradication special account amounted to $5,112,000, and that the estimated expenditure for 1958 alone was $5,058,000, the Board expressed the hope that governments able to do so would make voluntary contributions to the account and requested the Director-General to take the necessary steps, including adequate publicity, to obtain additional funds, whether from governmental or from private sources.

World Health Organization

1964 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 859-870
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Flexible Approach ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Sixteenth Assembly: The sixteenth session of the Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) met in Geneva on May 7–23, 1963, under the presidency of Dr. M. A. Majekodunmi (Nigeria). During the discussion of the Director-General's report on the work of WHO in 1962, delegates expressed agreement on the importance of the planned development of health services, medical education, and the training of auxiliary staff. Endorsing the Organization's medical research program, some members suggested its extension to other fields. Other members felt, however, that WHO was devoting too much time and money to work that could be carried out by national research institutes. Several delegations appealed for a more flexible approach in providing aid to less developed countries. Dr. Candau, the Director-General, spoke of the efforts that had been made to secure staff from a wider range of countries.

World Health Organization

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-164
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Venereal Disease ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The Executive Board of the World Health Organization met in Geneva for its second session from October 25 to November 11, 1948. Some of the more important matters considered from an agenda which comprised more than seventy items included: 1) allocation of $100,000 for an extensive research program on tuberculosis; 2) approval of the report of a committee of experts on venereal disease recommending the large-scale use of penicillin in the treatment of syphilis and calling for WHO to stimulate penicillin production and distribution; 3) authorization to the WHO Director-General to create a Bureau of Medical Supplies to coordinate information and to advise governments on questions concerning the procurement of essential drugs, biological products, and medical equipment; 4) allocation of nearly $1,500,000 for the purpose of giving more direct aid to governments in all parts of the world in the form of field demonstrations and the provision of fellowships for medical and public health personnel; 5) approval of research along lines suggested by the International Congress of Mental Health, including comparative studies, surveys and demonstrations in that field; 6) appointment of Lt. Col. Chandra Mani (India) as director of the WHO Regional Office for South East Asia which was to be established early in 1949 in New Delhi, and 7) authorization to the WHO Director-General to sign a working agreement with the Pan American Sanitary Organization to serve as the WHO regional organization for the Western Hemisphere as soon as fourteen of the twenty-one American republics had completed ratification of the WHO Constitution. The next session of the Executive Board was scheduled for February 21, 1949, also in Geneva.

World Health Organization

1952 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-133
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Regional Organization ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Regional Director ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Western Pacific

From June 1 to 8, 1951 the World Health Organization Executive Board met for its eighth session in Geneva under the chairmanship of Professor Jacques Parisot. Action taken at this session included authorization of the establishment of a regional organization for Africa, a request that the Director-General (Chisholm) contact member states in Europe concerning establishment of a central regional office in Geneva and immediate constitution of a regional organization, and appointment of a regional director for the western Pacific.

World Health Organization

1959 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-161 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Health Work ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
The World ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Regular Session ◽  
Made In

To mark the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO), the eleventh regular session of the Assembly was preceded by a special two-day tenth anniversary commemorative session. The eleventh session was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from May 28 to June 13, 1958. The President of the Assembly (Dr. Leroy E. Burney) stated in his inaugural address that WHO's efforts during its first ten years had been concentrated largely on the fight against the major communicable diseases. He emphasized the necessity for more research, the importance of intensifying training activities, and the need for wider public participation in health work. The Director-General, introducing his report on the work of WHO during 1957, stated that one indication of the direction in which WHO's work was likely to develop in the future was to be found in the repeated references made in the report to the coordination of research. He stated that one of the most pressing immediate needs continued to be the strengthening of national health services. He proposed an effective working budget for 1959 of $14,287,600, which represented an increase of 5.3 percent over the effective working budget for 1958. The Assembly approved the proposed budget.

IIHS COVID-19 Response Plan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwaipayan Banerjee ◽  
Pooja Vasanth K
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
State Government ◽  
World Health ◽  
Indian Council ◽  
Contingency Plan ◽  
The World ◽  
Response Plan ◽  
Health Organization

This document comprises the contingency plan created for IIHS for the implementation of measures to mitigate risks and ensure emergency response preparedness in light of COVID- 19. IIHS has followed guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the State Government while formulating its COVID-19 response plan across all IIHS offices at Bengaluru, Chennai, Trichy, Delhi and Mumbai.

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