World Health Organization

1962 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 879-880 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Standing Committee ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
New Applications

The Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) held its 29th session in Geneva on January 15–26, 1962, under the chairmanship of Dr. A. O. Abu Shumma. The Standing Committee on Administration and Finance held eight meetings. The Standing Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations held two meetings and considered new applications from organizations for official membership, as well as carrying out a quadrennial review of the organizations in official relationship with WHO. The Standing Committee on Headquarters Accommodations also met.

International Society Confronts Ebola

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Youde
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
International Society ◽  
International Community ◽  
World Health ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa exemplifies both the successes and failures of global health governance as a secondary institution within international society. On the one hand, the international community recognized the need to respond to the Ebola outbreak, contributing large sums of money and mobilizing resources on a scale never before seen. On the other hand, the World Health Organization dithered in its response, the international community did not have quick and easy access to needed funding and personnel, and few states paid attention to the warnings coming from various non-governmental organizations that were providing on-the-ground medical services. This chapter critically analyses how various global health actors responded to the Ebola outbreak, discusses the shortcomings of that response, and looks at the various proposals to reform the World Health Organization and other bodies following their mishandling of the situation.

World Health Organization

1951 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-389
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
World Health ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
Sixth Session ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Health Organization

During the sixth session of the Executive Board in Geneva from June 1 to June 9, 1950, it was reported that some difficulties had been encountered in the establishment of a regional office for Europe. Six member states had not replied to the request sent them on the subject, seven had expressed reservations, six had sent in negative replies, and only eight had indicated their approval. It was also proposed that rules of procedure of the Assembly be changed to permit the participation in discussions of representatives of the Executive Board in either plenary or committee meetings. During the biennial revision of the list of non-governmental organizations with which WHO maintained official relations, a total of eighteen were retained. The Executive Board also agreed that, while WHO was not an organization for sending supplies to governments, it was nonetheless true that supplies were occasionally indispensable to enable a government to carry out a specific program. A total of $100,000 had been thus distributed to Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Finland, India, Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan, Monaco, Portugal, Thailand and Yugoslavia for the control of malaria and leprosy, the improvement of nursing care and similar activities.

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

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.

scholarly journals Potential Therapeutics Pathways in Solving the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tafirenyika Mafugu
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
World Population ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Therapeutic Drugs ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Beijing Institute ◽  
Tract Infections

Millions of lives throughout the globe are under threat due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 causes severe respiratory tract infections. In most countries COVID-19 Infections and deaths continue to soar despite the various measures put in place by the World Health Organization. These measures include limited mobility through lock down and banning international travelers. Furthermore, social distancing, wearing masks, frequent hand washing with soap and sanitizing were undertaken to slow down the rate of the virus spread. Only few countries like South Korea have been able to contain the virus to date. Our only hope is in biotechnology which have been used to develop diagnostic kits and more recently approved vaccines: vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna; AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine; Sputnik V vaccine; Sinopharm and the Beijing Institute of Biological Products vaccine. However, the vaccines are yet to reach the majority of the world population. Hence, there is need for concerted effort among governments and non-governmental organizations in all nations to develop the necessary infrastructures to step up vaccine production, and procurement as well as vaccination programmes. There is need for continued effort in biotechnology, to develop COVID-19 therapeutic drugs.

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

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.

scholarly journals Actions of the World Health Organizations (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) in Disasters

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 296-299
Author(s):  
S. William A. Gunn
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
World Health ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Bilateral Donor

In essence, the United Nations Organization was born out of disaster to avert disaster. Be they the work of nature or of man, catastrophic emergencies are not rare occurrences and all studies indicate that they are increasing in frequency and severity.Within the international community, the UN and its component organizations is only one of the three principal partners in disaster relief. The other are the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) – including the Voluntary Agencies (VOLAGS) – and the bilateral donor countries. Collaboration among these sectors is vital if international action is to be effective.This article deals with the UN System only, and in particular with the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in disaster relief and preparedness.

Resolutions of the World Health Organization on the Election of the Director-General

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 998-1019
Author(s):  
Gian Luca Burci
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Initial Screening ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Secret Ballot ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The election of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General is governed by its Constitution in Article 31. Candidates must be appointed by the Health Assembly on the nomination of the Executive Board. Unlike other international organizations in which the decision-making process is largely informal—such as the IAEA and WTO—the WHO procedures were formalized in the 1990s to include: clear deadlines; an initial screening of all candidates; short-listing by secret ballot in case of more than five candidates; compulsory secret ballot voting both in the Board and the Assembly; and a limit of two terms of office of five years each. However, beginning in 2006, some regional groups strongly demanded the introduction of a compulsory rotation of the post of Director-General among the WHO’s regions. The equally strong rejection of that request by other regional groups led to an increasingly polarized debate in the governing bodies of the WHO.

World Health Organization

1950 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-505
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Third World ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The Third ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Third World

Third World Health AssemblyDelegates and observers from over 63 countries and territories, and observers from other specialized agencies of the United Nations and interested non-governmental organizations attended the Third World Health Assembly, which met in Geneva from May 8 to May 27, 1950. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Minister of Health of India, was unanimously elected President of the Assembly, which discussed three main topics: the program for 1951, the budget and other financial questions, and constitutional questions.

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