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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
By Jimmy Kwan, Danson Nyguyen, and Kaiz Bhatia
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WHAT IS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
-WHO is an organization that focuses on Public Health
-WHO main headquarters are located in Geneva Switzerland
-WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group
-The Health Organization, its predecessor, was an agency of the
League of Nations
-Its goal is to provide information and advice on the field of
human health.
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HOW WAS WHO ESTABLISHED?
-The countries of the UN have agreed to form a
separate group, concerning on World Health.
-The UN Econimic and Social Council called an
international conference to consider the
establishment of WHO.
-WHO finally came to light in April 7, 1948.
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WHAT COUNTRIES ARE IN THIS ORGANIZATION?
-There are currently 194 states involved in WHO
including:
-Afghanistan -France -Kenya
-Belgium - Germany -Libya
-China - Haiti -Mexico
-Denmark -India -Oman
-Egypt -Japan -Pakistan
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COUNTRIES (CONTINUED)
- Qatar -Yemen
- Romania -Zambia
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
- United States of America
- Vietnam
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CANADA’S CONTRIBUTION AND INVOLVEMENT
Canada has contributed $100 000 000 for treatment for 3
000 000 people with AIDS in 2005.
Canada was the Third Member State on August 27, 1946.
Dr. Brock Chisholm, a Canada Deputy Minister of Health,
became WHO’s first Director General.
In terms of WHO’s programs, (e.g. International Agency on
Cancer) Canada supports increasing involvement in these
projects.
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WHO ACHIEVEMENTS
In 1967, 31 countries were infected with smallpox.
In a single year, between 10 to 15 million people
were affected; two million of these people died. If not
for the eradication, at least 20 million people may
have died.
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ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED)
In 1965, 50 million people were victims of Yaws, a
disfiguring disease. Because this issue came to
WHO’s attention, 46 million people were cured in 49
countries.
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CONCLUSION
WHO helps provide information on health
problems and diseases.
WHO has proven to be a very successful group, as
they have cured many countries in the past from
diseases.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Achievements and Challenges”. apps.who.int. 26
Feb. 2012.
“Countries”. who.int. 26 Feb. 2012.
“World Health Organization”. hc-sc.gc.ca. 8 April.
2005. 26. Feb. 2012.
“The World Health Organization (WHO)- Creation”.
nationsencyclopedia.com. 26 Feb. 2012.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY (CONTINUED)
“World Health Organization”. wikipedia.com. 20
Feb. 2012. 26 Feb 2012.