Health Health agencies:agencies:

International- WHO,UNFPA,UNDP, World Bank, FAO, UNICEF, DANIDA, European Commission, Red Cross, USAID, UNIESCO, COLOMBO Plan, ILO, CARE etc.

National:- Indian Red Cross, Indian Council for Child Welfare, Family Planning Association of India , Tuberculosis of India, Hindu Kusht Nivaran Sangh, Central Social Welfare Board, All India Women’s Conference, Blind Association of India etc.

 

Voluntary health agency is defined as, ‘an organization that is administered by an autonomous board which hold meeting, collects funds for its support from private source & expends money with or without paid workers, in program directed firstly to further public health by providing health scheme or education or by advising research or legislation for health or combination of this activity

Objectives: - health promotion Health education

Functions: - Supplementing work of govt. Agencies Pioneering- Eg. Research work Education Demonstration- Eg. Bore hole latrine Guarding the work of govt. Agencies Advising health legislation

W.H .O WHO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for Health. Its origin in April

1945. It is an inter-governmental organization and works in collaboration

with its member states usually through the Ministries

of Health.

WHO’s objective is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health.

WHO's Secretariat is staffed by health professionals, other experts and support staff working at headquarters in Geneva, six regional offices and country offices. In carrying out its activities, WHO's secretariat focuses its work on the following six core functions:

Mission : The attainment of the highest possible level

of health by the people of India.

Vision : Build a strong, proactive, technically

excellent and dedicated WHO country team, part of a global network; provide leadership in health; and collaborate with governments, civil society and other partners.

In India, WHO provides technical assistance and collaborates with the Government of India and major stakeholders in health development efforts. It assists notably in Policy Development; Capacity Building and Advocacy. Technical assistance to the Government is provided through the following:

      Communicable Diseases and Surveillance including Leprosy; Malaria; Filariasis; Tuberculosis; HIV/AIDS and International Health Regulations.

      Evidence & Information for Policy including National Health Accounts; Policies; Medical Ethics; Information System; Burden of Diseases; Essential Drugs and Medicines; World Health Survey; Health Finance; Trade Agreements and Reform Issues.

Family and community health including reproductive health and research ;child and adolescent health ;gender and women health ;immunization and vaccine development including hepatitis B ;nursing and midwifery nutrition and development .

Social change and non communicable diseases

Sustainable development and healthy environment including chemical safety ; emergency and humanitarian action; healthy cities ;food safety ;health and environment environmental epidemiology and water sanitation.

National polio surveillance and programme

Revised national tuberculosis control programme

Emergency and humanitarian action in gujarat and rajasthan

Commission on macroeconomics and health ,3 by5 for HIV/AIDS

Leprosy elimination

Roll back malaria Tobacco free initiative Lymphatic filariasis Health internet work.

Administrative structure of WHO is comprised of;

The World Health Assembly The Executive Board and The Secretariat

This is the general body comprised by delegates representing member states. It is the supreme Governing body. It performs the following function

Formulates International health policy and programmes

Reviews the work done in the previous year and evaluates the achievements

Sanctions the budget for the coming year

Elects member states to designate a person to be on Executive Board for three years

Replaces retiring members Appoints Director General nominated by

the Executive Board. Holds Technical discussion on topics of

interest at large.

The Executive Board : the Executive Board is composed of 31 members who are qualified in the field of the health. They designated members by member states who are elected by World Health Assembly. These designated members do not represent member states. Their term is for 3 years. One third of the membership is reviewed every year.

The Executive Board : the Executive Board is composed of 31 members who are qualified in the field of the health. They designated members by member states who are elected by World Health Assembly. These designated members do not represent member states. Their term is for 3 years. One third of the membership is reviewed every year.

The main function of theexecutive board is to see to the implementation of decisions taken in the World Health Assembly. It also has the power to take action during emergency situation such as floods, earthquake, epidemics etc.

The executive Board meets twice a year. Once in the beginning of the year i.e. in January and second time in May soon after the World Health Assembly. It can meet more than twice if there is an urgent and emergency situation.

The Secretariat: the secretariat sees to the day to day technical and administrative work of the organization. It provides member states the technical and managerial support for their national health development programme. The secretariat is headed by Director General who is the chief technical and administrative officer. The Director General is assisted by 5 Assistant Director General and a number of secretariat staff. Assistant Director Generals are assigned responsibilities of specific divisions by the Director General.

Epidemiological surveillance and Health situation and trend assessment

Communicable diseases Vector biology and control Environmental health Public health Public information and education for

health Mental health

Diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative technology

Strengthening of health services Family health Non Communicable Diseases Health Manpower Development Information system support Personnel and general services Budget and Finance.

Providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed;

Shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge;

Setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation;

Articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options;

Providing technical support, catalysing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity; and

Monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.

World health day 2011-antimicrobial resistance; no action today no cure tomorrow

World health day 2010-1000 cities-1000 lives

2009-focussed on the safety of health facilities and the health workers who treat those affected by emergencies .

2008-focussed on the need to protect health from the adverse effects of climate change.

2007-international health security 2006-working together for health 2005-make every mother and child count 2004-road safety 2003-shape the future of life 2002-move for the health 2001-mentalhealth ;stop exclusion dareto

care.

United Nations Children's Fund was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had and its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Headquartered in New York City, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

UNICEF works in close collaboration with WHO, and the other specialized agencies of the United Nations like UNDP, FAO and UNESCO. In early years, UNICEF and WHO worked together on urgent problems such as malaria, tuberculosis and venereal diseases. Later, its assistance to countries covered such fields as maternal and child health nutrition, environmental sanitation, health centers and health education and programmes which would directly or indirectly benefit the child.

The head quarters of the south asia is in kathamandu to which india belong. the country head office is in india.there are 10 regional offices in india. they are in in madras,bombay,calcutta,hyderabad bhopal,patna,lucknow,jaipur,bhubaneswar and gandhinagar.

Health sectors Nutrition Water and sanitation sector Information communication external

relation Educational sector Community development .

Providing basic education infrastructure to the world

Increasing child survival rate in the developing countries .

Gender equality through education for girls

Protection of children from any form of violence and abuse

Protecting and advocating the rights of children

Immunization of children for different diseases

Provision of adequate nutrition and safe drinking water to children.

1.PROCUREMENT SERVICES Procurement services

provides technical assisstance, management services and supply services. These services combines global reach with local knowledge managed from UNCIEF

Mosquitoes nets,insecticides ,malaria medicines

Vaccines and safe injection materials Cold chain equipment Medical devices –consumables and

equipment HIV relatedmediciness and diagnostics Water and environmental sanitation.

2.IMMUNIZATION UNICEF is the leading agency for

vaccine procurement .it also promotes vaccine security by working with manufacturers

The current focus on auto disposable syringes ,or single dose syringes, pre filled injection devices.

3.NUTRITION UNICEF Supports the government in

its objectives to reduce and prevent malnutrition ,and to improve the development of children three years old, especially those in marginalized groups.it enhance the quality of various ways;-

Improvingthe training of anganwadi worker

Developing innovative communication approaches with mother

Helping to improve monitiring and reporting systems

Providing essentials Providing community based early child

care interventions.

Vitamin A and anemia programme are strengthened .

The training of field workers and the support of programme management

It encourages the universal use of adequately iodized salt by educating.

It also supplies macro-nutrients to mal nourished children

4.IMNCI- It was developed WHO and

UNICEF Has been adapted .The package focuses on

the New born and under-three child .it promotes home visting care at birth counselling

5.WATER ,ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION

Maintaining platforms and drainage around hand pumps to protect vulnerable water sources

Focus on home hygiene practices including propagating the sanitary use of toilets and washing soaps

6.EDUCATION It works with govt NGOS and

communities to assess needs and procure education supplies such as exercise books and text books and other kits of a.v aids.

7.MALARIA Malaria related commodities insecticide treated nets anti malarial medicines8.CHILD PROTECTION Protective environment to

children to study with rights

9.EMERGENCIES the principal goal of UNICEF

Emergencand response programme in india preparedness

10.HIV/AIDS A}Primary prevention among young people

is the greatest hope to defeat the virus B}PPTCT C}Pediatric HIV/AIDS

D}Protection care and support for affected children

E}Communication and advocacy on hiv aids

It is the united nations global development network .it advocates for changes and connects countries to kowledge . Experience and resources to help people build a better life.

headquarters is in New york city,it is funded by entirely by voluntary contributions from member nations. It has 166 offices entirely to work in collaboration to meet the millennium development goals

1.Democratic governance UNDP supports national democratic transitions by providing policy advice and technical support.

2.UNDP pays attention towards to the needs of disadvantaged groups

3.It enhances citizens monitoring capacities ,through the use of public disclosure tools such as audit

UNDP Helps countries to develop Strategies to combat poverty by expanding access to economic opportunities and resources linking poverty programs with countries larger goals and policies and ensuring a greater voice for the poor.

UNDP also works at the macro level to reform trade encourage debt relief and foreign investment and ensure the poorest of the poor benefit from globalization.

UNDP works with countries to strengthen their capacity to address global environmental

UNDP works with the natinal AIDS Control Organization to respond to HIV and AIDS In india

Mission United Nations Population Fund

(UNFPA) began operations in 1969 as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (the name was changed in 1987) under the administration of the United Nations Development Fund In 1971 it was placed under the authority of the United Nations General Assembly.

The agency’s main goals are: Universal access to reproductive health

services by 2015 Universal primary education and closing

the gender gap in education by 2015 Reducing maternal mortality by 75 per

cent by 2015 Reducing infant mortality Increasing life expectancy Decreasing HIV infection rates

voluntarily plan and have the number of children they desire and to avoid unwanted pregnancies

undergo safe pregnancy and childbirth avoid spreading

sexually transmitted infections decrease violence against women increase the equality of women

The definition of the World Bank specifies: A bank with a mission to aid developing and under-developed nations of the world to:

Reduce poverty. Develop an investment-environment. Increase job opportunities. Work towards sustainable economic

growth.

Promote socio-economic growth through investment.

Strengthen governments with education. Empower the development of legal and

judicial systems, business opportunities and protection of individual rights.

Benefit from micro credit as well as large corporate undertakings.

Combat corruption. Promote research and training

opportunities

Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Increase lending to middle-income countries.

Develop and forward easily payable interest rates.

Generate low or no interest loans to under-developed countries.

Increase periodic grant-investments by member countries.

comprises the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or IBRD and the International Development Association or IDA. It is also responsible for the working of the International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes. The primary role of the World Bank is the unbiased distribution of funds for economic upliftment of the international community. It bears the responsibility of ensuring aid to settle investment disputes and facilitate fiscal and infrastructural reconstruction, worldwide.

United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries

16 October 1945 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

1. Administration and Finance, 2. Agriculture and Consumer Protection, 3. Economic and Social Development, 4. Fisheries and Aquaculture, 5. Forestry, 6. Knowledge and Communication, 7. Natural Resource Management and

Technical Cooperation.

1. Putting information within reach2. Sharing policy expertise3. Providing a meeting place for

nations4. Bringing knowledge to the field

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, set up to provide humanitarian help and assistance in developing countries.

1994

Educate people from Danish priority countries in the region;

Develop and update curricula within three focal areas: integrated  watershed development management, integrated tropical coastal zone management, modelling tools for environmental and resources management;  

Maintain and strengthen the educational and research capacity within water quality management and waste water treatment.

The Commission has undertaken a significant effort to improve the quality of the planning and organisation of its work

The Commission drafts proposals for new European laws and manages the day-to-day business of implementing EU policies and allocating EU funds. It also makes sure that everyone abides by the European treaties and laws.

Exiting the economic crisis and creating sustainable growth and jobs

Enhancing the rights and security of European citizens

Strengthening Europe's role in the world

Central Library Communication European Anti-Fraud Office Eurostat Historical archives Joint Research Centre Publications Office Secretariat General

Bureau of European Policy Advisers European Commission Data Protection Officer Human Resources and Security Informatics Infrastructures and Logistics - Brussels Infrastructures and Logistics - Luxembourg Internal Audit Service Interpretation Legal Service Office For Administration And Payment Of Individual Entitlements Translation

The Red Cross is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S. affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

The red cross supplies roughly 44% of the donated blood in the united states

The red cross provided allograft tissuse for transplant

First aid, CPR,AED,water safety and life guarding baby sitting disaster preparedness

Training programmes for lay persons and also for youth

It provides food shelter health mental healthservices

The Red Cross, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and its nearly 100 million volunteers, educates and mobilizes communities to overcome life-threatening vulnerabilities.

global health, disaster preparedness and response, and Restoring Family Links and International Humanitarian Law

dissemination. The Red Cross is involved with many

international projects, such as the Measles Initiative, malaria programs in Africa,

Emergency and non emergency services to the united states military. The most notable service is emergency family communications, where families can contact the Red Cross to send important family messages (such as a death in the family, or new birth).

Is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. President John F. Kennedy created USAID in 1961 by executive order to implement development assistance programs in the areas authorized by the Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 An independent federal agency,

Goals include providing "economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States". It operates in Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and Eurasia.

Disaster relief Poverty relief Technical cooperation on global issues U.S. bilateral interests Socioeconomic development

The Colombo Plan is a regional organization that embodies the concept of collective inter-governmental effort to strengthen economic and social development of member countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. The primary focus of all Colombo Plan activities is on human resources development

History The organization was born out of a

Commonwealth Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), in January 1950. At this meeting, a Consultative Committee was established to provide a framework within which international cooperation efforts could be promoted to raise the living standards of people in the region

The "Plan" is not meant to be an integrated master plan to which national plans were expected to conform. It is, instead, a framework for bi-lateral arrangements involving foreign aid and technical assistance for the economic and social development of the region.

To promote interest in and support for the economic and social development of Asia and the Pacific;

To promote technical cooperation and assist in the sharing and transfer of technology among member countries;

To keep under review relevant information on technical cooperation between the member governments, multilateral and other agencies with a view to accelerating development through cooperative effort;

To facilitate the transfer and sharing of the developmental experiences among member countries within the region with emphasis on the concept of South-south cooperation

The Colombo Plan has 4 permanent programmes:

Programme for Public Administration & Environment (PPA & ENV)

Programme for Private Sector Development (PPSD)

Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) Long-Term Scholarships Programme

(LTSP)

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) is one of the largest private international humanitarian organizations in the world. World-wide staffing exceeds 12,000, most of whom hale from the nation they assist.

CARE was founded in 1945 to provide relief to survivors of World War II. The relief came in CARE Packages, which were U.S. Army surplus 10-in-1 food parcels left over from the planned U.S. invasion of Japan. The service let Americans send the packages to friends and families in Europe.

WOMEN are the heart of the CARE community based efforts

Improve basic education Prevent the spread of HIV increase access to clean water and

sanitation Expand economic opportunity and protect

natural resources Emergency aided services ,and natural

disasters

1. Agriculture and natural resources 2. Cross cutting initiatives3. Economic Development4. Education5. Emergency relief6. Health7. HIV/AIDS8. Nutrition and water.

The International Labour Organization is the specialised agency of the United Nations which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights. It was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which brought the League of Nations into being and it became the first specialised agency of the UN in 1946.

Promote and realize fundamental principles and rights at work

Create greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income

Enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all

Strengthen Tripartism and Social Dialogue

・ formulate international policies and programmes aimed at promoting fundamental human rights, improving living and working conditions and developing employment opportunities ・ Establish international labour standards aimed at directing national action towards the implementation of fundamental principles and rights at work

・ Develop a wide technical cooperation programme at the international level ・ Implement training, education, research and publication programmes in support of other means of action.

1. Nutrition2. Prevention and control of communicable

diseases3. Environmental sanitation4. Maternity benefit5. First aid6. Creche7. Mental health8. Health education

UNESCO is to contribute to the building peace ,eradication of poverty sustainable development and inter cultural dialogue through eradication ,the sciences, culture,communication and information.

Attaining quality education for all and life long learning.

Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development.

Addressing emerging social and ethical challenges.

Fostering cultural diversity ,intercultural dialogue and a culture peace

Building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.

Has 193 member states and seven associate members states. it has head quarters in Paris.

The work has five programme Education Natural sciences Social and human sciences Culture Communication and information.

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

ACCESS TO

INFORMATION AND

KNOWLEDGE

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

SOCIAL AND

HUMAN SCIENCES

SECONDARY EDUCATION

ADOLSCENT GIRLS

ECCE

FUNCTIONS

NATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES

It was founded in the year 1920, its head quarters in Delhi.

ORGANIZATION The vice chair man is elected by the members of

the managing body The national managing body consists 19

members. The chair man and6membersare nominated by

the president .The remaining 12 are elected by the states and union territory branches through an electoral college and the secretary general.

1-Enhancethecapacity of Indian red cross to deliver its humanitarian message both with in and out side.

2-Increase the capacity in disaster preparedness.

3-Increase the capacity in health and care in braches and national headquarters.

4-Raise the capacity of the branches and that of national head quarters in mobilizing organizing and managing local resources.

UNIVERSALITY

UNITY

VOLUNTARYSERVICES

INDEPENDANCE

NEUTRALITY

IMPARIALITY

HUMANITY

PRINCIPLES

A) Relief work B) Milk and medical supplies C) Armed forces D) Maternal and child welfare services E) Family planning F) Blood bank and first aid

Promote life and health through training and education on safety ,primary health care and healthy living.

Encourage community service through training and education.

Promote international friendship with activities that cultivate a humanitarian spirit.

Technical support in the development of youth programmes, fund raising, identification of material and human resources.

JUNIOUR RED CROSS; Children and adolescent also represent a substantial part of the member ship of red cross for its humaanitarian.

It was established in1952. It is single largest agency in the voluntary

sector engaged in promoting development services for the child.

To improve the nutritional status of children in the age group of 0-6years

To lay down the foundations for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child.

To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school drop out.

To achieve effective coordination of policy and implementation amongst the various department to promote child development

To enhance the capacity of the manner to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

1.BALWADI 2.THE EARLY CHILD HOOD EDUCATION

CENTERS 3.TRAINING PROGRAMMES

India’s largest leading reproductive and sexual health organization, established in 1949 with head quarters in mumbai.

It supports right of individuals to reproductive choices , including legal and safe abortion

Population stabilization. Prevention of unsafe abortion and sex

selective abortions Reduction in IMR,MMR Reduction in reproductive morbidity of men

and women Reduction in sexually transmitted diseases Gender equity and equality Meeting sexual ,reproductive health needs

It was founded in the year 1925 ON 27 JAN

Objectives

Production and distribution of health education and publicity material on leprosy.

Publication of quarterly Indian journal of leprosy.

Conducting training courses of 9 months on physiotherpy

Organizing the ALL INDIA LEPROSY WORKERS CONFERENCE and REGIONAL CONFERENCE .

Providing assistance to voluntary organizations.

Organizing exhibitions on leprosy in delhi Running of two mobile leprosy treatment

units .

FUNCTION: To function as an organization dedicated to the upliftment and betterment of women and children.