WHO – THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WHO is the World Health Organization? The World Health Organization is a
United Nations governing body in charge of directing and coordinating
health issues around the world. It is responsible for providing
leadership on global health matters, and is in charge of keeping health
research data and statistics in addition to setting the norms and health
standards for the entire world. They provide technical support to
countries in helping them manage illnesses and diseases as they arise.
In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defense against transnational threats.
WHO 6 PART AGENDA
- Promoting Development – A dedication to providing and promoting health and health resources in the under developed areas of the world. This includes bringing health treatments and vaccines to the regions of the world hardest hit by diseases and illness.
- Fostering Health Security – Using strong health regulations to limit the spread of diseases through environmental mismanagement, the way food is produced, and the use and misuse of antibiotics.
- Strengthening Health Systems – Helping health systems in certain areas to reach out to poor, underserved areas to spread health care and disease prevention accessible to all.
- Harnessing Research, Information & Evidence – One key to battling the health issues of the world, is to gather the information necessary to watch potential health risks and keep track of the spread of illnesses especially across international lines.
- Enhancing Partnerships – With the support and collaboration of many partners, including UN agencies and other international organizations the WHO uses the strategic power of evidence to encourage partners to implement programs and align their activities with the best technical guidelines.
- Improving Performance – The WHO is constantly measuring its performance and is constantly trying to improve its results. It expects to see clear measurable results for all of its efforts.
Using this six part agenda, the World Health Organization is attempting to help underprivileged areas of the world, more sanitary and safer environments for their residents. By making the world a cleaner and healthier place and reducing the diseases that plague these countries to more reasonable numbers, they are making the world a safer place to live in. And by tracking the instances of diseases can help prevent the spread of deadly disease to other areas of the world.