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World Health Organization
Amber Brown,Gage Schreckengost, Drew Gaver
About WHO● Provides leadership on global health
matters● Shapes the health research agenda● Sets standards● Finds evidence based on policy options● Provides technical support to countries
and monitor’s and health trends.
Location● World Health
Organization (WHO)
● Established on April 7, 1948.
● Headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
● Now, every year April 7 is celebrated as World Health Day.
● 2008 was the 60th anniversary of the World Health Organization.
Sources of funding
● The budget for 2008-2009 was 218 million.
● The budget was 67% higher than the previous years.
● More money is put towards volunteer work than anything.
● WHO is financed by contributions from the states.
● Largest contribution came from the United States in 2012 ($110 million)
ProjectsClimate Adaptation
● Studying the health risks to climate changes
● Addresses a wide range of health concerns
● Working together with other organizations.
● Countries will focus on most common issues
Other Projects● Child health● Chronic diseases, injuries and disability● Environmental health● HIV/AIDS● Maternal and reproductive health● Mental health and substance abuse● Nutrition● Tuberculosis
Treatment Methods
● WHO gives various treatments to different illnesses.
● Patients are always treated with safe and effective medicine
● Will treat everyone, no matter the circumstance.
Keep The Picture A Happy Memory
● http://youtu.be/0szb6tm-djM
Works Cited● "WHO news." World Health Organization.
WHO 2013, n.d. Web. 25 Feb 2013.● "A major public health problem" World Health
Organization.WHO 2013, n.d. Web. 25 Feb 2013.
● "Programmes and projects" World Health Organization.WHO 2013, n.d.
Web. 25 Feb 2013.