IFMSA Relationship to the World Health Organisation

… and answers how it all fits into your work …

World Health Organisation

… directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system ever since its establishment in 1948. … responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

AMRO/PAHO

AFRO

EURO

EMROSEARO

WPRO

Headquarters

Regional Offices of the WHO

World Health Organisation’s Depts.

• HIV, TB, Malaria • Communicable Diseases• Non-communicable Diseases and Mental

Health• Sustainable Development and Healthy

Environments• Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals• Family and Community Health• Evidence and Information for Policy• General Management

WHO and IFMSA

… IFMSA has been recognized as the international forum for medical students by WHO in 1969, and since then is in a formal relationship to the WHO

(reference: A30/348/3 – February 2008)

Web Resources

About IFMSA / WHO relationiship:http://www.who.int/civilsociety/relations/ngolisteb120.pdf

About WHO meetings:http://www.who.int/gb/http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2009/en/index.html

About NGO Alliance on Health Promotion:http://www.ngos4healthpromotion.net

Also look up internship opportunities!

UN Agencies IFMSA collaborates with: UN

www.un.org

WHO www.who.int

UNESCO www.unesco.org

UNFPA www.unfpa.org

UNHCR www.unhcr.org

UNICEF www.unicef.org

UN Programmes we collaborate with:

UNAIDS www.unaids.org

UNIFEM www.unifem.org

UN Agencies we could collaborate

more w/: UN DP

www.undp.org

UNODC www.unodc.org

UNIDO www.unido.org

UNCDF www.uncdf.org

WFP www.wfp.org

World Bank www.worldbank.org

UN Programme we could collaborate with:

UN Voulnteers www.unv.org

UN Agencies sensitized to give to YNGOs

Not as Often

Very Often

Thank you for your time & attention

Silva Rukavina LO to the WHO

lwho@ifmsa.org