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About the WHO: ❖ The World Health Organization researches diseases and illnesses and finds cures for them ❖ They provide tool kits and scientists in other countries to keep diseases under control ❖ WHO WHO
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World Health Organization
Cariey Barickman, Rob Davis, Jazmine Miner, Grace Skolosh, and Nick Zinni
Location of WHO ❖WHO member countries are located in
six regions➢ Africa, the Americas, South-East
Asia, Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, and the Western Pacific
➢ The main office is located in Geneva, Switzerland
About the WHO:❖ The World Health Organization
researches diseases and illnesses and finds cures for them
❖ They provide tool kits and scientists in other countries to keep diseases under control
❖WHO
Location of WHO Continued:
WHO Organization:
● All projects are supervised by the World Health Assembly
● 194 member states● Thirty-four members are a part of the
executive board● Staffed by 8000 health experts
Sources of Funding:❖ The WHO budget is mainly financed through
donations❖ Founded in 1825, the George Washington
University Medical Center (GWUMC) is internationally recognized for funding WHO
❖ Interdisciplinary academic Health Care Center also contributes funding
❖ APOC is funded entirely from voluntary contributions
Sources of Funding Continued
WHO in action:❖April 7,2015 was World Health Day.
The slogan was “From farm to plate, make food safe.”
❖Recent years have seen tremendous progress in the fight of Tuberculosis (TB). On March 24, 2015 the WHO “geared up to end TB”
WHO and the current Ebola outbreak:Response...Preparedness...Research and Development
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Apr 2015.❖ "WHO Regional Offices." World Health Organization. 1 Jan. 2015. WHO. Web. 31 Mar.
2015.❖ World Health Organization. United Nations News Centre, 2013. Film. 6 Apr 2015.❖ World Health Organization Logo. 2015. Graphic. World Health Organization Web. 6 Apr
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