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News:
Saima Wazed, nominated regional health
director of World Health Organisation
What's
in the news?
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Recently, the Bangladesh Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed, was nominated as the next Regional
Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region.
About
World Health Organisation:
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World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ specialized agency for
Health was founded in 1948.
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Its headquarters are situated in Geneva, Switzerland.
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There are 194 Member States, 150 country offices, six regional offices.
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It is an intergovernmental organization and works in collaboration with its
member states usually through the Ministries of Health.
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The WHO provides 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.
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It began functioning on April 7, 1948 – a
date now being celebrated every year as World Health Day.
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Objectives:
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To act as the directing and coordinating
authority on international health work.
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To establish and maintain effective
collaboration with the United Nations, specialized agencies, governmental
health administrations, professional groups and such other organizations as may
be deemed appropriate.
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To provide assistance to the Governments,
upon request, in strengthening health services.
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To promote cooperation among scientific
and professional groups which contribute to the advancement of health.
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World
Health Assembly:
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World Health Assembly (WHA) is WHO’s decision-making body attended by
delegations from all of WHO’s member states,
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It is held
yearly at the headquarters of WHO, i.e., Geneva, Switzerland.