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PHE5AHR - AUSTRALIA’S INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RELATIONS

   

Added on  2020-05-16

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Running head: Australia’s International Health RelationsAustralia’s International HealthRelations

Australia’s International Health Relations1Table of ContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................2Discussion...................................................................................................................................................2Summary.....................................................................................................................................................4Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................5References...................................................................................................................................................7

Australia’s International Health Relations2IntroductionWorld Health Organization (WHO) is an agency which was created by the United Nations whichrelates to the concerns of the issues of international public health. It was created on 7th April, 1948 .It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. World Health Organization (WHO) is a member of the UN Development Group. The constitution of World Health Organization (WHO)was signed by 61 countries on 7th April,1948. Since its incorporation, it has played an important role in eliminating small pox from the world (WHO, 2018).For preparing the world health report, World Health Survey and World Health Day, WorldHealth Organization (WHO) does the survey and gathers information. Tedros Adhanom is theDirector General of WHO and he started his 5 year term on July 1, 2017. The parent organizationof World Health Organization (WHO) is United Nations Economic and Social Council(EOSOC). DiscussionThe main aim of World Health Organization (WHO) is to introduce certain reforms regardinghealth awareness in 154 countries which are its members. For executing the policies related tothe reforms, it is assisted by more than 7000 staff members and six regional offices. The motiveof World Health Organization (WHO) is to provide leadership issues relating to public health.World Health Organization (WHO) is accountable to define the agendas related to healthresearch and guidelines on health standards. It has endeavored to communicate the insurancepolicy options for compensating the losses suffered due to ill health of the people of the membercountries (WHO Reform Story, 2018). The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced certain reforms in the health sectorregarding awareness of health among the people of the member countries. The World HealthOrganization (WHO) has to shift its focus from international to global approach if it is to fulfillits mandate. For this, it has introduced certain universal health coverage programs for itsmembers. Its present policies comprise of removing communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS,Ebola, Malaria and Tuberculosis. It also endeavors to diminish the effects of non-communicablediseases and works upon the issues such as development of human health, nutrition, and

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