Health and Disease

 

INTRODUCTION

 

          Health and disease knew no boundary as the globe.  Sir Paul. Russel Says Nothing on the earth is more international than disease.  If the disease breaks in the form  of epidemic in one part of the world, it is a treat to other parts of the world too.  Since of the international health agencies are WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, International Redcross, CARE, Ford Foundations, Rock Feller foundation, Colombo plan.  These all agencies help the world to prevent disease and promotes of health.  Today the international health work is established on a every solid scientific basis.  It is essential to briefly consider some of the international agencies which are of great importance to India in promoting health process.

 

 

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION [WHO]

 

          WHO is one of the specialized agencies of United Nations, also it is a non-political health agency, with headquarters in Geneva.

 

          The WHO is not the World Health Service, but helps governments at their request and in accordance with policies laid by world Health Assembly.

 

 

OBJECTIVES

 

          The main objective of the WHO is “the attainment by all people of the highest level of health” which is set out in the preamble of the constitution.  The preamble of the constitution states.

 

          “Health is a State of complete, physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.  The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic and social condition.

 

          The health of all people is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security and is dependent upon the fullest co-operation of individuals and states.

 

          The achievement is the promotion of health and control of disease.

 

FUNCTIONS

 

Ø  To assist in strengthening National Health Services.

Ø  It directs and co-ordinates the health rate throughout the world.

Ø  To maintain epidemiological statistical services.

Ø  To estimate sporadic, endomic and other diseases.

Ø  To promote the prevention of accidental injuries by improvement of nutrition, housing, sanitation, recreation and other aspects of environmental hygiene.

Ø  To prepare international connection and regulation on health.

Ø  To see that people who travel from one country to another are protected against disease such as small pox.

Ø  Promote maternal and child health services.

Ø  To promote and conduct research to improve in standards of education in health promotion.

Ø  To promote international standards of food, biological and pharmaceutical products.

Ø  To bring about uniform standard of strength by purity of medical substances to drugs vaccine.

Ø  To assist in developing public opinion on health matters and health statistics.

 

WHO CONTRIBUTION TO INDIA

 

Ø  Control of communicable diseases.

Ø  Strengthening the public health administration.

Ø  Improving the environment sanitation.

Ø  Improving the quality of life of family by MCH care nutrition and health education.

Ø  Provision of education and training of all types of professional and auxiliary health workers.

Ø  Assist in Biomedical Research Programme including research in family planning methods.

Ø  WHO functions within the country, WHO works with and through the ministry of health.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF WHO IN THE DEVLEOPMENT OF NURSING SERVICES

 

          The main objective of the WHO is the attainment of by all people of the highest level of health.  The achievement is the promotion of health and control of disease so the
WHO helps the nursing services move.  Some of its functions are promote maternal and child health services.  To see that people who travel from one contrary to another are protected against disease such as small pox and also to estimate sporadic, endomic and other disease and to bring about uniform standard of strength by purity and medical substance to drug vaccine. So WHO help in the development of nursing services.