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,
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
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
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.
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