4a Mitigation and global mobility

Question 1

Main multilateral international organisation

Answer 1

WHO

Question 2

Jobs of WHO

Answer 2

Gathering health data
Leadership and identifying priority areas in health
Researching health problems
Monitoring international health
Supporting UN to devise health strategies
Providing technical support during health crises

Question 3

WHO collecting data

Answer 3

From 194 member states
Publishes them in World Health Statistics - available for all
Variable data

Question 4

WHO research health issues

Answer 4

Influenza, tropical diseases, mental health and vaccines

Question 5

WHO awareness of epidemics

Answer 5

Increases awareness of epidemics and outbreaks of new diseases
Develops strategies to combat and sets targets to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care
Promotes research into new drugs

Question 6

WHO working with agencies or governments

Answer 6

Liberia 2014 Ebola - couldn’t cope with measles outbreak
WHO, UNICEF and US CDC organised country-wide measles vaccination programme