Ch8 Globalizing the policy process

Question 1

WHO & function

Answer 1

Is a specific group within whole UN system, dealing with wellbeing of citizens of the world
Coordination of all specialist that work together

Question 2

Activities WHO

Answer 2

Technical assistance through programs
Managing databases of country health statistics
Conducting studies needs, evaluations, intervention tools
Publishing reports, training manuals

Question 3

World Bank influence in health sector

Answer 3

• 60s support for family planning programmes and nutrition to alleviate poverty
• 80s start of direct lending for health services in order to attack poverty and increase productivity
• 90s major funder of health sector activities and ‘World development Report: Investing in Health’
• Central role in health arena, as coordinator at country level
• Image as apolitical, neutral and successfull

Question 4

Several influences of UN

Answer 4

• UN member states, rich countries have significant influence over policy inside and outside UN agencies
• Civil society
• UN member states, less developed countries face many obstacles in policy process

Question 5

Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP)

Answer 5

Public, commercial and civil society who agree on shared goals and commit their organization = mutual investments

Question 6

Critics on PPP

Answer 6

• Increase influence of private sector in public policy (conflict of interests)
• Steering global priorities by private sector
• Distort policy agenda’s at national level

Question 7

Golden pentagle

Answer 7

Two additional players to triangle:
- public private partnerships
- international institutes