(HEALTH)LESSON 4: GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES Flashcards
Is a PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE THE END OF AIDS,
TUBERCULOSIS, and malaria as epidemics.
- is a FINANCING MECHANISM rather than an implementing agency
The Global Fund
What the Global Fund does
MOBILIZES and INVESTS MORE THAN 4 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS RUN BY LOCAL EXPERTS IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES.
Where does the money come from in order to support the Global Fund
92% donor government
8% private sectors and foundations.
What does the Global Fund do to the budgeted money
To support programs that fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
The effective implementation and
monitoring of grants is at the core of our work to end of HIV, TB and malaria as epidemics and forms the longest part of the funding cycle.
Purpose of The Global Fund
Bolsters initiatives and programs that fight TB, Malaria and AIDS.
Sufficient budget gives the mechanism to sustain certain
programs anchored on such noble
objective.
Acronym under GAVI
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
Brings public and private
sectors to create equal access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest
countries.
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
Purpose/ Health initiatives of GAVI
Innovation for Uptake, Scale and
Equity in Immunization (INFUSE)
Seeks to bridge the gap between
vaccine delivery innovators and
implementing countries.
Importance of GAVI
Ensures that vaccines for immunity
are sufficient in target countries.
Helps boost the immune system of target beneficiaries.
Designated to serve as the LEAD AGENCY tasked TO DIRECT AND COORDINATE WITH ALL MEMBER NATIONS REGARDING LEADERSHIP, SUPERVISION, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION ON MATTERS ABOUT HEALTH.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Purpose/ Health initiatives of WHO
Alliance for Healthy Cities
An international network aiming to
protect and enhance the health of city dwellers thru legislations and issuances
Importance of WHO
Encourages local governments to
incorporate health issues and health concerns into all aspects of public
policy
The first treaty negotiated under the
auspices of World Health
Organization that seeks to control
tobacco consumption.
WHO Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC)
importance of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC)
Aims at protecting present and
future generations from the
devastating health, social,
environmental, and economic
consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco secondhand smoking.
A resolution on public health
problems caused by harmful use of
alcohol APPROVED BY WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY YEAR 2005 (WHA 58.26)
Recognizing that ALCOHOL HAS A WORLDWIDE IMPACT AND THAT STRATEGIES EXIST TO REDUCE SUCH AN IMPACT.
WHO’s Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
Importance of WHO’s Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
Establishes norms and creates a
framework to support both domestic action and international cooperation
on alcohol consumption.
It reduces harmful use of alcohol
through effective policy measures and by providing relevant infrastructures for tobacco control in target countries in the whole world.
Advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life for themselves.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP Strategic Plan
Anchored on the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development and
committed to the principles of
universality, equality and leaving no
one behind
Importance of UNDP
Helps countries in ACHIEVING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT by ERADICATING POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS AND DIMENSIONS.
It ACCELERATES STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING RESILIENCE TO CRISES AND SHOCKS.
Responsible for PROVIDING
HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENTAL AID TO CHILDREN WORLDWIDE. It
is among the most WIDESPREAD AND RECOGNIZABLE SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, with PRESENCE in 192 COUNTRIES and
territories.
United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Purpose/ Health Initiatives of UNICEF
Digital Health Initiative
STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS by DESIGNING AND DEPLOYING DIGITALLY ENABLED SOLUTIONS.
STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS
INCLUSIVE HEALTH SYSTEM for
children to survive and thrive and
become a resilient individual
