international organisations and NGO's

Question 1

international health organisations are divided into 3 groups

Answer 1

multilateral organisations
bilateral organisations
non-governmental organisations

Question 2

what does the term multilateral mean?

Answer 2

means that funding comes from multiple governments and is distributed to many different countries

Question 3

what does WHO stand for?

Answer 3

world health organisation

Question 4

what is the primary role of the WHO?

Answer 4

direct and coordinate health within the UN’S system

Question 5

what are the successes of the WHO?

Answer 5

• 1998 WHO launched global polio eradication initiative and by 2006 the number of cases was reduced by 99%
• worked in partnership with other agencies to achieve health related MDG’s
• 1997- achieved aim of eradicating small pox from globe

Question 6

UN bodies also involved

Answer 6

UNAIDS

UNICEF

Question 7

what does UNAIDS do?

Answer 7

an innovative partnership that leads and inspires the world on achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and support

Question 8

what does UNICEF do?

Answer 8

works towards achieving MDG’S and focus to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria

Question 9

why do governments trust charities?

Answer 9

as they don’t have a political agenda

Question 10

what do NGO’s do?

Answer 10

provide approx 20% of all external aid to developing countries

Question 11

what are NGO’s?

Answer 11

non-profit organisation which operates independently of both governement and of profitable business, organised on a local or international level and funded by public donations

Question 12

NGO’s attributes that increase their effectiveness

Answer 12

• ability to reach areas of severe need
• promotion of local involvement
• adaptiveness, innovation, independence and sustainability

Question 13

what are the advantages of NGO’s?

Answer 13

• can undertake missions in areas where govs cant
• more cost effective
• ability to innovate and adapt
• small scale projects
• higher success rate
• long term sustainability

Question 14

limitations of NGO’s

Answer 14

• limited financial and management expertise
• small scale interventions
• possible lack of legitimacy
• difficult to regulate
• can lack transparency and accountability

Question 15

Bill and Melinda gates foundation

Answer 15

• NGO set up in 2000

- 2015 264.5 million given towards improving seeds and soul for African farmers so that rural families remain healthy

Question 16

evaluate the role of international agencies and NGO’s in combating disease at the global scale

Answer 16

WHO - sucesses and evidence
NGO’s-strengths and weaknesses
british heart foundation
MSF

Question 17

what are some of the things that the british heart foundation has done? (read BHF sheet)

Answer 17

• sugar levy on soft drink industry
• tobacco
• smoking in cars
• cigarette vending machines
• food labelling
• cardiac rehab in scotland
• social care

Question 18

what does MSF stand for?

Answer 18

medecins sans frontieres

Question 19

what is MSF?

Answer 19

NGO that exists to save lives by providing medical care where it is needed most

Question 20

where does MSF funding come from?

Answer 20

90% of funding comes from 6 million individual donors around the world - remaining funding comes from govs

Question 21

what are the failures of the WHO?

Answer 21

• disease proved more persistent and resistant to drugs
• cholera, diarrhoea and TB killing thousands of children and adults each year
• TB - misuse of antibiotics has caused severe problems with the disease becoming resistant

Question 22

aid in developing countries

Answer 22

Aid from international health organisations in developed countries pays for less that 5% of total healthcare costs in developing world

Question 23

Donor aid

Answer 23

donor aid pays for more than 50% of total health bill in developing countries

Question 24

what are bilateral agencies?

Answer 24

governmental agencies in a single country which provides aid to developing countries