priorities of the WHO (AOS_2)

Question 1

three priorities of the WHO

Answer 1

• achieving universal health coverage (1 billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage)
• addressing health emergencies (1 billion more people better protected from health emergencies)
• promoting healthier populations (1 billion more people enjoying better health and wellbeing)

Question 2

what does achieving universal health coverage mean?

Answer 2

means that all people in a particular place (usually in a country) have access to quality healthcare without facing any barriers such as race, gender, financial status, etc. and are not at risk of financially suffering after using these services

Question 3

the WHO aims to progress towards achieving universal health coverage by addressing:

Answer 3

• service access and quality (high standard, financially, proximity etc.)
• health workforce (strong, large, trained)
• access to medicines, vaccines, and health products (financial and tangible access)
• governance and finance
• health information systems (monitoring of UHC)
• advocacy (greater focus on UHC on global scale)
• country support (individual support for countries)

Question 4

two focuses of addressing health emergencies

Answer 4

• building resilience: ensuring that people have a high level of resilience in time of outbreaks (e.g. education and earthquake resilient buildings)
• access to life-saving services: ensuring people who are affected have access to services that will alleviate further distress (e.g. health promotion and disease prevention)

Question 5

the WHO aims to progress towards promoting healthier populations by addressing:

Answer 5

• improving human capital across the life course (employability –> income –> taxes)
• accelerating action on preventing non-communicable diseases and promoting mental health (CVD, cancer, diabetes/stigma and access to help)
• accelerating elimination and eradication of high impact communicable diseases (HID/AIDS, TB, malaria, STDs etc. through equity, funding and community engagement)
• tackling antimicrobial resistance (occurs when microorganisms that cause diseases, e.g. bacteria and fungi, develop so that medication that are used to cure infections they cause are rendered ineffective –> ineffective treatment)
• addressing health effects of climate change in small island low and middle-income countries and other vulnerable states