Role Of International Agencies And NGOs Flashcards
What is WHOs role?
Direct and coordinate international health within the UNs system.
Health care systems.
Treatments
Work work NGOs
What diseases does the WHO focus on?
Malaria. Women’s health. HIV Ebola Sanitation
Criticism of who?
Over bureaucratic
Lacking practical frontline application.
Name 2 WHO successes.
Polio eradication by 99%
Help develop MDGs
Which agency helps prevention and treatment of HIV
UNAIDS
What is UNICEFs aim
Helping achieve sustainable development goals.
Reverse spread of aids and malaria
How much external health do NGOs give to developing countries ?
20%
What scale do NGOs work on ?
Local
National
International
Who are NGOs funded by?
Public donations
Name some NGOs
Oxfam
Wikimedia
Brac
Where are NGOs being increasingly promoted ?
LICs
Governments cannot cope with epidemics
How do NGOs provide help to LICs
Health care
Food
Shelter
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Name 3 attributes NGOs have that increase their effectiveness?
Reach areas of severe need.
Local involvement.
Sustainability, adaptivness
Name 4 main areas NGOs play in health promotion and provision
Service providers
Social welfare
Support activities
Research
Service providers
Treating illness in the absence of existing government
Social welfare activities
Ensuring health infrastructure is in place
Clean water
Support activities
Working with and training locals
CPR
Research
To improve efficient of prevents campaigns
Name 3 things NGOs help with
Family planning
Food distribution
Water groups
Name 4 advantages of NGOs
Meet specific community needs - sustainable.
Long term commitment.
More cost effective than governments.
Can go to remote areas and undertake missions where governments can’t do
Name 4 limitations of NGOs
Financial and management.
Small scale.
Difficult to regulate.
Lack legitimacy
What 3 groups are international health organisations divided into ?
Multilateral.
Bilateral.
Non- governmental
What does multilateral mean?
Funding comes from multiple governments and distributed to many countries.
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What does bilateral mean
Governmental agencies in single countries providing aid to developing countries
USAID
Project hope.
Largest ngo devoted to international health In USA.
Annual budget exceeding $100 million
Oxfam.
Most important in long term international health.
UK 1943
Helps 10 other countries.
Humanitarian NGOs
Red Cross
Red crescent movement
Medecine sans frontiers MSF
Health aid to victims of war and natural disasters.
Enters war torn areas.
What 3 groups are health organisations divided into ?
Mulilateral
Bilateral
Non governmental
Term multilateral
Means that funding comes from multiple governments
Distributed to many different countries
Eg of multilateral organisations
United Nations
World health organisation
