Solutions

Question 1

When was the WHO formed?

Answer 1

1948

Question 2

What panel reviewed the WHO’s response to COVID-19?

Answer 2

Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Question 3

How many deaths did COVID cause worldwide?

Answer 3

3.3 million

Question 4

What suggestions could improve global health governance?

Answer 4

• global threats council
• disease surveillance
• G7 nations commit funding to health programmes (eg Covax)

Question 5

What is a success of the WHO?

Answer 5

• eradicated smallpox
• eradicated type 2 and 3 polio
• encourage breastfeeding and immunisations

Question 6

What is a failure of the WHO?

Answer 6

• type 1 Polio still exists in 2 countries today
• cholera, diarrhoea and TB still kill thousands every year, despite cures being available
• concerns over the political aspect (eg buying votes)

Question 7

When was smallpox eradicated?

Answer 7

1977

Question 8

What are the advantages of NGOs?

Answer 8

• lower costs
• involved in the community
• smaller scale so more focused
• able to adapt

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of NGOs?

Answer 9

• undermine government intervention
• harder to regulate
• funding is more difficult; does this impact the help they can provide?

Question 10

How much was Polio reduced by in 2006?

Answer 10

99%

Question 11

How many countries do MSF work in?

Answer 11

75

Question 12

When was MSF founded?

Answer 12

1971

Question 13

How many associations make up MSF?

Answer 13

26

Question 14

How much of the money raised for MSF in 2022 came from individuals and private institutions?

Answer 14

97% of the €2.25 billion raised

Question 15

In 2022, how many people were on first-line antiretroviral treatments provided by MSF?

Answer 15

31,500

Question 16

When did MSF open an outpatient treatment centre for HIV in the DRC?

Answer 16

2002

Question 17

How many people did HIV kill in the DRC in the early 2000s?

Answer 17

50,000-200,000 per year

Question 18

How many healthcare centres were supported by MSF in Kinshasa?

Answer 18

around 30

Question 19

How many people in the DRC died from HIV in 2021?

Answer 19

14,000

Question 20

How are the WHO and MSF involved in the new HIV preventing drug, CAB-LA?

Answer 20

• WHO included it in PrEP guidlines
• MSF working on distributing the drug for use where it is needed

Question 21

How many routine vaccinations did MSF provide in 2022?

Answer 21

3.2 million

Question 22

What % of MSFs funds come from how many individual donors?

Answer 22

89% from 6 million donors

Question 23

What are 3 examples of international agencies involved in managing global health?

Answer 23

WHO
Unicef
World bank (loans for health investments)