UNIT 4: AOS2 Promoting Global Health Flashcards
EMERGENCY AID
Emergency aid: The rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve suffering, during and after man-made emergencies such as wars and natural disasters such as flood, tsunami or earthquake. The term emergency aid can also be called ‘humanitarian aid’.
BILATERAL AID
Bilateral aid: Where aid is given by one country directly to another. An example of bilateral aid is when Australia provides aid to East Timor.
MULTILATERAL AID
Where aid is provided through an international organisation, such as the World Bank, United Nations or World Health Organization. Multilateral aid combines donations from a number of countries and then distributes them to the recipients.
NON GOV AID
NGOs take different approaches to aid, which include specific projects or programs, emergency aid, volunteering, education and development. The aid provided by NGOs often focus on communities
AUSTRALIAN AID
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) manages the Australian Government’s overseas aid program. DFAT aims to reduce poverty in developing countries and improve human development, with a focus on assisting developing countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
How does Australia provide the AID?
- provides funds to international aid organisations such as the UN and WHO, who deliver aid programs in developing countries
- Forms bilateral partnerships:
- Funding NGO’s
- Providing Humanitarian Assistance
- Immediate support in emergencies
AUSTRALIAN AID PRIORITIES
- economic development, including encouraging trade and private sector investment
- health, including supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS, –malaria and tuberculosis
- education
- empowering women and girls
- effective governance
- humanitarian aid.
WHAT IS THE UN?
An international agency which consists of 192 countries which work together in an effort to solve global problems.
-Vote on global issues to resolve conflict
UN PURPOSE?
to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development, based on the principles of justice, human dignity and the wellbeing of all people’
UN 4 KEY ACTION AREAS
- International peace & security
- Human rights
- Humanitarian action
- Economic & social development
HUMAN RIGHTS
created the declaration of human rights - which states basic rights and freedoms which all are entitled to
HUMANITARIAN ACTION
provides emergency relief
-displaced people, after natural disasters
INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
aims to end conflict
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
aim to promote higher living standards, full employment and improve social and economic conditions. This therefore works towards eradicating poverty
WHO IS WHO?
Global health organisation
It is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the UN
WHO’S OBJECTIVES
the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health
-They work with GO and NGO’s on issues of global health with the aim of improving peoples well being.
WHAT DOES ‘WHO’ DO?
- established international health regulations
- work closely with countries to ensure they have the people and skills needed to carry out work, and provide training
- have developed programs focusing on improving health and development when sudden outbreaks of disease occur
- provide emergency relief
WHO 6 POINT AGENDA
- Promoting Development
- Fostering health security
- Strengthening health systems
- Harnessing research, information and evidence
- Enhancing Partnerships
- Improving performance
Safe Water & Sanitation: BRINGING SAFE WATER CLOSER TO HOME
Literacy: LITERACY BOOST
NGO: Save the children Provides monthly training workshops for teachers focusing on how to teach and knowledge of vocabulary, comprehension, reading fluency etc. This allows children to be better educated with how to read improving literacy
WaterAid Australia=Works in partnership with communities to build pumps and wells within close proximity to homes and villages-
Immunisation: MEASLES AND RUBELLA INITIATIVE
NGO- American red cross Local community members work with red cross volunteers to go door to door explaining the importance of immunisations. Immunisations are set up in accessible places where people who need them most are.
Malaria: NOTHING BUT NETS
Multilateral- provided through UN Purchases nets and distributes them to families that need them most in Africa
HIV/AIDS: ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
Multilateral- provided by the Global fund Implemented through
Food Security: FOOD FOR ASSET
Multilateral- provided by the World Food Programme Pays workers and farmers with food so they can start to build hunger free futures for their own communities. Boosts crop yield as it allows farmers and workers to devote their time to building infrastructure.
Literacy: LITERACY BOOST
Save the children=Provides monthly training workshops for teachers focusing on how to teach and knowledge of vocabulary, comprehension, reading fluency etc. This allows children to be better educated with how to read improving literacy
