WHO leadership priorities

Question 1

describe WHO

Answer 1

branch of UN promoting global health

Question 2

what are the WHO leadership priorities

Answer 2

advancing universal health cover
addressing the social, economic and environmental determinents
implementing the provision of the international health regulations
addressing the challenge of noncommunicable diseases, mental health, violence, injury and disability
increasing access to essential, high quality, effective and affordable health products
health related sdg’s

Question 3

describe advancing universal health coverage

Answer 3

• All people and communities can receive quality services they need; and are protected from health threats, without suffering financial hardship
• Getting help from well trained health workers
• Ability to access medicines and other health products needed
• Delivering safe, effective treatment
• Policies enabling quality services to be available for everyone

Question 4

describe health related sdgs

Answer 4

• Promoting health related SDG’s – particularly goal 3 though all are related
• Reducing global maternal mortality: increase access to healthcare during all stages of pregnancy
• Preventing death of newborns/those under 5: improving access to immunisation
• Preventing hepatitis, tuberculosis: improving access to immunisation
• Preventing HIV/AIDS, malaria: providing education and delivering condoms, mosquito nets

Question 5

describe addressing the challenge of…

Answer 5

• Non communicable diseases ((CCCD) CVD’s, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (COPD, asthma), diabetes)
o Provide technical support to assist with early detection
o Improve access to affordable pharmaceuticals
o Simplify treatment of conditions, so they can be delivered through community based primary care rather than large hospitals
• Mental health
o Help countries develop policies, actions and law to protect rights
o Provid mental, psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies
• Violence/injuries
o Gather info to provide prevention programs and evaluate success
o Provide services such as trauma care
• Disability
o Enhance community based rehabilitation to enable better access/quality
o Strengtehn health systems to provide rehabilitiation and assistive technology

Question 6

describe implementing the provision of the international health regulations

Answer 6

• A document that outlines measures contries should take to erduce spread of diseases which could cross borders/threaten people worldwide
• Supports/encourages countries to implements such measures
o Airport control
o Quarantine
o Ensuring resources to treat disease outbreaks are readily available

Question 7

describe increasing access to essential, high quality, effective and affordable medical products

Answer 7

• Standardise health terminology, the way research is carried out, classification system used for health related info; enables different groups worldwide to share resources/data regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases
• Ensure all countries use the same name for same medicaitons making it accessible to everyone everywhere

Question 8

describe addressing the social, economic and environmental determinants

Answer 8

• Inequities in health outcomes often due to social, economic and environmental determinants
o Social health protection, disaster preparedness, setting standards in relation to env hazards, climate change, energy and transportation policy, food safety, nutrition, celan water and sanitation
o Five areas:
 Improved governance for health and development
 Global governance and collaboration
 Participation in policy making and implementation
 Reorintating health sector towards promoting health and reducing health inequities
 Monitoring progress and increasing accountability