International Health Agencies
UNICEF
- Established in 1946 with headquarter at New York.
- Southeast Asia region covers India.
- FUNCTION UNICEF works in close collaboration with WHO & other UN agencies.
- Child nutrition & health Family & child welfare Education
Content of services of UNICEF:
- Child health
- Child nutrition
- Family and child welfare
- Education (formal and non-formal)
UNICEF promotes GOBI campaign for a child health revolution.
It consists of:
- G: using growth charts for monitoring child development
- O: oral rehydration therapy to treat dehydration
- B: breastfeeding
- I: immunization
Regarding Baby-friendly UNICEF plan,
- Mother and child are left together 24 hours a day.
- Feeding on demand.
- No food/water given other than breast milk.
- Feeding is started within 1/2 hour of normal vaginal delivery and within 4 hours of Caesarean section.
World Bank
- Established in 1966.
- OBJECTIVES To help poorer nations develop their human & natural resources more fully.
- It covers every social & economic sector-agriculture, industry, education, science, health & manpower.
- It gives loan for Economic Growth.
- Assessment and aiding for development of funds for the National Blindness control Programme is done by World Bank.
- The eye condition for which the World bank assistance was provided to the National Programme for Control of Blindness is Cataract.
UNFPA
- UNFPA has been providing assistance to India since 1974.
- OBJECTIVES Intensive development of health & family welfare. Improvement of rural health services.
- To develop a national capability for the introduction of innovative approaches to family planning.
UNDP
- An international agency which works for Development or human & natural resources in a country .
FAO
- It was formed in 1945.
- Headquaters: Rome
- AIM To help nation wise living standard.
- To improve nutrition o the people of all countries.
- To increase the efficacy of farming, forestry & fisheries.
- To better the condition of rural people & widen opportunities of all people for productive work.
ILO
- In 1919. ILO was established.
- AIM To improve the working & living conditions of working population all over the world.
WORLD BANK PURPOSE
- TO develop less develop countries raise their living standard.
BILATERAL AGENCIES
USAID
- US Agency for International Development
- US govt Extends aid to India through 3 agencies;
- USAID The Public Law 480(food for peace programme)
- The US export-import Bank (Grants & loans) HELP Malaria eradication
- Medical education Nursing education Health education & Nutrition Water supply & sanitation Family planning
SIDA:
- Assisting the NTCP since 1979. DANIDA: DANIDA provides assistance for NBCP since 1978.
DFID
- The Department for International Development (DFID) is a United Kingdom government department primarily responsible for administering overseas aid
- The goal of the department is “to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty”.
- DFID’s main programme areas of work are; Education, Health & Social Services Water Supply and Sanitation Government and Civil Society Economic Sector (including Infrastructure, Production Sectors and Developing Planning) Environment Protection, Research, and Humanitarian Assistance.
AusAID Australian AID (the Australian Agency for International Development)
- Was the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia’s overseas aid program until 31 October 2013, when it ceased to be an executive agency and was integrated into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- The objective of the aid program is to assist developing countries to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest.
Exam Question
Content of services of UNICEF:
- Child health
- Child nutrition
- Fanmily and child welfare
- Education (formal and non-formal)
UNICEF promotes GOBI campaign for a child health revolution.
It consists of:
- G: using growth charts for monitoring child development
- O: oral rehydration therapy to treat dehydration
- B: breastfeeding
- I: immunization
- International Classification of Disease was devised by WHO.
- As per the World Health Organisation guidelines, iodine deficiency disorders are endemic in a community if the prevalence of goiter in school age children in more than 5 %.
- The world health organisation day is 7th April.
United nations agencies (other than WHO)
- UNICEF (United nations international children’s emergency fund).
- UNESCO
- FAO (Food & agriculture organization)
- UNDP (United nation development Programme)
- ILO (International labour organization)
- UNFPA (UN fund for population activity).
- The headquarters of UNESCO is in Paris,WHO- Geneva. UNICEF- New york, FAO- Rome.
- UNDP is an international agency which works for Development or human & natural resources in a country .
World Bank :
- It gives loan for economic Growth.
- Assessment and aiding for development of funds for the National Blindness control Programme is done by World Bank.
- The eye condition for which the World bank assistance was provided to the National Programme for Control of Blindness is Cataract.
- The organization concerned with improving the working and living conditions of the working population all over the world is ILO.
Regarding Baby-friendly UNICEF plan,
- Mother and child are left together 24 hours a day.
- Feeding on demand.
- No food/water given other than breast milk.
- Feeding is started within 1/2 hour of normal vaginal delivery and within 4 hours of Caesarean section.
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