Research Paper Rough
Saad Ahmad
Professor Strong
English 101
16 November 2014
World Health Organization:
Leading the Fight to Eradicate Communicable Diseases The World Health Organization is the United Nations agency that is concerned with international public health. It was established on April 7, 1948 and has its headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland. It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group. The WHO's Constitution states that its objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health"(2, Article 1). Eradication of an infectious disease is an extraordinary goal. The WHO is continuously working on its objectives and missions and has achieved commendable success in its fight against communicable diseases worldwide. Its efforts and achievements must be acknowledged.
As given on WHO’s website, “WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends”(World Health Org.). The WHO has played a significant role in the eradication of smallpox. Its current priorities include, in particular, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Communicable diseases are caused by infections. Infection is the invasion of a host organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce (“Infection”). The 2012–2013 WHO budget identified 13 areas among which funding was distributed. Two of those thirteen areas related to communicable diseases: the first, to reduce the health, social and economic burden of communicable diseases in general; the second to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in particular (“Programme” 5). In its pledge to achieve “health for all by
Professor Strong
English 101
16 November 2014
World Health Organization:
Leading the Fight to Eradicate Communicable Diseases The World Health Organization is the United Nations agency that is concerned with international public health. It was established on April 7, 1948 and has its headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland. It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group. The WHO's Constitution states that its objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health"(2, Article 1). Eradication of an infectious disease is an extraordinary goal. The WHO is continuously working on its objectives and missions and has achieved commendable success in its fight against communicable diseases worldwide. Its efforts and achievements must be acknowledged.
As given on WHO’s website, “WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends”(World Health Org.). The WHO has played a significant role in the eradication of smallpox. Its current priorities include, in particular, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Communicable diseases are caused by infections. Infection is the invasion of a host organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce (“Infection”). The 2012–2013 WHO budget identified 13 areas among which funding was distributed. Two of those thirteen areas related to communicable diseases: the first, to reduce the health, social and economic burden of communicable diseases in general; the second to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in particular (“Programme” 5). In its pledge to achieve “health for all by