The World Health Organization (WHO) / Kelley Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Kelley, 1962-

Series:

Global institutions series

Routledge global institutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Health Organization.

World Health Organization--History.

International Agencies.

History, 20th Century.

History, 21st Century.

International Agencies--history.

International Cooperation.

Global Health.

History.

Medical Subjects:

International Agencies.

History, 20th Century.

History, 21st Century.

International Agencies--history.

International Cooperation.

Global Health.

Physical Description:

xx, 157 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Summary:

The World Health Organization, as the United Nations specialized agency for health, has been at the center of international health cooperation for over 60 years. With origins dating from the nineteenth century, the WHO's mandate is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health. The huge challenge of fulfilling this objective has not only required high-level technical skills, but has led the organization to engage with a broad range of political and economic interests. The WHO has enjoyed many high-profile successes such as the global eradication of smallpox and control of SARS, and ongoing campaigns against polio and other diseases. On other issues, such as essential drugs, tobacco control, and diet and nutrition, efforts to tackle the broader determinants of health have brought the organization into contact with issues such as globalization, poverty, social justice, and human rights.

Drawing on the insights of the author, who has worked with and analyzed WHO activities over the past 15 years, this book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the WHO available. Kelley Lee analyses the WHO's role in international cooperation, examining its changing structures, key programs, and individuals. Of particular focus are the challenges the WHO has faced in recent years, given the emergence of other global health initiatives, and how the WHO has sought to remain effective as the "world's health conscience" within an increasingly complex global context.

The World Health Organization (WHO) will appeal to students, scholars, and all those interested in public health, development studies, and international relations.

Contents:

Creation of the World Health Organization

Structure and functions

Global campaigns against disease

Tackling the broad determinants of health

From international to global health.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-148) and index.

ISBN:

9780415370172

0415370175

9780415370134

0415370132

9780203029732

0203029739

OCLC:

191732409