GLOBAL HEALTH FINAL DRRILL

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WHO

mandate to set norms and standards, shape global research agenda, provide technical support to countries, and monitor disease trends;

Every country gets one vote

waning influence over time

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UNICEF

highly involved in child survival programs and immunization programs;

has a substantial budget

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World Bank

believes that markets are the best way to deliver health care

Lends money to countries that it thinks will generate a return on investment

Countries have voting power proportionate to economic size; the US has had effective veto power

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IMF (international monetary fund)

steps in when countries are in financial crisis;

structural adjustment programs;

privatization of national industries and cutback in government payroll

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bilateral organizations

aid agencies created by governments to assist other governments;

often have political goals that benefit the military or economic interests of the donor govt;

the withdrawal of the US from its long-standing role in global health impacts this significantly!

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Private Foundations

bill and melinda gates foundation, Rockefeller Foundation historically;

Donate to WHO, NGOs, and develop own agendas

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global gag rule

prohibits the use of US funds to support organizations that provide referrals to abortion providers, educate patients about a full set of reproductive healthcare options including abortion, or engages in advocacy for abortion rights in their own countries.

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PEPFAR (president's emergency plan for AIDs Relief)

provide lifesaving medications to people with HIV and AIDS; largest health initiative ever undertaken