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  1. IFMSA Relationship to the World Health Organisation … and answers how it all fits into your work …

  2. World Health Organisation … directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system ever since its establishment in 1948. … 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.

  3. Regional Offices of the WHO EURO Headquarters SEARO AMRO/PAHO EMRO WPRO AFRO

  4. World Health Organisation’s Depts. • HIV, TB, Malaria • Communicable Diseases • Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health • Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments • Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals • Family and Community Health • Evidence and Information for Policy • General Management

  5. WHO and IFMSA … IFMSA has been recognized as the international forum for medical students by WHO in 1969, and since then is in a formal relationship to the WHO (reference: A30/348/3 – February 2008)

  6. Web Resources About IFMSA / WHO relationiship: http://www.who.int/civilsociety/relations/ngolisteb120.pdf About WHO meetings: http://www.who.int/gb/ http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2009/en/index.html About NGO Alliance on Health Promotion: http://www.ngos4healthpromotion.net Also look up internship opportunities!

  7. UN Agencies IFMSA collaborates with: UN www.un.org WHO www.who.int UNESCO www.unesco.org UNFPA www.unfpa.org UNHCR www.unhcr.org UNICEF www.unicef.org UN Programmes we collaborate with: UNAIDS www.unaids.org UNIFEM www.unifem.org

  8. UN Agencies we could collaborate more w/: UN DP www.undp.org UNODC www.unodc.org UNIDO www.unido.org UNCDF www.uncdf.org WFP www.wfp.org World Bank www.worldbank.org UN Programme we could collaborate with: UN Voulnteers www.unv.org

  9. UN Agencies sensitized to give to YNGOs Very Often Not as Often

  10. Thank you for your time & attention Silva Rukavina LO to the WHO lwho@ifmsa.org