The World Health Organization and its Role in Health and Development

Riikka Koskenmaki, Egle Granziera and Gian Luca Burci

Chapter 2 in Health and Development, 2009, pp 16-55 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract WHO is the lead agency for health within the UN system. Since its establishment in 1948, WHO works for development by fighting diseases and other conditions which affect disproportionately the poor. During the 1990s, health achieved unprecedented recognition as a key driver of socioeconomic progress. As a consequence, promoting development now figures as a top objective in WHO’s agenda (World Health Organization 2007d).

Keywords: World Health Organization; Intellectual Property; Primary Health Care; World Trade Organization; International Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230581982_2

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