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Introduction• Specialized, non political health agency of United

nations• Concerned with international public health• Headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland• Established on 7th April, 1948• Head of WHO - Margaret Chan, Director General • 7th April - World Health day• 2014/2015 proposed budget of the WHO is about US$4

billion• 61 countries on 22 July 1946 signed constitute of WHO

HistoryWhen diplomats met to form the United Nations in 1945, one of the things they discussed was setting up a global health organization.• First International Sanitary

Conference (1851)• Pan American Sanitary Bureau (1902)• The health organization of the

league of nations (1923)• UNRA (1943)• International health conference

(1946)

Turkish doctor inoculates child

against TB, 1970s

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WHO Role 1) Providing Leadership and engage in joint action 2) Shaping research agenda 3) Setting norms and Standards, promoting,

monitoring and implementation 4) Ethical and evidence based policy 5) Providing technical support, catalyzing change 6) Building sustainable institutional capacity 7) Monitoring health and assessing health trends

WHO People and OfficesMore than 7000 people from more than 150 countries work for the Organization in 150 WHO offices.

In addition to medical doctors, public health specialists, scientists and epidemiologists, WHO staff include people trained to manage administrative, financial, and information systems, as well as experts in the fields of health statistics, economics and emergency relief.

WHO at glance

Role of WHO in HR

Human Resources development planning:• Is time-consuming, not a "one-shot deal"• Mandate for multi-sectoral involvement from high-

level • Participation of high-level decision-makers• Training in human resources development planning• Review of human resources development, documents

the number, type, job profile etc. • Should result in a prioritized list of concrete activities • A proposed timeline and a budget which can be used

in drafting funding proposals• Should provide an institutionalized mechanism and

clear opportunities for ongoing inter-sectoral participation.

HUMAN RESOURCES

General Policies and Guidelines• Access to Employee Personnel Files

• Alertline • Disabilities Resources and Services

• Environmental, Health and Safety

• Extreme Weather Conditions

WHO Company

Since 1978

General Guidelines • Attendance

• Hours of Work

• Alcoholic Beverages , Tobacco and Smoking Policy

• Personal Hygiene • Workers’ Compensation

WHO Means

WHO- The Power of Health Workers.mp4

THANK YOU

Nikhil K. WayngankarRoll No: 101

Date: 5th March 2017