The World Health Organization: achievements and failures

part Part I WHO's mandate, governance and programmes -- chapter 1 Mandate, structure and partners -- chapter 2 Strategy and programmes -- part Part II Global outbreaks and pandemics -- chapter 3 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARs) and the avian influenza -- chapter 4 The H1N1 flu pandemic crisis and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) -- chapter 5 The fight against Ebola -- chapter 6 Fighting Zika -- part Part III Communicable diseases: control, elimination or eradication? -- chapter 7 Fighting malaria -- chapter 8 The eradication of smallpox -- chapter 9 The Onchocerciasis Control Programmes -- chapter 10 The eradication of polio -- chapter 11 The global fight against AIDS -- chapter 12 Fighting tuberculosis -- part PART IV Fighting non- communicable diseases -- chapter 13 Access to essential medicines -- chapter 14 Nutrition issues -- chapter 15 Fighting tobacco and alcohol.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Part I WHO's mandate, governance and programmes -- 1 Mandate, structure and partners -- 2 Strategy and programmes -- Part II Global outbreaks and pandemics -- 3 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARs) and the avian influenza -- 4 The H1N1 flu pandemic crisis and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) -- 5 The fight against Ebola -- 6 Fighting Zika -- Part III Communicable diseases: control, elimination or eradication? -- 7 Fighting malaria -- 8 The eradication of smallpox -- 9 The Onchocerciasis Control Programmes -- 10 The eradication of polio -- 11 The global fight against AIDS -- 12 Fighting tuberculosis -- Part IV Fighting non-communicable diseases -- 13 Access to essential medicines -- 14 Nutrition issues -- 15 Fighting tobacco and alcohol -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of abbreviations -- List of tables -- Introduction -- CHAPTER I THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF WHO -- 1.1 International Sanitary Conferences -- 1.2 The First International Health Organizations -- 1.2.1 The Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB) -- 1.2.2 The Office international d'hygiène publique (OIHP) -- 1.2.3 The League of Nations Health Organization -- 1.2.4 The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) -- 1.3 The legacy -- CHAPTER II THE BIRTH OF WHO, ITS OBJECTIVES, THE EVOLUTION OF ITS STRATEGY AND PROGRAMMES -- 2.1 The birth of WHO -- 2.1.1 The International Health Conference (New York, 1946) -- 2.1.2 The achievements of the Interim Commission (1946-1948) -- 2.1.3 The First World Health Assembly (1948) -- 2.2 WHO's objectives -- 2.3 The evolution of WHO's strategy and programmes -- 2.3.1 1948-1962 The first challenges -- 2.3.2 1963-1972 Health and development -- 2.3.3 1973-1991 The new strategy of the "Health for All by the Year 2000" -- 2.3.3.1 The Health for All concept -- 2.3.3.2 Criticisms and obstacles -- CHAPTER III THE EVOLUTION OF WHO'S STRUCTURE -- 3.1 WHO's structure -- 3.1.1 The status of WHO Members -- 3.1.2 The World Health Assembly -- 3.1.3 The Executive Board -- 3.1.4 The Secretariat -- 3.1.5 The regional structure -- 3.2 The World Health Assembly: membership and working methods -- 3.2.1 Evolution of membership -- 3.2.2 Composition of delegations -- 3.2.3 Linguistic questions -- 3.2.4 Frequency of sessions -- 3.2.5 Place of Assembly sessions -- 3.2.6 Rules of Procedures -- 3.3 Changes in the composition of the Executive Board -- 3.4 The Secretariat -- 3.4.1 Staffing of the Secretariat -- 3.4.2 Staff recruitment -- 3.4.2.1 Geographical representation -- 3.4.2.2 Employment of women -- 3.4.3 Employment conditions.