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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Important International Institutions, agencies and fora – their Structure, Mandate Source: IE Context: Despite some great successes, the 75-year-old World Health Organization (WHO) has received its fair share of criticism. The World Health Organization (WHO): It is a specialised agency of the UN (HQ – Geneva, Switzerland) established on …
GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have released the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT). What is Assistive Technology(AT)? Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software programme, or product system that is used …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) held the first round of negotiations towards the pandemic treaty on February 24, 2022. The meeting was aimed at agreeing on ways of working and timelines for a “convention, agreement or other international instrument” to prevent further …
Introduction: The 73rd session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) took place virtually from May 18-19. During the session, countries including India, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand, UK and Canada accepted a resolution asking for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) response to the pandemic as well as …
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Introduction: The 73rd session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) took place virtually from May 18-19. During the session, countries including India, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand, UK and Canada accepted a resolution asking for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) response to the pandemic as well as the …
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