75 years of the WHO

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 …

Global Report on Assistive Technology:

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 …

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION

    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 …

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION

 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 …