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1
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what do the WHO aim to do

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  • direct and coordinate interantainal health within the UN

- address malaria, womens health

2
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have the WHO been a success

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-1988, WHO launched a global eradication initiative and the amount of polio reduced by 99%

3
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what are NGO’s

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  • charities

- increasingly promoted as altnerative healthcare in developing countries

4
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what is the role of NGO’s

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  • promote local involvement
  • ability to reach areas of sever needs
  • service providers
  • support activties
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advantages of NGO’s

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  • can go where goverments cant
  • ability to adapt
  • less pressure
  • small scale
  • high success rate
  • can be indicually tailored
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limitations of NGO’s

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  • limited finances
  • lack of understanding
  • difficult to regulate
7
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What about medecines sans frontieres

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  • they are an NGO
  • they exist to save lives by providing medical aid
  • they have projects in over 60 countries
  • tackle HIV/Ebola