Yves Beigbeder

The World Health Organization

Achievements and Failures

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Produktbeschreibung

The World Health Organization (WHO) is undergoing a crisis of credibility and challenge: this study reviews the WHO's actions in the most visible programmes such as SARS, H1N1, Ebola and also smallpox, malaria, onchocerciasis, polio and AIDS.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781472480859
• ISBN-10: 1472480856
• Artikelnr.: 49606467

Autorenporträt

Yves Beigbeder (Dr Public Law) has written many books and articles on international organizations, international secretariats, UN management, international criminal tribunals, international humanitarian non-governmental organizations, the World Health Organization (WHO), International Public Health and Business . He assisted the French Judge at the Nuremberg Trial in 1946 as a legal secretary. He later worked in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, then in WHO as a Human Resources and legal professional in WHO Regional Offices and in Geneva. After his retirement from WHO, he lectured on international organizations and WHO in universities in Geneva, Paris, St Louis, Boston and Vancouver. He is currently Legal Counsel for international civil servants in Geneva in their complaints to the ILO and UN Administrative Tribunals. Dr Beigbeder is a member of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, the Union of International Associations, Regent of the International Association for Humanitarian Medicine Brock Chisholm, a member of the Executive Committees of the Association of Former International Civil Servants, the Association of Former (WHO) Staff Members, the Association of Former International Civil Servants for Development (Greycells).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Part I Who's Mandate, Governance and Programmes.
Chapter 1 Mandate, Structure and Functions. Chapter 2 Strategy and
Programmes. Part II Global Outbreaks and Pandemics. Chapter 3 The Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome and The Avian Influenza. Chapter 4 The H1n1 Flu
Pandemic Crisis and The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Chapter 5 The
Fight Against Ebola. Chapter 6 Fighting Zika. Part III Communicable
Diseases: Control 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 IV Fighting Non-Communicable
Diseases. Chapter 13 Access to Essential Medicines. Chapter 14 Nutrition
issues. Chapter 15 Fighting tobacco and alcohol. Conclusion. Bibliography.
Index