Global Health Perspectives Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Which statement about WHO is false?
a. It is a major financing agency for global health projects.
b. It is primarily a technical agency involved in advocacy, and generating and sharing knowledge
c. It is governed through the annual World Health Assembly.
d. It leads the development of international agreements and conventions. - CORRECT ANSWER- It is a
major financing agency for global health projects.
Which United Nations agency is primarily involved in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS?
UNICEF
USAID
UNITAID
UNAIDS - CORRECT ANSWER- UNAIDS
All of the following are multilateral development agencies, except the:
Asian Development Bank
United States Agency for International Development
Inter-American Development Bank
World Bank - CORRECT ANSWER- United States Agency for International Development
The largest charitable foundation in the world is:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Clinton Foundation
,The Wellcome Trust - CORRECT ANSWER- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Which NGO is based in a low- and middle-income country?
Save the Children
Doctors Without Borders
Oxfam
BRAC - CORRECT ANSWER- BRAC
Which statement about the Global Fund is false?
It primarily works to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria
It is a partnership of the public and private sectors.
It tries to operate in a performance-based manner.
It is primarily a technical agency. - CORRECT ANSWER- It is primarily a technical agency
Which of the following represents public-private partnerships for public health?
Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative
Aeras
Medicines for Malaria Venture
All of these are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER- All of the above
Which statement about NTDs is false?
NTD control is not a best buy in global health, causing additional challenges.
NTDs continue to compete with diseases with higher mortality rates for attention and financing.
There remains a high burden of NTDs despite continued efforts by countries and the Global Network.
Many of the drugs for NTD control are donated. - CORRECT ANSWER- NTD control os not a best buy in
global health, causing additional challenges
If a country prints additional currency in order to pay off debts, what is likely to be the economic
outcome?
, Inflation
Lower prices on imported goods
Economic stability
Decreased spending - CORRECT ANSWER- Inflation
If you become sick but are able to quickly see a specialist, take time off from work, and have meals
prepared for you because of the efforts and connections of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors, you
have a high level of ______.
Sustainable development
Herd immunity
Wealth-health gradient
Social capital - CORRECT ANSWER- Social capital
If you wanted to describe a country as having a low per capita gross national income, which one of the
following terms would be best to use?
Low income country
Industrializing country
Third world country
Global South country - CORRECT ANSWER- Low income country
In which one of the following countries was a high life expectancy achieved in spite of several decades of
rule by a dictator intermixed with modest investments in health programs?
Kerala, India
China
Cuba
Chile - CORRECT ANSWER- Chile
In which one of the following places is there a democratic political system that has enacted "socialist" or
"communist" policies and has very favorable public health outcomes, similar to a Scandinavian country?
Chile
Questions And Answers
Which statement about WHO is false?
a. It is a major financing agency for global health projects.
b. It is primarily a technical agency involved in advocacy, and generating and sharing knowledge
c. It is governed through the annual World Health Assembly.
d. It leads the development of international agreements and conventions. - CORRECT ANSWER- It is a
major financing agency for global health projects.
Which United Nations agency is primarily involved in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS?
UNICEF
USAID
UNITAID
UNAIDS - CORRECT ANSWER- UNAIDS
All of the following are multilateral development agencies, except the:
Asian Development Bank
United States Agency for International Development
Inter-American Development Bank
World Bank - CORRECT ANSWER- United States Agency for International Development
The largest charitable foundation in the world is:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Clinton Foundation
,The Wellcome Trust - CORRECT ANSWER- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Which NGO is based in a low- and middle-income country?
Save the Children
Doctors Without Borders
Oxfam
BRAC - CORRECT ANSWER- BRAC
Which statement about the Global Fund is false?
It primarily works to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria
It is a partnership of the public and private sectors.
It tries to operate in a performance-based manner.
It is primarily a technical agency. - CORRECT ANSWER- It is primarily a technical agency
Which of the following represents public-private partnerships for public health?
Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative
Aeras
Medicines for Malaria Venture
All of these are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER- All of the above
Which statement about NTDs is false?
NTD control is not a best buy in global health, causing additional challenges.
NTDs continue to compete with diseases with higher mortality rates for attention and financing.
There remains a high burden of NTDs despite continued efforts by countries and the Global Network.
Many of the drugs for NTD control are donated. - CORRECT ANSWER- NTD control os not a best buy in
global health, causing additional challenges
If a country prints additional currency in order to pay off debts, what is likely to be the economic
outcome?
, Inflation
Lower prices on imported goods
Economic stability
Decreased spending - CORRECT ANSWER- Inflation
If you become sick but are able to quickly see a specialist, take time off from work, and have meals
prepared for you because of the efforts and connections of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors, you
have a high level of ______.
Sustainable development
Herd immunity
Wealth-health gradient
Social capital - CORRECT ANSWER- Social capital
If you wanted to describe a country as having a low per capita gross national income, which one of the
following terms would be best to use?
Low income country
Industrializing country
Third world country
Global South country - CORRECT ANSWER- Low income country
In which one of the following countries was a high life expectancy achieved in spite of several decades of
rule by a dictator intermixed with modest investments in health programs?
Kerala, India
China
Cuba
Chile - CORRECT ANSWER- Chile
In which one of the following places is there a democratic political system that has enacted "socialist" or
"communist" policies and has very favorable public health outcomes, similar to a Scandinavian country?
Chile
