Advocacy Statement from the World Health
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1. 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- A. It is a major financing agency for global health projects.
2. Which United Nations agency is primarily involved in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS?
A. UNAIDS
B. USAID
C. UNICEF
D. UNITAID - CORRECT ANSWER- A. UNAIDS
3. All of the following are multilateral development agencies, except the:
A. World Bank
B. Inter-American Development Bank
C. United States Agency for International Development
D. Asian Development Bank - CORRECT ANSWER- C. United States Agency for International
Development
4. The largest charitable foundation in the world is:
A. The Wellcome Trust
B. The Clinton Foundation
C. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
, D. The Rockefeller Foundation - CORRECT ANSWER- C. The Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
5. Which NGO is based in a low- and middle-income country?
A. Doctors Without Borders
B. Save the Children
C. Oxfam
D. BRAC - CORRECT ANSWER- D. BRAC
6. Which statement about the Global Fund is false?
A. It is a partnership of the public and private sectors.
B. It tries to operate in a performance-based manner.
C. It primarily works to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria
D. It is primarily a technical agency. - CORRECT ANSWER- D. It is primarily a technical
agency.
7. Which of the following represents public-private partnerships for public health?
A. Aeras
B. Medicines for Malaria Venture
C. Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative
D. All of these are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER- D. All of these are correct.
8. Which statement about NTDs is false?
A. NTDs continue to compete with diseases with higher mortality rates for attention and
financing.
B. Many of the drugs for NTD control are donated.
C. NTD control is not a best buy in global health, causing additional challenges.
D. There remains a high burden of NTDs despite continued efforts by countries and the
Global Network. - CORRECT ANSWER- C. NTD control is not a best buy in global health,
causing additional challenges.
9. If a country prints additional currency in order to pay off debts, what is likely to be the economic
outcome?
A. Lower prices on imported goods
B. Inflation
C. Economic stability
D. Decreased spending - CORRECT ANSWER- B. Inflation