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MHA 708 Test 3 Questions and Answers with
Solutions UPDATED!!!
The structure and functions of the World Health Assembly -
ANSWER Delegations from WHO's 193 member countries
Decision-making and policymaking body
The structure and functions of the Executive Board - ANSWER
Facilitates the work of the World Health Assembly and advises
on technical issues related to health (UN)
The structure and functions of the Secretariat - ANSWER Main
policy implementation body of WHO
WHO 6 Core Functions - ANSWER 1.Act as a leader and partner
on health issues worldwide (UN)
2.Set research priorities and encourage the sharing of health-
related knowledge
3.Establish standards of practice and support and monitor their
adoption (Help in individual countries)
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4.Advance policy options founded on ethical and evidence-
based principles
5.Lend technical support to health initiatives and contribute to
capacity building (also provide emergency aid)
6.Monitor health issues around the world and identify patterns
and trends
WHO - ANSWER Coordinates population health programs,
mass immunization campaigns,
and emergency response efforts to natural disasters and
disease outbreaks,
and provides statistical monitoring of disease prevalence.
What is the WHO policymaking process - ANSWER Proposals for
new resolutions or motions submitted →
Preliminary impact analysis by WHO's director-general→
Appropriate committee examines the proposal and related
report at plenary meetings→
Vote in the World Health Assembly→
Policy implementation by the Secretariat
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How do the WHO and UN interact? - ANSWER Establish and
maintain effective collaboration with the United Nations,
specialized agencies, governmental health administrations,
professional groups, and such other organizations
. Proposals of particular importance, such as the appointment
of the director-general and proposals involving other UN
agencies require a two-thirds majority vote to be adopted
What are the WHO efforts to eradicate smallpox, eradicate
polio and to work on Colorado, hepatitis and HIV? - ANSWER
•Campaign to Eradicate Smallpox - successful in 1979
•Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) - CDC, Bill Gates
Foundation, United Nation Children's Fund
•Current programs focused on HIV control and limiting hepatitis
(A, B and C) and monitoring Avian Influenza ("Bird flu") -
education to prevent & treatment with ART for infected
How do the authors review the WHO response to COVID? -
ANSWER Criticisms - bureaucratic, biased, slow to act, lacks
transparency
•WHO is the global leader in formulating health policy
MHA 708 Test 3 Questions and Answers with
Solutions UPDATED!!!
The structure and functions of the World Health Assembly -
ANSWER Delegations from WHO's 193 member countries
Decision-making and policymaking body
The structure and functions of the Executive Board - ANSWER
Facilitates the work of the World Health Assembly and advises
on technical issues related to health (UN)
The structure and functions of the Secretariat - ANSWER Main
policy implementation body of WHO
WHO 6 Core Functions - ANSWER 1.Act as a leader and partner
on health issues worldwide (UN)
2.Set research priorities and encourage the sharing of health-
related knowledge
3.Establish standards of practice and support and monitor their
adoption (Help in individual countries)
,2|Page
4.Advance policy options founded on ethical and evidence-
based principles
5.Lend technical support to health initiatives and contribute to
capacity building (also provide emergency aid)
6.Monitor health issues around the world and identify patterns
and trends
WHO - ANSWER Coordinates population health programs,
mass immunization campaigns,
and emergency response efforts to natural disasters and
disease outbreaks,
and provides statistical monitoring of disease prevalence.
What is the WHO policymaking process - ANSWER Proposals for
new resolutions or motions submitted →
Preliminary impact analysis by WHO's director-general→
Appropriate committee examines the proposal and related
report at plenary meetings→
Vote in the World Health Assembly→
Policy implementation by the Secretariat
, 3|Page
How do the WHO and UN interact? - ANSWER Establish and
maintain effective collaboration with the United Nations,
specialized agencies, governmental health administrations,
professional groups, and such other organizations
. Proposals of particular importance, such as the appointment
of the director-general and proposals involving other UN
agencies require a two-thirds majority vote to be adopted
What are the WHO efforts to eradicate smallpox, eradicate
polio and to work on Colorado, hepatitis and HIV? - ANSWER
•Campaign to Eradicate Smallpox - successful in 1979
•Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) - CDC, Bill Gates
Foundation, United Nation Children's Fund
•Current programs focused on HIV control and limiting hepatitis
(A, B and C) and monitoring Avian Influenza ("Bird flu") -
education to prevent & treatment with ART for infected
How do the authors review the WHO response to COVID? -
ANSWER Criticisms - bureaucratic, biased, slow to act, lacks
transparency
•WHO is the global leader in formulating health policy
