Both the United Nations Organisation and the Non-Aligned Movement aim to achieve international peace and security. In this context, answer the following:
Mention any three functions of the World Health Organisation.
Topic: World Health Organisation
Answer
(1) It works to control and eradicate epidemic and communicable diseases — malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, polio and others — through vaccination campaigns and research; its greatest success was the complete eradication of smallpox in 1980. (2) It sets international standards for drugs and vaccines, maintains a worldwide system of information and warning about the outbreak of disease, and helps governments strengthen their health services. (3) It promotes maternal and child health, nutrition, sanitation and safe drinking water, trains health workers, and provides emergency medical aid during epidemics and natural disasters.
One mark per function. Cover three different areas — disease control, standards and information, and health promotion — rather than three diseases. The eradication of smallpox in 1980 is the single most quotable achievement and should appear. Facts worth adding: the WHO was established in 1948 with headquarters at Geneva, and World Health Day is observed on 7 April.