IDSB04H3 Chapter 3: Lecture Notes for chapter 3
7 Dec 2010
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Chapter 3: international health agencies, activities and other actors. Key terms: an organization with a defined purpose often administratively related or an umbrella structure involving several related projects, generally with nongovernmental organization---not for profit civic entity or network that. Agency: subsumed under a larger governmental or intergovernmental structure. Ngo: not directly related to government structures and focuses on a particular issue or problem. Ppp: private sector organizations. public private partnership, collaborative entity involving both public and. What is international health: three sects of organizations were established in the wake of wwii which have profoundly shaped international health ideas, activities, and developments: The world health organization (who) and other united nations (un)agencies. The world bank and related multilateral financial institutions. It is essential to understand that international assistance reflects geopolitical relations and reproduces dominant imbalances of power and resources. Large multilateral, bilateral, private, and non governmental entities are not the only health actors.
