Haemophilia in the 1990s: Report of a Joint Meeting of the World Health Organization and World Federation of Hemophilia

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-224
Author(s):  
C.K. Kasper ◽  
P.M. Mannucci ◽  
V. Bulyzhenkov ◽  
D.B. Brettler ◽  
A. Chuansumrit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Joint Meeting ◽  
World Federation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Haemophilia in the 1990s: Report of a Joint Meeting of the World Health Organization and World Federation of Hemophilia

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.K. Kasper ◽  
P.M. Mannucci ◽  
V. Bulyzhenkov ◽  
D.B. Brettler ◽  
A. Chuansumrit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Joint Meeting ◽  
World Federation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals The World Health Organization and the global standardization of medical training, a history

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
George Weisz ◽  
Beata Nannestad
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
International Medical ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Background This article presents a history of efforts by the World Health Organization and its most important ally, the World Federation for Medical Education, to strengthen and standardize international medical education. This aspect of WHO activity has been largely ignored in recent historical and sociological work on that organization and on global health generally. Methods Historical textual analysis is applied to the digitalized archives and publications of the World Health Organization and the World Federation for Medical Education, as well as to publications in the periodic literature commenting on the standardization of international medical training and the problems associated with it. Results Efforts to reform medical training occurred during three distinct chronological periods: the 1950s and 1960s characterized by efforts to disseminate western scientific norms; the 1970s and 1980s dominated by efforts to align medical training with the WHO’s Primary Healthcare Policy; and from the late 1980s to the present, the campaign to impose global standards and institutional accreditation on medical schools worldwide. A growing number of publications in the periodic literature comment on the standardization of international medical training and the problems associated with it, notably the difficulty of reconciling global standards with local needs and of demonstrating the effects of curricular change.

The RCS accreditation network portal

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
pp. 267-267
Author(s):  
Peter Lamont ◽  
Anna Yerokhina
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) have a strategic partnership for the promotion of accreditation in medical education around the world. They have developed accreditation guidelines, which recommend establishing accreditation that is effective, independent, transparent and based on criteria specific to medical education. So far, only a minority of countries have quality assurance systems based on external evaluation and the majority use only general criteria when approving or evaluating an educational activity.

scholarly journals Global neurosurgery: current and potential impact of neurosurgeons at the World Health Organization and the World Health Assembly. Executive summary of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies–World Health Organization Liaison Committee at the 71st World Health Assembly

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. E18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Rosseau ◽  
Walter D. Johnson ◽  
Kee B. Park ◽  
Miguel Arráez Sánchez ◽  
Franco Servadei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Global Surgery ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Member States ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Since the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) has been the major forum for discussion, debate, and approval of the global health agenda. As such, it informs the framework for the policies and budgets of many of its Member States. For most of its history, a significant portion of the attention of health ministers and Member States has been given to issues of clean water, vaccination, and communicable diseases. For neurosurgeons, the adoption of WHA Resolution 68.15 changed the global health landscape because the importance of surgical care for universal health coverage was highlighted in the document. This resolution was adopted in 2015, shortly after the publication of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Report titled “Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare and economic development.” Mandating global strengthening of emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia, this resolution has led to the formation of surgical and anesthesia collaborations that center on WHO and can be facilitated via the WHA. Participation by neurosurgeons has grown dramatically, in part due to the official relations between WHO and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, with the result that global neurosurgery is gaining momentum.

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