World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO is tasked with the maintenance of international public health. It makes recommendations for measures and policies to improve health outcomes for people around the world.
Topics
Topic 1: The question of creating a framework for dealing the rapid spread of contagious diseases.
This topic should framed in light of the experience of the avian flu pandemic. Issues to consider include production of vaccines, global distribution schemes, and the dealing with panic. This would tie into the relationship between pharmaceutical property rights and the needs of the global community.
Topic 2: The question of providing mental health services to developing countries.
While the UN and NGO's provide ample medical aid for regular health services, mental health is often neglected. This topic should appraise the importances of providing mental health services vis a vis other medical aid, and which countries would be the primary beneficiaries and
benefactors of the framework. This issue can be viewed against the backdrop of conflict and the increased need of mental health rehabilitation connected to it.
Research Materials
Background Paper: The question of creating a framework for dealing the rapid spread of contagious diseases.
Background Paper: The question of providing mental health services to developing countries.
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NOTE: Background papers are written by members of the dais, intervention, and secretariat and are designed as an introduction to the topic, not as a replacement for more in-depth research related to national positions.
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Dais Staff
Chair: Salwa Nsier
Director:Arjun Gupta
Attaché: Katarina Bogojevic