A New Leader for a New World Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11040006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ariel Pablos-Méndez (0000-0002-4494-1713, Ariel Pablos-Mendez and Susanna Baker are with the Bureau of Global Health, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.), Susanna Baker (0000-0002-7375-5995, Ariel Pablos-Mendez and Susanna Baker are with the Bureau of Global Health, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1907-1908 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2016.303474 |
| PMID | 27715291 |
| OpenAlex | W2528050874 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The authors reflect on the history of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the organization's impact on global public health leadership as of 2016. The organizational structure of the WHO is addressed in relation to the agency's response to an Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The eradication of smallpox is mentioned, along with WHO director-general Margaret Chan and the group's Health Emergencies Program. WHO elections and the historical aspects of the United Nations are also assessed
Environmental health · Political science · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health and Conflict Studies · Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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