The World Health Organisation. WHO in Europe: does it have a role?

Abstract:

:WHO is under pressure from all sides to justify its existence. Donors want to know what they are getting for their money, and health professionals question the relevance of the organisation's work. The pressure to justify itself is perhaps strongest of all in Europe, where most member countries have fully fledged health infrastructures and high overall levels of health. Now there is the additional threat of encroachment into the field of public health by the European Union. The disintegration of the Soviet bloc has given WHO's regional office in Europe a new sense of purpose and led to a major shift in resources towards the countries of central and eastern Europe. But WHO's critics are calling for a different shift in the way its European office works: from its current concentration on broad based policy issues to the nitty-gritty of health care management and delivery.

journal_name

BMJ

authors

Godlee F

doi

10.1136/bmj.310.6976.389

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-02-11 00:00:00

pages

389-93

issue

6976

eissn

0959-8138

issn

1756-1833

journal_volume

310

pub_type

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