QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the role of the World Health Assembly and how many
countries make it up
Answer: decision making body, 193
◉ What is the role of the Executive Board?
Answer: Facilitates work of WHO and UN on technical issues
◉ What is the role of the Secretariat?
Answer: Implementation Body
◉ 6 core functions of WHO
Answer: 1. Leader on Worldwide health issues
2. Set research priorities
3. Establish standards of practice, support, etc
4. Advance policy
5. Support health initiatives
6. Monitor health issues for patterns/trends
,◉ What is the policy making process of WHO
Answer: Proposal, Preliminary Analysis, Committee Review, Vote,
Implementation
◉ What do WHO Health programs target?
Answer: Chronic disease, Infectious diseases
prevention/eradication, Public Emergencies
◉ What are the 3 trends listed by WHO?
Answer: Growing gap in health disparities, Health problems are
increasing (old age, chronic conditions), and Commercialization of
Healthcare
◉ What are the 5 reforms WHO proposes?
Answer: Universal Coverage (Access too), Service Delivery, Public
Policy, Leadership, and Increased Stakeholder Participation
◉ Canada has a population of ______ compared to the US population
of ______
Answer: 38M and 333M
◉ What % of GDP does Canada spend on healthcare
, Answer: 11.5%
◉ What % of GDP does US spend on healthcare
Answer: 18.5%
◉ Canada's HC per capita
Answer: 6,251
◉ US HC per capita
Answer: 12,300
◉ Canada has _______ sq miles and US has ________ square miles
Answer: 3.85M and 3.53M
◉ Canada's main legislative body?
Answer: House of Commons
◉ the house of commons is made up of
Answer: elected representatives called Members of Parliament
◉ How many MP per electoral district?
Answer: 1