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. 2010 Jan;7(1):e1000183.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000183. Epub 2010 Jan 5.

The global health system: actors, norms, and expectations in transition

Nicole A Szlezák  1 , Barry R Bloom, Dean T Jamison, Gerald T Keusch, Catherine M Michaud, Suerie Moon, William C Clark
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The global health system: actors, norms, and expectations in transition

Nicole A Szlezák et al. PLoS Med. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

In the first in a series of four articles highlighting the changing nature of global health institutions, Nicole Szlezák and colleagues outline the origin and aim of the series.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. UN-type international health governance.
Based on the principles of the UN system, member countries are represented in the World Health Assembly (WHA), which functions as the central governing body. The WHA appoints the director general, oversees all major organizational decision making and approves the program budget.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Global Health as partnership.
Today's Roll Back Malaria Partnership consists of more than 500 partners, including the major players WHO, the Global Fund, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. RBM was initiated in 1998 by WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, and the World Bank. WHO currently hosts RBM's secretariat and contributes in multiple ways. However, it is not presented as the central node of the partnership (source: http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/).
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