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World Health Organization
President: María Fernanda Domínguez Heredia
Chair: Rentata Camila Rangel García, Sofía Briseño Callejas, Aitana Rodríguez Hernández, Diane González Martínez y Mauricio Antillón Mota
Topic A) Confronting the maternal and neonatal mortality emergency in Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by fragile healthcare systems, limited medical infrastructure, and deep social and economic inequalities.
Topic B) Responding to the health consequences of environmental disasters, resource scarcity, and climate-driven displacement with emphasis on the Pacific Ring of Fire .
Background and Faculties
The United Nations agency in charge of connecting nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable is the World Health Organization (WHO) that was founded in 1948. To improve national health systems and coordinate the global response to health threats, WHO operates from its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, through 194 Member States, six regional offices, 150 country offices, and additional offices worldwide. WHO’s work remains rooted in the basic principles of the right to health and well-being for all people, as outlined in their 1948 Constitution. In recent years, WHO has undertaken a significant institutional transformation, strengthening its global leadership and operational capacity to respond more effectively to the evolving challenges of international public health, now guiding its work under the Fourteenth General Programme of Work.
Leading global effort to expand universal health coverage so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health; the World Health Organization is enabled to:
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Declare international public health emergencies and activate mandatory response protocols, including risk levels, global alerts, and required actions for Member States;
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Coordinate international medical operations, including field hospitals, emergency personnel, and rapid-response teams in affected areas;
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Control the allocation and redistribution of critical medical resources, such as vaccines, treatments, equipment, and emergency funding;
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Issue binding public health directives, including quarantine measures, border health controls, surveillance systems, and movement restrictions;
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Authorize emergency medical research and fast-track approvals for treatments, data sharing, and scientific cooperation;
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Administer and mobilize international emergency funding, establishing financial assistance mechanisms to support national and regional response efforts.