National And International Agency Related To Child Welfare

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCY RELATED TO

CHILD WELFARE



Child Health

 Complete state of child health is a specified of science related to child health status.


Child Health Nursing:


 It is the art and science of giving nursing EFFECTIVE care to children from birth through adolescent with emphasis on the physical growth, mental, emotional and psycho-social health.


Child Welfare

Child welfare is a continuum of services designed to ensure that children are safe and that families



have the necessary support to care for their children successfully.


(Another definition of child welfare )






@ I}  WHO(WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION)



Usually WHO is a non-political and also  specialized health agency which has his head quarters in Geneva. Each and every  year on April 7TH attention is focused on some topic of public health and attempts are made to achieve the target throughout the year.

. It was established on 7th April 1948. This day is celebrated as “World Health day”.



OBJECTIVES~The main objectives of WHO is the attainment

of highest standards of health by all individuals.

Currently the main objective of world health

organization is “Health for all” through primary health care.



FUNCTIONS OF WHO

         Directing and coordinating health programs

throughout the world. Prevention and control of communicable and other specific diseases.Helping the programs related to the improvement in the standards of family healthCollection of data for health statistics, communication and publication of information. Encouraging research and strengthening the training institutes.


ACTIVITIES OF WHO IN INDIA

      The activities of WHO in India and south east

Asia region are as follows:

*Eradication of malaria

*Control of tuberculosis and communicable diseases.

*Health laboratory services.



*Health statistics.

*Dental health.

*Public health administration.



*Reproductive and child health

*Medical rehabilitation

*Quality control of drugs.



*Medical and Nursing education.



@ II}  UNICEF(UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL

CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY FUND)



UNICEF is giving contribution to all the

activities related to the protection and development of child health such as immunization, supplementary

nutrition, growth monitoring, management of diarrhea, water supply, environment, sanitation,

hygiene, child spacing, girl’s education and income, generation activities for women.



            UNICEF is a specialized agency of United Nations. It was established in the year 1946. for rehabilitation of world war effected children.


                      In 1953, this was named as United Nations Children Fund, after the end of emergency operations. The headquarter of UNICEF is in New York and this is administered by an executive board of 30 nations.

   

                           all programs which benefit the children health directly or indirectly. The regional headquarters of UNICEF is Delhi which is called as south central Asian (SCAR).Its main objective is improvement of the health of the mother and infants. UNICEF plays a main role in all.



@ III}  CSSM(CHILD SURVIVAL AND SAFE MOTHERHOOD)

Contribution for the achievement of “Health for

all” Similarly UNICEF has formulated strategy called

‘GOBIFFF” encourage child health which can be explained below:



G-Growth chart to monitor the development in

children.

O-oral rehydration.

B-Breast Feeding.

I-Immunization against six killer diseases.

F-Family planning.

F-Food supplementation.

F-Female education.



@ IV}  UNDP (UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENTA PROGRAMMES)

It was established in 1966. It is the main source of funds for technical assistance and the countries- rich and poor of the united nations meets annually and pledge contribution to the UNDP.