BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of GOARN is to coordinate a rapid response to international disease emergencies through deployment of resources to the affected countries. GOARN coordinates a multidisciplinary team comprising clinicians, epidemiologists, social mobilization, and communications experts.
Detailed explanation-2: -WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
Detailed explanation-3: -WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Our goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.
Detailed explanation-4: -The initial list of disease priorities needing urgent R&D attention comprises: Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever, Ebola virus disease and Marburg, Lassa fever, MERS and SARS coronavirus diseases, Nipah and Rift Valley fever. The list will be reviewed annually or when new diseases emerge.