NGOs and Global Healthcare
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Charitable organizations have become an integral part of the world political, economic and healthcare environment. Such organizations may be well-known, such as World Vision and United Way, but there are tens of thousands of organizations of which the public is generally unaware. Sometimes, these organizations are funded by governments for the specific purpose of providing aid and relief to other countries. In many cases, however, the organizations are not sponsored by governments but instead work outside the political realm -- or at least that is how they position themselves. The United Nations, recognizing the important role that these organizations play in today's global environment, has designated them non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and works closely with many of these groups in coordinating and facilitating their activities. Focusing on healthcare, the environment, economic development and relief for refugees, NGOs typically choose one area in which to concentrate all of their resources. Today, NGOs are a powerful and unregulated force in globalization. This research considers the role of NGOs in global healthcare, and evaluates their activities against their stated -- and unstated -- objectives.The United Nations has worked closely with NGOs since the international body was formed in 1945. Indeed, provisions for relations between NGOs and the United Nations is defined in Article 71 of the UN charter as well as
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tion in Maharashtra to the extent that more than 40 officials were removed from their posts. When corruption is eliminated, delivery of government services is made more efficient and helps improve the health of residents, or at least that is part of the justification used by NGOs in participating in political activities. In this way, NGOs can expand their reach well beyond their stated goals in order to achieve broader objectives that might not be in keeping with their primary mission (Fisher, 2000).
Some NGOs have openly criticized other international organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Indeed, the protests in Seattle at a meeting of the WTO were sparked in large part by NGOs and their members (Larsen, 2001). The debate over economic stimulus packages aimed at developing countries includes debate over the issues of protectionism, open markets, and subsidies for exported agricultural products. NGOs are not in universal agreement over which policies would be beneficial from a public health standpoint, in part because NGOs are increasingly a diverse group of organizations that no longer necessarily support the once-traditional liberal views associated with these g
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