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Conference: AIMUN 2013
Committee: World Health Organization
Topic: Increasing Health Services
Country: Angola Delegate:
The objectives for health systems, according to the World HealthOrganization, are good health, responsiveness to the expectations of the population, increasing health centers, and fair financial contribution. Progress towards them depends on how systems carry outfour vital functions: provision of health care services, resource generation, financing, and stewardship. Other dimensions for the evaluation of health systems include quality, efficiency,acceptability, and equity. They have also been described in the United States as "the five C's": Cost, Coverage, Consistency, Complexity, and Chronic Illness. Also, continuity of health care is a majorobjective.
Significant changes in international health and the new situation in Angola following the ceasefire of 4 April 2002, make it imperative for WHO to reflect on its role and the future directions ofits work in Angola. In collaboration with the MOH and other partners, WHO has had to analyze its new challenges and responsibilities in providing support to the country within the context of thecurrent environment. With brief intervals of uncertain peace, the recent history of Angola has been characterized by almost four decades of devastating war. After the country was a ground forconfrontation between the politically opposed blocs of the "Cold War", major economic interests, domestic and foreign, fueled and sustained the war. It is important to underscore that these indicators, beingnational aggregates, can possibly "conceal" major variations between geographical areas and the most vulnerable population groups. The most up-to-date information on malnutrition and mortality in someareas of the country is available from rapid assessments carried out by MOH and WHO in the past months. Although major variations have been recorded, according to the area where surveys were conducted...