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Doctors for Global Health (DGH) is a private, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization promoting health, education, art and other human rights throughout the world. DGH's stated mission is "To improve health and foster other human rights with those most in need by accompanying communities, while educating and inspiring others to action."
Candidates for Director-General can be proposed by Member States, then nominated by the executive board and appointed by the World Health Assembly. [5]The appointment process begins more than one year prior to the May vote, when the World Health Organization sends out a letter informing Member States that the nomination process has begun.
List of countries by physicians per 10,000 people [1] Country Physicians per 10,000 people Year Afghanistan: 2.535 2020 Albania: 18.826 2020 Algeria: 9.868 2019 Andorra: 36.262 2015 Angola: 2.443 2022 Anguilla: 15.132 2018 Antigua and Barbuda: 28.979 2017 Argentina: 40.818 2022 Armenia: 31.174 2019 Australia: 39.812 2021 Austria: 55.083 2022
Paul Edward Farmer (October 26, 1959 – February 21, 2022) was an American medical anthropologist and physician. Farmer held an MD and PhD from Harvard University, where he was a University Professor and the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international and independent confederation of free professional medical associations representing physicians worldwide. WMA was formally established on September 17, 1947 [1] and has grown to 114 national medical associations, as of 2024, with 1467 Associate Members, including Junior Doctors and medical students.
Varsha Jain — UK Space doctor/researcher for women's health; Mae Jemison (born 1956) — astronaut; David Johnson — American swimmer; Stuart Kauffman (born 1939) — biologist; John Keats — poet and author; John Harvey Kellogg — cereal manufacturer; Charles Krauthammer (1950–2018) — columnist and political commentator
James Jude Orbinski is a Canadian physician, humanitarian activist, author, and scholar in global health. [1] Dr. Orbinski began his role as principal of Massey College at the University of Toronto in the 2024-2025 academic year, where he is also Full Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, and is cross-appointed to the Munk School of ...
Pages in category "International medical and health organizations" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 295 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .