The Objectives and Roles of the World Health Organization

Based on WHO:s health agenda, the main targets are developing promoting, health security, strengthening health systems, generating research, information and evidence, enhancing partnerships and improving WHO:s performance (WHO 2013) . In our country we have our own health policy, Health 2015 (STM 2001) , which is a long-term health policy programme, based on the WHO:s new Global Health on the 21-program and principle of health in all policies. It is purposed to improve health and functional capacity to lead longer active lives, and to reduce inequity in health. It is a cooperation programme that seeks to support and promote the health of all sectors of society. (STM 2001.)

The objectives of Finnish health policy are to reduce premature deaths, to extend people’s active and healthy life, to ensure the best possible quality of life for all and to reduce differences in health (Vuorenkoski 2008).
In Finland the agenda focuses on diseases prevention and health promoting, which is common with WHOs objectives in equity, preventing and treating chronic diseases. Health security threats are connected on environmental mismanagement, food production and tradeing and using antibiotics. Strengthening health systems includes enough trained staff, evidence based action, sufficient financing, proper leadership and management, appropriate technology and evaluation and monitoring health situation. In Finland, we also enhanche partnerships for example with civil society and private sector. (STM 2001.)

In European religion there are programs to guide action in health promotion. A European policy framework and strategy for the 21st century, Health 2020 is based on the values enshrined in the WHO Constitution. The program acknowledges the int...

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...biostatistics. Requirements for skills are on communication, results producing, team working, partnership building and promoting and environment empowering and motivating and many functional and knowledge skills. Experience is required for at least 7 years with management in national and international level. (WHO 2013.)

So my education level isn`t enough high for WHOs vacancies, because of demant for university degree, specialization, management and leadership skills and international or national experience. My education ja experience is as a public health nurse and occupational health nurse in Finland. I am interested in public health, but also my language skills are only in English and German. So, maybe at the start, a work at a grass-roots could be suitable for me. And the vacancies are mostly abroad, so it would be difficult for me to leave my home country.