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Key Public Health Organizations

Many organizations, both large and small, have long been dedicated to public health and health systems strengthening. Understanding their work and plans to promote public health is both enlightening and valuable. This section provides a categorized list of organizations involved in public health at global, regional, and local levels, including UN agencies, donor agencies, international organizations, philanthropic foundations, private entities, and key partnerships and alliances.

United Nations (UN) Agencies

These organizations operate globally and address public health within the broader framework of sustainable development:

World Health Organization (WHO)

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UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)

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UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)

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UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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World Food Programme (WFP)

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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Regional Multilateral Organizations

Regional Multilateral Organizations are entities that operate within specific geographic regions, pooling resources from member countries to address shared challenges, including public health.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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African Development Bank (AfDB)

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African Union (AU)

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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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European Union (EU)

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

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Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)

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Bilateral Donor Agencies

These agencies are funded and operated by individual countries, providing financial and technical assistance to partner nations:

USAID (United States Agency for International Development)

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FCDO/DFID (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

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GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation)

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JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

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Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)

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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

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Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

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Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency)

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Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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International Public Health Organizations

These organizations provide expertise, technical support, and advocacy:

World Bank Group

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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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Save the Children

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Care International

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International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

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Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

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Family Health International/FHI 360

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Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)

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Philanthropic Organizations

These entities support public health programs through grants and advocacy.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Wellcome Trust

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Rockefeller Foundation

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Ford Foundation

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Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

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Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT)

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Private Organizations

ThinkWell Global

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Open Development

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Research and Policy Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

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Population Council – Global

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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)

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Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) – Belgium

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Robert Koch Institute (RKI) – Germany

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Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI) – Thailand

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Other Key Partnerships and Alliances

Stop TB Partnership

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RBM Partnership to End Malaria

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Every Woman Every Child

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Health Systems Global

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Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)

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Public Health Foundation Bangladesh

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