Global Health 101

4. A charity which focuses on supporting research and sequenced one third of the human genome.
5. An infectious illness which spreads throughout the world.
8. Deeply involved in addressing complex humanitarian crisis also called Doctors without Borders.
12. An international organization made up of member countries.
13. The group who set technical standards and norms in global health.
14. ABREV Nongovernmental Organizations
17. The larges developmental bank with the goal to improve the lives of people and reduce poverty.
19. A U.S. Federal agency which provides developmental assistance.
20. Its main function is to enhance the health and wellbeing of children
21. The largest charitable organization in the world.
22. The virus which attacks the immune system. It is most common in SubSaharan Africa.

1. Illnesses that occur almost exclusively among the poor such as river blindness.
2. The primary agency supporting and conducting research in the U.S. and abroad.
3. These organizations lend or grant money to low-and middle-income countries to promote economic and social development.
4. The disease which causes the most maternal and child mortality with high drug resistance rates.
6. A charity organization which established the first schools of public health in the U.S.
7. Seeks to make vaccines more available and tying achievement goals to financing them.
9. Founded in Bangladesh they developed a method for making ORT solutions in the home.
10. Carries out contract tracing and other public health services in the U.S.
11. A public/private sector organization which serves as a financing agency to support healthcare infrastructure.
15. The WHO sustainablity goal that addresses climate change.
16. The mosquito born illness responsible for five or more infections per year in low-and middle-income countries.
18. An unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific geographical area.