Professional Documents
Culture Documents
International Health Organizations and Nursing Organizations
International Health Organizations and Nursing Organizations
Nursing Organizations
BY
SEHRISH NAZ & RABIA LOHANI
RN, Post RN, MSN
Objective:
The attainment by all peoples of the highest level of
health
Constitutional Function: Act as the directing and
coordinating authority on all International health
work
❖ Family Health
❖ Environmental Health
❖ Health Statistics
❖ Bio-Medical Research
The Secretariat
South East Asia-New Delhi
Africa-Harare (Zimbabwe)
The Americas-Washington D C (USA)
Europe-Copenhagen (Denmark)
Eastern Mediterranean-Alexandria (Egypt)
Western Pacific-Manila (Philippines)
SEARO: (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Korea,
Maldives, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Nepal, Srilanka,
Thailand)
Dr Brock Chisholm, Canada (1948-1953)
Dr Marcolino Gomes Candau, Brazil (1953-1973)
Dr Halfdan Mahler, Denmark (1973-1988)
Dr Hiroshi Nakajima, Japan (1988-1998)
Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway (1998-2003)
Dr Lee Jong-wook, Republic of Korea (2003-
2006)
Anders Nordstrom, Sweden (2006-2007, interim)
Margaret Chan, China(2007- 2017)
Tedros Adhanom, Ethiopia (2017–present)
The PNC is an autonomous, regulatory body
constituted under the Pakistan Nursing Council Act
(1952, 1973) and empowered to register (license)
Nurses, Midwives, Lady Health Visitors (LHVs) and
Nursing Auxiliaries to practice in Pakistan. PNC
was established in 1948.
PNC sets the curriculum for the education of
Nurses, Midwives, LHVs and Nursing Auxiliaries.