University of Washington Department of Global Health

Global Organizations

by Region

Australia, New Zealand & The Pacific

University of Washington

Australia and New Zealand History
UW Libraries site which lists General Sites, and sites focused on Exploration, Australia and New Zealand

Australian Legal Research Services
UW Gallagher Law Library

The Pacific Islands Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP) coordinates needed continuing education to health professionals throughout the U.S.-associated jurisdictions in the Pacific. Based in Seattle, the University of Washington team works in close association with other institutions to evaluate and meet continuing clinical education needs in American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Republic of Palau. The program is funded by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr) and the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC).

Trafficking & Human Rights Resources
In an attempt to create an information network with other organizations working with victims of human trafficking, the Women's Center has collected contact information from NGO's and other organizations worldwide.

Seattle Area

Japanese Encephalitis Project
PATH's JE Project will pave the way for control of clinical JE and will help halt the devastating death and disability JE causes. By adding JE vaccine to the roster of other vaccines given to infants, we believe that clinical JE can be eliminated in Asia and the Pacific.

International

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC is the only inter governmental grouping in the world operating on the basis of non-binding commitments, open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participants. Unlike the WTO or other multilateral trade bodies, APEC has no treaty obligations required of its participants. Decisions made within APEC are reached by consensus and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis.

World Bank, East Asia and the Pacific
The World Bank is working to support more than 20 countries in the East Asia and Pacific region, which is home to nearly 2 billion people. This diverse region includes Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Korea, the People's Democratic Republic of Lao (Lao PDR), Malaysia, Marshall Islands, FS Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

World Health Organization, West Pacific Region, one of the six regions of the WHO-WPR, is home to approximately 1.6 billion people, nearly one-third of the world's population. It stretches over a vast area, from China in the north and west, to New Zealand in the south, and French Polynesia in the east. One of the most diverse of the WHO regions, the Western Pacific constitutes some of the world's least developed countries as well as the most rapidly emerging economies. It includes highly developed countries such as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Singapore; and fast growing economies such as China and Viet Nam.

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