Role of UN Agencies in Development of Primary Health Care in Iran

The United Nations has an extensive and diverse structure;  thus, it is involved in numerous activities worldwide. This article briefly describes some of them.

The data and documents were collected   using library studies and the UN website.

The active institutions of the United Nations can be divided into two sections: 1- Institutions directly related to health and 2- Institutions indirectly related to healthcare. Organizations and funds officially providing services in the first section include: The World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Educational National and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In addition to these agencies, two other newly established international agencies are of  mention namely  the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Joint the United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS). The second section assesses  organizations such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), International Labor Organization (ILO), World Trade Organization (WOT), Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and World Food Program (WFP).

In this brief review, the structure and some of the more important activities of UN agencies involved in Development of Primary Health Care In Iran are discussed.