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IV. International Health Organizations and the U.S. Congress 7J3 



The Problem of U.S. Funding of World Health Programs 743 



In the Senate 745 



In the House of Representatives 747 



Recapitulation of U.S. Legislative Problem 748 



Cost/Benefit Analysis as a Possible Solution 748 



Some Examples of Approaches to Cost/Benefit Analysis in 



Health Programs 749 



The Complex Issue of Health and Overpopulation 751 



Policy Issues of World Health — A Summary 754 



U.S. Benefits from Increased Investment in World Health 755 



V. Summary, Conclusions, and Comments 756 



TABLES 



1. Recent Evolution of the WHO Budget and U.S. Assessments 725 



2. Source and Amount of Total Funds Administered by WHO, Including 



Total U.S. Contributions (1968) 728 



3. AID Dollars Contribution and Withdrawals for Country Use of Coun- 



terpart Funds and U.S. Owned Local Currency, 1956-65 732 



4. AID Technical Cooperation Projects in Fiscal Year 1969 by Field of 



Activity 732 



5. XIH Special Foreign Currency Program 736 



6. Biomedical Research and Training Grants or Contracts Awarded by 



NIH to Institutions in Foreign Countries and to International Orga- 

 nizations, Fiscal Year 1969 737 



7. PHS Research and Training Grants and Contract Support to W^orld 



Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, and Insti- 

 tute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama 738 



8. DOD Contracts and Grants for Medical Research Performed in For- 



eign Countries (Fiscal Year 1969) . 741 



9. DOD Medical Research Laboratories Overseas S _ 741 



10. Contributions to International Organizations 744 



11. Voluntary Contributions to Multilateral Organizations and Programs — 744 



FIGURES 



1. WHO Regional Offices and the Areas They Serve 700 



2. Network of Epidemiological Radio-Telegraphic Communications 701 



