TABLE 9.

Organizations providing health care services/aid^⁎

Multilateral agencies—All part of the United Nations, including World Health Organization (WHO)

Bilateral agencies—Individual countries. In USA, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Nongovernmental agencies (NGOs)—Also called Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs). Maintain 501(c) 3 tax-exempt status and tax I.D. number with Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Are incorporated in an individual state. Over 23,000 NGOs in USA alone with international activity in 3 or more countries.

^⁎The Major International Health Organizations—http://www.imva.org/Pages/orgbio.htm.