The Office of Inspector General, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, was established by Congress in 1976 to identify and eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse in Department of Health and Human Services programs and to promote efficiency and economy in departmental operations.
This article is about promotion of a cause or point of view. For legal representation, see Advocate. Advocacy is an activity by an individual or group which aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions.
Dr. Mohammed Lamine Diallo shares how faith leaders have coordinated Ebola awareness initiatives in Guinea. Advocacy is a continuous and adaptive process of gathering, organizing and formulating information into argument, which is then communicated to policy-makers. UNICEF advocates in order to influence policy-makers, political and social leaders, to create an enabling policy and legislative environment that creates and sustains social transformation.