World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations that is concerned with world public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organisation, was an agency of the League of Nations.
What is WHO really about?
Their primary role is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system. In their words, they focus on "health systems; health through the life-course; noncommunicable and communicable diseases; preparedness, surveillance and response; and corporate services."
“We are building a better, healthier future for people all over the world”
The objective of WHO is ambitious, stated as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health," with health being very broadly defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." WHO works to reach this lofty goal by directing and coordinating international health work.
History
The International Sanitary Conferences, originally held on 23 June 1851, were the first predecessors of the WHO. When the League of Nations was formed in 1920, they established the Health Organization of the League of Nations.
The World Health Organization, or WHO, absorbed all the other health organizations and was established as a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) in 1948. It was declared officially in existence on April 7 of that year, after more than half of the UN members signed its constitution. That date is now celebrated as World Health Day.
The World Health Organization, or WHO, absorbed all the other health organizations and was established as a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) in 1948. It was declared officially in existence on April 7 of that year, after more than half of the UN members signed its constitution. That date is now celebrated as World Health Day.
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https://www.who.int/
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https://www.who.int/
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