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The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
- Health Topics
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Our team of 8000+ professionals includes the world’s leading...
- Coronavirus Disease (Covid
On 31 December 2019, WHO was informed of a cluster of cases...
- Covid-19
Source: World Health Organization. COVID-19 cases, country...
- Situation Reports
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- What We Do
WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe,...
- 75 Years of Improving Public Health
On 7 April 2023 ̶ World Health Day ̶ the World Health...
- Health Topics
About WHO. We champion health and a better future for all. Dedicated to the well-being of all people and guided by science, the World Health Organization leads and champions global efforts to give everyone, everywhere an equal chance to live a healthy life. Who we are.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide. The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and convened its first meeting on July 24 of that year.
- WHO
- 7 April 1948; 75 years ago
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- United Nations Economic and Social Council
All countries which are Members of the United Nations may become members of WHO by accepting its Constitution. Other countries may be admitted as members when their application has been approved by a simple majority vote of the World Health Assembly.
May 5, 2023 · 5 May 2023 Health. The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the...
