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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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Jun 2, 2022 · The World Health Organization (WHO) is the UN agency charged with spearheading international public health efforts. Over its nearly seventy-five years, the WHO has logged both successes, such...
May 5, 2023 · coronavirus. 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 disease is...
3 March 2024. WHO's 75th anniversary. April 2023 – May 2024. Events. All →. The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
World Health Statistics 2022 – Monitoring health for the SDGs • Introduction The World health statistics report is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual compilation of health and health-related indicators for its 194 Member States, which has been published since 2005. The Division of
About WHO / Accountability / Governance / Constitution. WHO remains firmly committed to the principles set out in the preamble to the Constitution. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Apr 28, 2020 · The World Health Organization describes its job as "the global guardian of health." It is now possibly facing the most devastating global health threat in its 72-year history: the coronavirus...
