Search results
Budget. $6.83 billion (2024–25) Website. who.int. The World Health Organization ( WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. [2] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices [3] and 150 field offices worldwide. [4] The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and ...
- www.who.int
- › About WHO
For health emergencies, we: prepare for emergencies by identifying, mitigating and managing risks. prevent emergencies and support development of tools necessary during outbreaks. detect and respond to acute health emergencies. support delivery of essential health services in fragile settings. For health and well-being we:
- www.who.int
- › About WHO
Our leadership team. With strong connections between offices, WHO works on the front lines in 150+ locations across 6 regions. WHO’s Director-General outlines the vision and oversees all our international health work whilst our Regional Directors lead the work of the 6 Regional Offices and their country offices.
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years. 24 April 2024.
WHO plays an essential role supporting countries to prepare for, detect, respond to and recover from health emergencies, including pandemics, disease outbreaks, natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Amid a growing need for rapid response, we build global systems that: predict, prevent and contain emerging risks; support countries and ...
COVID-19 vaccination data are collected via WHO regional office-specific systems for monitoring COVID-19 vaccination uptake. These data are pooled from numerous sources, including direct reports from Member States, WHO review of publicly available official data, or data collected and published by third-party sites.
The WHO coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard presents official weekly counts of COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccine utilisation reported by countries, territories and areas. Through this dashboard, we aim to provide a frequently updated data visualization, data dissemination and data exploration resource, while linking users to other useful and ...
