World Health Organization

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The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.

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instanceOf intergovernmental organization
specialized agency of the United Nations
abbreviation World Health Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: WHO
advocatesFor access to essential medicines
health equity
primary health care
tobacco control
universal health coverage
budget multi-billion US dollar annual budget
coordinatesWith Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
UNICEF
World Bank
World Food Programme
member states of the United Nations
non-governmental organizations
other UN agencies
declares Public Health Emergency of International Concern
defines International Classification of Diseases
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
fieldOfWork communicable diseases
disease control
environmental health
epidemiology
global health
health emergency response
health policy
health promotion
health systems strengthening
international health regulations
maternal and child health
mental health
noncommunicable diseases
nutrition
occupational health
pharmaceutical policy
public health
vaccination programs
foundedBy United Nations
fundingSource assessed contributions from member states
voluntary contributions
hasMainOrgan Executive Board
Secretariat
World Health Assembly
hasMember 194 member states
hasMotto Health for all
hasRegionalOffice WHO Regional Office for Africa
WHO Regional Office for Europe
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
headquartersCountry Switzerland
headquartersLocation Geneva
inception 1948-04-07
issuesGuideline disease treatment protocols
global health guidelines
pandemic preparedness guidance
vaccination recommendations
leaderTitle Director-General
legalStatus UN specialized agency
managesProgram Expanded Programme on Immunization
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Roll Back Malaria
Stop TB Partnership
Tobacco Free Initiative
missionStatement attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
organizesEvent World Health Assembly
World Health Day
oversees international health regulations
surface form: International Health Regulations (2005)
parentOrganization United Nations
participatedIn COVID-19 pandemic response
Ebola virus disease outbreak response in West Africa
H1N1 influenza pandemic response
publishes Global Health Observatory data
World Health Organization self-linksurface differs
surface form: Model List of Essential Medicines

World Health Report
World Health Statistics
regionServed worldwide
respondsTo disease outbreaks
humanitarian health emergencies
pandemics
UNRegion United Nations Development Group
website https://www.who.int

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this entity surface form: World Health Organization headquarters
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this entity surface form: World Health Organization headquarters
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subject surface form: Ukrainian Ministry of Health
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this entity surface form: World Health Organization headquarters
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this entity surface form: World Health Organization headquarters and regional offices
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