Question

Fuctions of world health organization

Answer 1

   These functions are:Providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed;Shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge;setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation;Articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options;Providing technical support, catalysing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity;Monitoring the health situation and addressing health trends.

Answer 2

WHO fulfils its objectives through its core functions: 
providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed;shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge;setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation;articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options;providing technical support, catalysing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity; andmonitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.These core functions are set out in the Twelfth General Programme of Work, which provides the framework for organization-wide programme of work, budget, resources and results. Entitled "Not merely the absence of disease", it covers the 6-year period from 2014 to 2019.