Question

Tell Me about World Health organization

Answer 1

The World Health Organization (WHO) is aspecialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of theLeague of Nations.

World Health Organization

Flag of the World Health Organization

AbbreviationWHO
OMSFormation7 April 1948; 70 years agoTypeSpecialized agency of the United NationsLegal statusActiveHeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland

Head

Tedros Adhanom, Director-General

Parent organization

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)Websitewho.int

The constitution of the World Health Organization had been signed by 61 countries on 22 July 1946, with the first meeting of theWorld Health Assembly finishing on 22 July 1946. It incorporated the Office International d'Hygiène Publique and the League of Nations Health Organization. Since its establishment, it has played a leading role in the eradicationof smallpox. Its current priorities includecommunicable diseases, in particularHIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and tuberculosis; the mitigation of the effects of non-communicable diseases such as sexual andreproductive health, development, and aging; nutrition, food security and healthy eating; occupational health; substance abuse; and driving the development of reporting, publications, and networking.

The WHO is responsible for the World Health Report, the worldwide World Health Survey, and World Health Day. The current Director-General of the WHO is Tedros Adhanom, who started his five-year term on 1 July 2017.[1]