World Health Organization
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The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and formally began its work on September 1, 1948. It incorporated the assets, personnel, and duties of the League of Nations' Health Organization and the Paris-based , including the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The agency's work began in earnest in 1951 after a significant infusion of financial and technical resources.
The WHO's official mandate is to promote health and safety while helping the vulnerable worldwide. It provides technical assistance to countries, sets international health standards, collects data on global health issues, and serves as a forum for scientific or policy discussions related to health. Its official publication, the ''World Health Report'', provides assessments of worldwide health topics.
The WHO has played a leading role in several public health achievements, most notably the eradication of smallpox, the near-eradication of polio, and the development of an Ebola vaccine. Its current priorities include communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and tuberculosis; non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer; healthy diet, nutrition, and food security; occupational health; and substance abuse. The agency advocates for universal health care coverage, engagement with the monitoring of public health risks, coordinating responses to health emergencies, and promoting health and well-being generally.
The WHO is governed by the World Health Assembly (WHA), which is composed of its 194 member states. The WHA elects and advises an executive board made up of 34 health specialists; selects the WHO's chief administrator, the director-general (currently Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia); sets goals and priorities; and approves the budget and activities. The WHO is funded primarily by contributions from member states (both assessed and voluntary), followed by private donors. Its total approved budget for 2020–2021 is over $7.2 billion., while the approved budget for 2022–2023 is over $6.2 billion. The budget is $6.83 billion for 2024 - 2025.
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Aspects of public health nursing /
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Assessing human health risks of chemicals : derivation of guidance values for health basedsi /
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The veterinary contribution to public health practice : report of a joint FAO /
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Control of nutritional anemia with special reference to iron deficiency : report of an IAEA /
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International nonproprietary names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances : 1982 : lists 1-21 of recommend INN = Denominations communes internationales (DCI) pour les substances pharm...
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International nonpropritetary names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances 1977 : list 1-37 of proposed INN and list 1-16 of recommended INN = Denominations communes internationales (...
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A review of the technological efficacy of some antioxidants and synergists /
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The SI for the health professions /
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Manual of basic technquies for a health laboratiry /
Published 1980“…World Health Organization…”
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Preparation of the physician for general practice /
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Medicine and public health in the Artic and Antartic : selected papers from a conference /
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The role of inmunization in communicable disease control /
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Application of the international clasification of diseases to dentistry and stomatology /
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Oral health Surveys : Basic Methods /
Published 1987“…World Health Organization…”
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Oral health surveys : basic methods /
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Respiratory infections in children : management in small hospitals, a manual for doctors /
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Guidelines for programmes for the prevention of blindness /
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Maternal care for the reduction of perinatal and neonatal mortality : a joint WHO /
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Mental disorders : glossary and guide to their classification in accordance with the ninth revision of the International classification of diseases /
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Social dimensions of mental health /
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