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The World Health Organization (WHO): Specialized Agency of the United Nations

World Health Organization (WHO), is a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO is also responsible for international public health. The WHO's Constitution states that its objective "is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health".



World Health Organization (WHO), is a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO is also responsible for international public health. The WHO's Constitution states that its objective "is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health".

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The World Health Organization (WHO): specialized agency of the United Nations

The World Health Organization (WHO) headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health, was established in 7 April 1948, having six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide. The World Health Day is celebrated as the commemoration of establishment of WHO.

The constitution of the World Health Organization was signed by all 51 countries of the United Nations, and by 10 other countries, on 22 July 1946. It thus became the first specialized agency of the United Nations to which every member subscribed. Its constitution formally came into force on the first World Health Day on 7 April 1948, when it was ratified by the 26th member state.

The WHO's Constitution states that its objective "is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health".

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