World Health Organization
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The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and convened its first meeting on July 24 of that year. 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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Elemental speciation in human health risk assessment
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Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants
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Chasto zadavaemye klinicheskie voprosy o medikamentoznom aborte po itogam Mezhdunarodnoĭ soglasitelʹnoĭ konferentsii po medikamentoznomu abortu v nachale pervogo trimestra beremenn...
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Skin sensitization in chemical risk assessment
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Preventing HIV/AIDS in young people a systematic review of the evidence from developing countries / by Ross, David A.
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Compendium of food additive specifications : Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 76th meeting 2012.
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Compendium of food additive specifications : Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 76th meeting 2012.
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Partnerships for malaria control engaging the formal and informal private sectors : a review /
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Monitoring emergency obstetric care a handbook.
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Monitoring emergency obstetric care a handbook.
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Pesticide residues in food-2004 report of the Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pesti...
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