WHO - World Health Organisation
Founded in 1948, the World Health Organisation leads the world alliance for Health for All.
A specialized agency of the United Nations with 191 Member States, WHO promotes technical cooperation for health among nations, carries out programmes to control and eradicate disease and strives to improve the quality of human life.
WHO has four main functions:
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to give worldwide guidance in the field of health
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to set global standards for health
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to cooperate with governments in strengthening national health programmes
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to develop and transfer appropriate health technology, information and standards.
The WHO definition of health:
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
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