WHO began when the Constitution came into force on April 7, 1948 – a date which is now celebrated every year as World Health Day. More than 7000 people from more than 150 countries are working in 150 country offices, in 6 regional offices, and at the headquarters in Geneva. WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Its goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.

World Health Organization (WHO)

The largest, most recognized and most powerful intergovernmental organization in the world. It aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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