World Health Organization

noun

an agency of the United Nations, established in 1948 with headquarters in Geneva, responsible for coordinating international health activities, aiding governments in improving health services, etc WHO

World Health Organization

A specialized agency of the United Nations , established in 1948 and headquartered in Geneva , whose mission is to prevent the international spread of diseases, such as cholera , malaria , and poliomyelitis .

The campaign included a push for the World Health Organization to condemn gay-conversion therapy.

The procedure, says a spokesperson from the World Health Organization, doesn't even make sense.

The World Health Organization (WHO) puts the safe daily level at 25 micrograms.

Actual cases of Ebola in Liberia, according the World Health Organization, are decreasing.

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization projected that by December there could be 10,000 new cases per week in West Africa.

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