...the Eastern Mediterranean, the number of deaths due to measles fell from 96,000 to 10,000 during the same period. The World Health Organization, or WHO, has set a goal of cutting measles deaths overall by 90 percent by the end of the decade....
...or this type of product so that they can be re-hydrated while they are on the way to go seek treatment," she says. The World Health Organization (WHO) is stepping up efforts to deal with the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, following reports of well over...
...(Nanowerk News) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have recognized a need for scientific advice on any food safety implications that may arise from the use of nanotechnologies in the...
...who treated HIV/AIDS patients in Africa spoke on campus, and students signed a "Wall of Remembrance." According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV in 2007, two thirds of them in sub-Saharan...
Background
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations.
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