Not to be out done, Germany has eaten, drank, and lazed its masses into matching the American people as the heavyweights of the world—both countries weighing in with the highest numbers of overweight and obese people. According to government...
4 July 2008
Posted to the web 4 July 2008
Last month, the World Health Organization's governing body, the World Health Assembly (WHA), formally adopted a set of public policy recommendations for poor governments struggling with disease.
Key...
BAGHDAD, 28 June 2008 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Iraq, Staffan de Mistura, is pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a permanent Office in Baghdad.
WHO’s...
David Stanford, JakartaIndonesia is addicted to smoking. Cigarette advertisements dot the skyline and clog the airwaves. If you go to a concert or a sporting event, it is likely that the cost of your...
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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