Question

State the functions of WHO.

Answer 1

Definition:

1. World Health Organization, WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.
2. It was established on April 7, 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Functions:

1. It plans and coordinates health activities on a global basis.
2. It promotes medical research and the exchange of scientific information about the latest developments.
3. It collects and supplies information about the occurrence of diseases of an epidemic nature.
4. It sets standards for the quality control of vaccines.
5. It collaborates with member countries in disease eradication programs.