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State the main functions of World Health Organisation.

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The main functions of the World Health Organization are:

  • To collect and supply information about the occurrence of epidemic diseases Example – Cholera, typhoid, etc.
  • To promote and support projects for research on diseases
  • To supply information on the latest developments about vaccine use, cancer research, control of drug addiction, health hazards of nuclear radiation
  • To suggest quarantine measures to avert the spreading of diseases
  • To lay pharmaceutical standards for important drugs
  • Organization of campaigns to control the epidemic and endemic diseases

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