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World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established in 1948 with the objective of the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in its constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of illness or infirmity. It is governed by 192 Member States through the World Health Assembly, whose main tasks are to approve the World Health Organization programme and budget for the following two years and to decide major policy questions.
20 articles from World Health Organization (WHO)
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Improving workplace productivity requires a holistic approach to employee health and well-being
Health and Healthcare Systems
Immunization: How it started, how it's going – what we’ve achieved through 50 years of vaccination programmes
Resilience, Peace and Security
Why we need to strengthen health responses in humanitarian crises
Health and Healthcare Systems
Why is trust in healthcare waning and what can be done about it?
Health and Healthcare Systems
How we can strengthen primary healthcare to rescue failing health systems
Wellbeing and Mental Health
World Mental Health Day: How to safeguard children's mental wellbeing in the digital era
Health and Healthcare Systems
This is how the WHO is trying to tackle health inequality
Health and Healthcare Systems
WHO issues new list of interventions to tackle non-communicable diseases
Health and Healthcare Systems
WHO Pandemic Treaty: what is it and how will it save lives in the future?
Urban Transformation
We need to rethink mobility to make our transport systems safe, healthy and sustainable
Health and Healthcare Systems
On the anniversary of Russia's invasion, the World Health Organization reports on how it's supporting health services in Ukraine
Health and Healthcare Systems
Teenage mental health crisis in the US, plus other health stories you need to read this week
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Ukraine's mental health crisis could impact generations to come. Here's how the country is responding
Health and Healthcare Systems
How Europe can exit the COVID-19 public health emergency
Health and Healthcare Systems
Why vaccination access is essential for ending COVID-19 and ensuring the global recovery
Forum Institutional
Time for the world to invest in healthy ageing
Climate Action
The COVID-19 recovery can be the vaccine for climate change
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Comprehensive sexuality education can prevent rapes, unsafe abortions and save lives
Health and Healthcare Systems
Healthcare costs are pushing millions into extreme poverty. This outrage must end
Podcasts
World Health Organization (WHO) contributors
Emanuele Capobianco
Deputy Executive Director, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Jeremy Farrar
Chief Scientist
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General
Zsuzsanna Jakab
Deputy Director GeneralHans Kluge
Regional Director, Europe
Alana Officer
Unit Head, Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing
