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World Health Organization
Also Known As WHO
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The World Health Organization is the specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. Its constitution was signed in 1946 and entered into force in 1948, when the organization began operating from its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, coordinating disease surveillance, setting health standards and leading international responses to epidemics and pandemics. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
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Founding YearThe WHO constitution was signed by 61 states in 1946 and entered into force on 7 April 1948, the date the organization treats as its founding. Founding Date Cross-Tradition Connections
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WHO coordinates the global switch between oral and inactivated polio vaccine strategy as part of eradication policy.
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The WHO's founding and ongoing core mandate is international disease surveillance and epidemiological coordination.
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