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All Public Health and International Health Organizations

Governmental and intergovernmental bodies whose mission is population-level health: surveillance, health systems, immunization access and international health coordination. Belongs here: the World Health Organization, national health services and agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and international bodies such as UNICEF or Gavi. Does not belong here: a private charitable organization that advocates for or funds health causes without being a governmental or intergovernmental health authority, grouped under health advocacy and humanitarian organizations.

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1948 1
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public-health-organization 1
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1. World Health Organization (Wikipedia)
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  • World Health Organization, founding year, era
    The WHO was established on 7 April 1948, and formally began its work on 1 September 1948.
  • World Health Organization, founding year, kind
    The WHO was established on 7 April 1948, and formally began its work on 1 September 1948.
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