World Health Organization
- WHO is the first global health organization which came into force on 7 April 1948, replacing many regional and national health bodies and is a specialised agency of the UN.
- It has 194-member countries with secretariat at Geneva, Switzerland.
- It has the authority of directing and coordinating matters related to International health.
- World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of WHO, attended by delegations from all member states.
- The Executive Board of WHO implements the decisions and policies of the World Health Assembly.
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