Archives of WHO

List of fonds

List of archives fonds currently available for consultation

Example of a certificate filled in by the Port of New Orleans

Archives of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique (OIHP): 1907-1946

Mothers learning how to bathe their children

Archives of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) : 1943-1946

Original document presenting the missions of the Health Section

Archives of the League of Nations, Health Section Files : 1933-1946

Stamp commemorating the eradication of smallpox in 1979

Archives of the Smallpox Eradication Programme: 1948-1986

Map and other documents from the collection

Archives of the Parasitology Collection of the Communicable Diseases Documentation Centre at WHO Headquarters : 1911-2003

Compactus for storing archives

Centralized files: 1946 ->

Photograph from the fonds

Photographic Archives: 1951-1994

Detail of the plan for the main entrance

Archives on the Construction of the Headquarters building: 1950 ->

Film scenarios

WHO Media and Films Archives: 1953-1989

Files and boxes from the Project files

"Project Files" Archives: 1945-1986

INFORMATION RECORDS AND ARCHIVES

  • Where to look?
    Distinction between the library collections, the archives and current records.
  • Galleries
    Exhibition of the best photographs kept by the archives.
  • Library
    Link to the WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge.

Key WHO Information

Director-General
Director-General and senior management

Governance of WHO
WHO Constitution, Executive Board and World Health Assembly

Media centre
News, events, fact sheets, multimedia and contacts

International travel and health
Publication on travel risks, precautions and vaccination requirements

World Health Report
Annual report on global public health and key statistics