The World Health Organization (WHO) 

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established on 7 April 1948 as the United Nations’ directing and coordinating authority on global public health. More than 7000 WHO staff work across the world to collaborate with and support WHO’s 194 Member States and other partners to achieve WHO’s founding vision of the right of all people to the highest attainable standard of health. 

Core functions of WHO include:

WHO vision and mission

The founding vision of WHO is a world in which all people attain the highest possible level of health and well-being. The WHO mission is to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. WHO works with a commitment to human rights, universality and equity, based on the principles espoused in the WHO Constitution.  
   
Core functions of WHO include: providing leadership on matters crucial to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed; shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge; setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation; articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options; providing technical support to catalyse changes; building sustainable institutional capacity; and monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.  
The WHO Country Office leverages all three levels of the Organization to focus support where it can make a difference; to place the right people in the right places; to engage partners effectively; to enhance communications; and to improve operational health intelligence. 

Priorities of WHO

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