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The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency's governing structure and principles, states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.

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Aid

New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

The new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced by leading figures at the International AIDS Conference taking place in […]

08/03/2022 / World Health Organization

Biodiversity

Tobacco the twin killer of health and environment, says WHO

WHO has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the […]

05/31/2022 / World Health Organization

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Aid

Sanitation and Water shame: billions still left out in the 21st century

The numbers don’t change much year after year; billions of people are still left behind and the half-hearted efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development […]

07/01/2021 / World Health Organization

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Sustainable Business

US$ 1.4 trillion lost every year to tobacco use

WHO’s new technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration shows countries ways to cut down on over US$1.4 trillion in health expenditures and lost productivity […]

04/12/2021 / World Health Organization

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