World Health Organization
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Summary
World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of specialized agency of the united nations entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,481 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: public health[3], medical research[4], medical classification[5]
- Award received: Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[6], Officer of the Order of the Condor of the Andes[7]
- Member of: International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers[8], International Household Survey Network[9]
- Country: Switzerland[10]
- Instance of: open-access publisher[11], international organization[12], academic publisher[13]
- Official language: English[14], Arabic[15], Spanish[16], French[17], Russian[18], Chinese[19]
- Main regulatory text: Constitution of the World Health Organization[20]
- Headquarters location: Geneva[21]
- Flag: flag of the World Health Organization[22]
- Legislative body: World Health Assembly[23]
- Child organization or unit: World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa[24], Pan American Health Organization[25], World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe[26], Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research[27], World Health Organization (France)[28], World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia[29], World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean[30], World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific[31], International Agency for Research on Cancer[32], International Clinical Trials Registry Platform[33]
- Commons category: United Nations World Health Organization[34]
- Industry: medical research[35], human health activities[36], international governmental or non-governmental organizations[37]
- Has part(s): World Health Organisation Advisory group[38]
- Website account on: Kahoot![39]
- Inception: April 7, 1948[40]
- Coordinate location: 46.23353503055556, 6.134199261111111[41]
- Parent organization or unit: United Nations Economic and Social Council[42], United Nations[43]
- Official website: https://www.who.int[44], https://www.who.int/fr[45], https://www.who.int/es[46], https://www.who.int/ru[47], https://www.who.int/zh[48], https://www.who.int/ar[49], https://www.who.int/pt[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:World Health Organization[51]
- Commons gallery: World Health Organisation[52]
Why It Matters
World Health Organization has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Works attributed to it include ICD-11[55], a medical classification[56]; ICD-10[57], a medical classification[58]; International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems[59], a medical classification[60]; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health[61], a medical classification[62]; ICD-10 Clinical Modification[63], a medical classification[64], in United States[65]; and ICD-9[66], a medical classification[67].
FAQs
What awards did World Health Organization receive?
Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[6] and Officer of the Order of the Condor of the Andes[7].