The World Health Organization or WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that was founded in the year 1948. World Health Organization acts as a coordinating body of the UN on international public health.
The mission of World Health Organization or WHO is to look after the highest possible level of health of all people of the world. WHO is all set to combat disease, especially the main infectious diseases and to promote the general health of the people throughout the world.
The World Health Organization or WHO is established to look after the general wellbeing of all people of the world. It helps in coordinating international efforts to monitor outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as AIDS, malaria and such other dangerous diseases. WHO also supports in the development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs. WHO has been successful in the eradication of smallpox and finally declared in 1980 the complete annihilation of this disease.
In addition to its work of eradicating various kinds of diseases, the World Health Organization also carries out various health-related campaigns in various parts of the world. For instance, WHO has launched many successful campaigns against the use of tobacco and encouraged the consumption of fruits and vegetables worldwide. With it’s headquarters in Geneva, WHO has been working for the complete well being and general health of the people in all over the world.
The WHO also conducts research on various areas of health and medical sciences. For example, WHO has found out that electromagnetic field surrounding cell phones has a negative influence on health. World Health Organization also carries out many assignments that have been bestowed on it through many international treaties signed amongst various countries of the world.