World Health Organization
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World Health Organization
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 (52,374 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- World Health Organization's field of work was public health[3].
- World Health Organization's field of work was medical research[4].
- World Health Organization's field of work was medical classification[5].
- World Health Organization received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[6].
- World Health Organization received the Officer of the Order of the Condor of the Andes[7].
- World Health Organization was a member of International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers[8].
- World Health Organization was a member of Q140274247[9].
- World Health Organization is in the country of Switzerland[10].
- World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations[11].
- World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[12].
- World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as international organization[13].
- World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[14].
- World Health Organization's official language is recorded as English[15].
- World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Arabic[16].
- World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Spanish[17].
- World Health Organization's official language is recorded as French[18].
- World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Russian[19].
- World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Chinese[20].
- World Health Organization's main regulatory text is recorded as Constitution of the World Health Organization[21].
- World Health Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[22].
- World Health Organization's flag is recorded as flag of the World Health Organization[23].
- World Health Organization's legislative body is recorded as World Health Assembly[24].
- World Health Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa[25].
- World Health Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as Pan American Health Organization[26].
- World Health Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe[27].
Body
Founding
April 7, 1948 marks the founding of World Health Organization[28].
Operations
World Health Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[22]. Parent organizations include United Nations Economic and Social Council[29], a principal organ of the United Nations[30], founded in 1945[31], headquartered in New York City[32] and United Nations[33], an intergovernmental organization[34], in United States[35], founded in 1945[36], headquartered in New York City[37]. Subsidiaries include World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa[25], an office[38], in Republic of the Congo[39], founded in 1951[40]; Pan American Health Organization[26], an international organization[41], in United States[42], founded in 1902[43], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[44]; World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe[27], a government agency[45], in Denmark[46]; Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research[47], a medical organization[48], in Switzerland[49], founded in 1999[50]; it (France)[51], a government agency[52], in France[53], founded in 1948[54]; and World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia[55], a government agency[56], in India[57], headquartered in New Delhi[58].
Industry
Industries include medical research[59], human health activities[60], and international governmental or non-governmental organizations[61]. Fields of work include public health[3], an academic discipline[62]; medical research[4]; and medical classification[5], a type of classification[63].
Recognition
Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[6], an award[64], in Spain[65], founded in 1981[66] and Officer of the Order of the Condor of the Andes[7].
Why It Matters
World Health Organization ranks in the top 6% of specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52,374 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Works attributed to it include ICD-11[69], a medical classification[70]; ICD-10[71], a medical classification[72]; International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems[73], a medical classification[74]; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health[75], a medical classification[76]; ICD-10 Clinical Modification[77], a medical classification[78], in United States[79]; and ICD-9[80], a medical classification[81].
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].