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 (27,385 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 is in the country of Switzerland^[9].
• World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations^[10].
• World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[11].
• World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as international organization^[12].
• World Health Organization's instance of is recorded as academic publisher^[13].
• World Health Organization's official language is recorded as English^[14].
• World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Arabic^[15].
• World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Spanish^[16].
• World Health Organization's official language is recorded as French^[17].
• World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Russian^[18].
• World Health Organization's official language is recorded as Chinese^[19].
• World Health Organization's main regulatory text is recorded as Constitution of the World Health Organization^[20].
• World Health Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[21].
• World Health Organization's flag is recorded as flag of the World Health Organization^[22].
• World Health Organization's legislative body is recorded as World Health Assembly^[23].
• World Health Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa^[24].
• World Health Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as Pan American Health Organization^[25].
• World Health Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe^[26].
• World Health Organization's child organization or unit is recorded as Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research^[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^[21]. 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^[24], an office^[38], in Republic of the Congo^[39], founded in 1951^[40]; Pan American Health Organization^[25], 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^[26], a government agency^[45], in Denmark^[46]; Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research^[27], a medical organization^[47], in Switzerland^[48], founded in 1999^[49]; it (France)^[50], a government agency^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1948^[53]; and World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia^[54], a government agency^[55], in India^[56], headquartered in New Delhi^[57].

Industry

Industries include medical research^[58] and human health activities^[59]. Fields of work include public health^[3], an academic discipline^[60]; medical research^[4]; and medical classification^[5], a type of classification^[61].

Recognition

Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation^[6], an award^[62], in Spain^[63], founded in 1981^[64] 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 (27,385 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

Works attributed to it include ICD-11^[67], a medical classification^[68]; International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems^[69], a medical classification^[70]; ICD-10^[71], a medical classification^[72]; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health^[73], a medical classification^[74]; ICD-10 Clinical Modification^[75], a medical classification^[76], in United States^[77]; and Jakarta Declaration^[78], a declaration^[79], founded in 1997^[80].

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].