World Health Organization

 

World Health Organization

It is a special agency under the United Nations. Its headquarters is set in Geneva, Switzerland. Only sovereign countries can participate. It is the largest intergovernmental health organization in the world.

The purpose of the World Health Organization is to achieve the highest possible level of health for all people.  The main functions of the World Health Organization include: promoting the prevention and control of epidemics and endemic diseases; providing and improving teaching and training in public health, disease treatment, and related matters; promoting the determination of international standards for biological products.

On the evening of January 30, 2020, local time, the World Health Organization announced that the novel coronavirus outbreak was listed as a public health emergency of international concern. On February 10, the advanced team of the new coronavirus international expert group led by the World Health Organization arrived in China and will cooperate with Chinese personnel to contribute professional knowledge and answer practical questions.

On May 27, 2020, the WHO announced the establishment of the WHO Foundation. On March 30, 2021, the China-WHO joint research report on the origin of the novel coronavirus was released in Geneva.

On May 25, 2021, local time, WHO emergency experts told the health ministers of various countries that the WHO faced the risk of "paralysis" due to a shortage of funds.

History of the World Health