World Health Organization

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization 
(WHO) is an agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating 
authority on international public health. WHO was established by the 
UN on April 7, 1948.

After years of fighting smallpox, WHO declared in 1979 that the disease had
been eradicated. It is nearing success in developing vaccines against
malaria and schistosomiasis and aims to eradicate polio within the next few years.

Other than actually curing already occuring diseases, the organization also
put a lot of effort into producing articles on the cause of diseases.
Leading to that they besides eradicating disease also, for instance, makes
campaigns to boost consumption of vegetables world wide, take a negative
stance towards tobacco, and research whether or not the Electromagnetic
field surrounding cell phones have a negative influence on health.

Members of the UN appoint delegations to the World Health Assembly, which
votes for the WHO Director General -- currently, Jong-Wook Lee.

Notable Persons Associated With the WHO

   * Gro Harlem Brundtland
   * Hiroshi Nakajima
   * Carlo Urbani

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