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( World health organization)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations. The WHO's constitution states that its objective "is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."[1] Its major task is to combat disease, especially key infectious diseases, and to promote the general health of the people of the world. The World Health Organization is one of the original agencies of the United Nations, its constitution formally coming into force on the first World Health Day, (7 April 1948), when it was ratified by the 26th member state.[2] Prior to this its operations, as well as the remaining activities of the League of Nations Health Organization, were under the control of an Interim Commission following an International Health Conference in the summer of 1946.[3] The transfer was authorized by a Resolution of the General Assembly.[4] The epidemiological service of the French Office International d'Hygiène Publique was incorporated into the Interim Commission of the World Health Organization on 1 January 1947.[5] As well as coordinating international efforts to monitor outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as SARS, malaria, and AIDS, the WHO also sponsors programs to prevent and treat such diseases. The WHO supports the development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs. After over 2 decades of fighting smallpox, the WHO declared in 1980 that the disease had been eradicated - the first disease in history to be eliminated by human effort.
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Vitamin World Calcicare Colon Health Complex, by John Brenner
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Looking for information about a detox for weight loss? Finding a detox diet online that deals with juicing for weight loss is easy to find as long as you know where to look. Other side effects can include tiredness irr...
How To Find The Best Healthy Skin Anti Wrinkle Cream In The World by Christy Smith
The best healthy skin anti wrinkle cream in the world is available to you if you look in the right place. Don’t be distracted by flashy advertising campaigns, flowery names or celebrity endorsements. These are just sideshows to obscure the fact that ...
Holistic Acne Treatment Helps Thousands Worldwide In Quest For Clear Skin by Mike Walden
Ex- acne sufferer launches a unique step-by-step acne treatment to help sufferers worldwide in their quest for a lasting acne cure and a life without shame
July 10, 2008 -- After suffering from severe acne for more than 13 years, trying almos...
Back to the Garden by Chelina Schultz
Back in the Garden of Eden the food supply was nutrient rich and fruits and vegetables were grown in rich organic soil void of chemicals and environmental toxins. These fresh, raw foods were bursting with nutrition.
People were not ...
Lingzhi: World class Tablets by Francis Adam
Physical condition & health has turn out to be the chief issue of the anxiety for the people who are growing their mass day by day. Devoid of giving a large amount of the concentration to the health & construct of the body majority of the community a...
Top Ten world-acknowledged healthy Weight Loss methods by liu kun
As their bodies horizontally develop, the desire of beauty –loving people to become slimmer gets stronger and stronger. Diet has become a popular theme, and there are various healthy Weight ...
I have the same problem as many women all around the world. by Vladlena Nyzhnik
I am getting older and I have the same problem as many women all around the world. I have gained so much weight! I need to lose at least 20 lbs to be in a normal shape.
First of all, I do not believe in the drugs. I am sure that all drugs ha...
Holistic Living in a Modern World by Divne Pointer
For years we have been conditioned to trust our doctors implicitly, even if at times our instinct tells us otherwise. With malpractice law suits at an all time high and health care insurance coverage at an all time low in the west, more and more peo...
I Went From Tangoing With Arnold To Having Constipation - What A World, What A World! by Frances Lewis
Last night on television I saw actress Jamie Lee Curtis advertising a yogurt that helps keep you regular. It happens to everyone. Change. The change from young to old, glamorous to everyday looking, skinny to overweight (and the list could go on a...
Over-eating, Stress, And The Modern World by aseya me
There mere fact that the term, “comfort food” exists is proof enough that eating certain foods is good for relieving stress. Whether it is some sort of psychopharmacological thing, something connected to mental health and memories, or an evolutionary...
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