World Health Organization

United Nations agency concerned with international public health

main international standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical applications

world day

annual international observance on May 31

worldwide day of action organized by the WHO

classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

world day designed to build public awareness about tuberculosis

thumb|upright=1.3|US Officials deliver COVID-19 vaccines to Ghana as part of the COVAX program in 2021. Ghana was the first recipient of vaccines through COVAX.

world day

official generic and nonproprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or active ingredient

organization

an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response, as declared by WHO

international observance commemorated every year on 25 April that recognizes global efforts to control malaria

placeholder name that was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2018 on a shortlist of blueprint priority diseases to represent a hypothetical, unknown pathogen that could cause a future epidemic

collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations relating to foods, food production, and food safety

neglect, physical abuse and lack of respect during childbirth

health indicator combining severity and duration of disease and loss of life. Can be measured as numbers of healthy years lost in a population, or as rate divided by person-time lived.

activity designed to increase the health of a population excluding medical treatment

WHO classification describing the health components of a person's functioning and disability

international treaty on recreational drugs

UN treaty on recreational drugs

declarations

legally binding instrument of international law that aims to aid international cooperation caused by spread of diseases

annual campaign by the World Health Organization Office for the Prevention of Deafness

control and regulation of psychoactive drugs

governing body of the World Health Organization

vaccination record modelled by the World Health Organization

international organization

practices to avoid hearing damage from intentionally heard sounds

World Health Organization initiative in India since 1992

international public health agency

WHO event during the last week of April

international health policy framework

international agreement signed at the First International Conference on Health Promotion

removal of criminal penalties for sex work

global not-for-profit

independent, nonprofit, international organization

G20 COVID-19 global initiative

United Nations Water (UN-Water) is an interagency mechanism that coordinates the efforts of United Nations (UN) entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues. "There is no single United Nations Agency, Fund or Programme dedicated exclusively to water issues. In fact, over 30 United Nations organizations carry out water and sanitation programmes because these issues run through all of the United Nations’ main focus areas." UN-Water's role is to ensure the UN "delivers as one" in response to water-related challenges, providing effective support to countries in

world day

global fund raising initiative to combat COVID-19

concept in urban design

overview about World Health Organization's response to the ongoing pandemic

health awareness day

Six regions of the world defined by the World Health Organization

method of assessing the certainty in evidence

international organization

Meetings about human disease epidemics, 1851–1938

executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump

former World Health Organization initiative

number of maternal deaths in a given period per 100,000 live births (Maternal deaths/live births)

governmental medical organization in Santiago, Chile

type of director general

global increase in social isolation

international scientific expert committee administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation

programming goal of the World Health Organization

a celebrity advocate of the World Health Organization mission

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