WHO

What does WHO stand for?

World Health Organization

An acronym for the United Nations agency that focuses on worldwide health.

The agency carries out programs to control and eradicate disease, provides technical cooperation, and ultimately strives to improve the quality of human life around the world. The organization was created in 1948 and its headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland.

Example

It seems like everyday the WHO is fighting one viral outbreak after another

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Updated December 4, 2014

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