World Health Organization

American  

noun

1. WHO.

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World Health Organization British  

noun

1.  WHO.  an agency of the United Nations, established in 1948 with headquarters in Geneva, responsible for coordinating international health activities, aiding governments in improving health services, etc

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World Health Organization Cultural  

1. A specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1948 and headquartered in Geneva, whose mission is to prevent the international spread of diseases, such as cholera, malaria, and poliomyelitis.

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Example Sentences

A 2021 World Health Organization report said Somalia's mental health services were almost non-existent - with no community-based services.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The World Health Organization has triggered an international health alert but the true scale of the outbreak is not yet known.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The World Health Organization recommended people with high-risk exposure undergo quarantine at home or in a facility for 42 days “as a precautionary measure” because of the long incubation period of this virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In May 2025, the World Health Organization formally placed chronic kidney disease on its agenda for reducing early deaths from noncommunicable diseases by one third before 2030.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

A distinguished Canadian entomologist, Dr. A. W. A. Brown, was engaged by the World Health Organization to make a comprehensive survey of the resistance problem.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson