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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World Health Organization

Children under 10 should not be given obesity drugs or GLP-1 weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, new global guidelines, external from the World Health Organization say.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Under a 2005 global health pact called the International Health Regulations, countries are required to notify the World Health Organization within 24 hours of an event that could become an international public health emergency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Based on the available information, the World Health Organization said “the public health risk to the general population appears to be low.”

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The researchers used World Health Organization criteria to identify hypertension.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The World Health Organization has provided this multidrug therapy worldwide free of cost since 1981, treating about sixteen million people over the past forty years.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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