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

Only 17% of bottled water samples met World Health Organization standards for safe drinking water.

From Science Daily

Like Cryptococcus, both have been designated priority pathogens by the World Health Organization.

From Science Daily

They combined this information with health system data gathered from the World Health Organization, the World Bank, United Nations agencies, and the Directory of Radiotherapy Centres.

From Science Daily

The World Health Organization has a similar conclusion, though it has said more research is warranted into brain cancers and cellphone use longer than 15 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Burlington, Mass.-based Lifordi is targeting rheumatoid arthritis, which causes inflammation and pain in the joints and affected 18 million people worldwide in 2019, according to the World Health Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal