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

There have been around 1,000 confirmed human cases reported to the World Health Organization since 2003 and nearly half of those proved fatal.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

According to the World Health Organization, about 2.3 million women were diagnosed with the disease in 2022, and roughly 670,000 died from it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

According to the World Health Organization, climate change -- through increased rainfall, temperatures and humidity -- can in some cases accelerate malaria transmission by enabling mosquitoes to breed faster.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says infertility affects roughly 1 in 6 people globally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Soon after the outbreak in Germany, a team of investigators under the auspices of the World Health Organization flew to Uganda to try to find out where those monkeys had come from.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston