The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency under the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and only sovereign countries can participate. It is the largest intergovernmental health organization in the world.

The purpose of the World Health Organization is to enable people all over the world to achieve the highest possible health level. The main functions of the World Health Organization include: promoting the prevention and treatment of epidemic and endemic diseases; To provide and improve teaching and training in public health, disease treatment and related affairs; Promote the determination of international standards for biological products. On May 27th, 2020, WHO announced the establishment of the WHO Foundation.

Organization introduction

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization is the highest authority of WHO and is held once a year in Geneva in May. The main tasks are to review the work report of the Director-General, plan the budget, accept new members and discuss other important issues.

The Executive Committee is the executive body of the World Health Assembly and is responsible for implementing the resolutions, policies and tasks entrusted by the Assembly. It consists of 32 qualified technical experts in the field of health, and each member is elected by its member countries and approved by the World Health Assembly. The term of office is three years, and one-third of them are re-elected every year.

According to the gentleman's agreement of the World Health Organization, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are inevitable members of the Executive Committee, but the seats will be retained for one year after the third year.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-World Health Organization.