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World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, it succeeded the Health Organization, which was an agency of the League of Nations. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and its headquarters are located at Geneva. WHO flag features the Rod of Asclepius as a symbol for healing. Director-General The head of the organization is the Director-General (DG), appointed by the World Health Assembly. The current DG is Margaret Chan, who was appointed on 9 November 2006 {her term is 2006 to 2017}. World Health Day Jawaharlal Nehru had given an opinion to start WHO. The World Health Organization (WHO) came into existence on first World Health Day, (7 April 1948), when it was ratified by the 26th member state. Functions WHO coordinates international efforts to control outbreaks & sponsors programs to prevent and treatment of infectious diseases such as SARS, malaria, tuberculosis, influenza, and HIV/AIDS, the WHO also such diseases. The WHO supports the development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs, such as through the Expanded Program on Immunization. After over two decades of fighting smallpox, the WHO declared in 1980 that the disease had been eradicated – the first disease in history to be eliminated by human effort. The WHO aims to eradicate polio within the next few years. Publications - Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Human Resources for Health, journal published in collaboration with BioMed Central - Pan American Journal of Public Health - World Health Report, series of global health policy reports Members The WHO has 193 Member states, including 192 members of the UN (all except Liechtenstein), the Cook Islands and Niue. Non-state territories of UN Member States may join as Associate Members (with full information but limited participation and voting rights) if approved by an Assembly vote: Puerto Rico and Tokelau are Associate Members. Palestine, Holy See, Order of Malta and Republic of China (Taiwan, under the name of “Chinese Taipei”) are observers. Non-members of the WHO are Liechtenstein and the rest of states with limited diplomatic recognition. Regional offices: - Africa; HQ: Brazzaville, Congo - Americas; HQ: Washington, DC, USA - Europe; HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark - Eastern Med.; HQ: Cairo, Egypt - South East Asia; HQ: New Delhi, India - Western Pacific; HQ: Manila, Philippines The above 6 Regional Offices of the WHO enjoy remarkable autonomy. Each Regional Office is headed by a Regional Director (RD), who is elected by the Regional Committee for a once-renewable five-year term. The name of the RD-elect is transmitted to the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, which proceeds to confirm the appointment. It is rare that an elected Regional Director is not confirmed.
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असोज २२, जेनेभा । विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन(डब्लूएचओ) ले सन् २०२१ को अन्त्यसम्ममा विश्वका कम्तीमा पनि ४० प्रतिशत जनसंख्यालाई खोप लगाइसक्नुपर्ने लक्ष्य निर्धारण गरेको छ । डब्लूएचओले विश्वका सबै देशमा सन् २०२२ को मध्यसम्ममा कम्तीमा पनि ७० प्रतिशत नागरिकले दुवै अर्थात् पूरा मात्रा खोप लगाउनुपर्ने लक्ष्य निर्धारण गरेको गत बुधवार सार्वजनिक गरेको हो । विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठनका महानिर्देशक टेडरस आधनम गेब्रियसले बुधवार ती लक्ष्यका बारेमा विश्वका देशहरुलाई जानकारी गराएका छन् । उनले कोरोनाविरुद्धको खोप एक चुनौती बन्दै गएको भन्दै यसका लागि आवश्यक वातावरण बनाउन पनि विश्वका देशहरुलाई आग्रह गरेका छन् । उनले बाँच्न पाउनु हरेक नागरिकको अधिकार हो भन्दै विश्वका धनी देशहरुले गरिब तथा तेस्रो विश्वका देशहरुलाई कोरोनाविरुद्धको खोपको सहयोगका लागि पनि आग्रह गरेका छन् ।रासस/सिन्ह्वा