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Health is such a precious commodity.
Healthy people can learn, work & support themselves & their families. When people are sick, they struggle & families & communities fall behind.

WHO is committed to achieving better health for everyone, everywhere! #WHA73

Who is WHO?
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the @UN's specialized agency for health, governed by 194 Member States. It provides science-based recommendations to protect people's health everywhere

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The principle that all people should enjoy the highest standard of health, regardless of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition has guided WHO’s work for the past 70+ years, since it was first set up as the lead agency for international health in the @UN.

Who are WHO members?

Members of the @UN may become members of the WHO by signing or otherwise accepting the WHO Constitution 👉 bit.ly/3bhMW2v

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How is WHO work carried out?
The work of the Organization is led by:
- The World Health Assembly (194 Member States)
- The Executive Board (34 Member States representatives)
- The Secretariat (HQ & 6 regional offices)
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What does the World Health Assembly do?
-Determines WHO policies & approves programmes & budget
-Appoints the Director-General
-Reviews & approves WHO reports & activities

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What are the functions of the WHO Executive Board?
-To give effect to the decisions & policies of the Health Assembly
-To act as the executive organ of the Health Assembly
-To perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Health Assembly

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What are the functions of WHO Secretariat?
The Secretariat consists of the Director-General, technical & administrative staff.
It provides Member States with science based recommendations & in country support to promote health, keep the world safe, serve the vulnerable #WHA73

Thanks to WHO:
There’s a global standard-setting body to bring together the 🌍’s top health experts to produce to make recommendations to bring better health to people throughout the world. bit.ly/3fRQYkY

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Thanks to WHO, the 🌍 has an International Classification of Diseases, which enables all countries to use a common standard for reporting diseases and identifying health trends
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Thanks to WHO:
The world has the WHO Essential Medicines List
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Thanks to WHO:
We have the International Health Regulations - helping countries manage disease outbreaks such as #Ebola or #COVID19

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Thanks to WHO:
We have @FCTCofficial - a formidable tool to help reduce disease and death caused by tobacco 🚭 bit.ly/3bzYbTm

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Thanks to WHO:
We have a Global Health Observatory, a powerful tool helping countries chart vital details about who is falling sick, from which disease, and where, so that efforts can be targeted where they are needed most bit.ly/3dRH3tS

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Without WHO, would the world have eradicated #smallpox, brought polio to the brink, and saved millions of lives from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria?

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The WHO mission is to:
✅promote health,
✅keep the world safe,
✅serve the vulnerable.

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The #HealthForAll success will be driven by a shared commitment, as deep now as ever before, to build a world where all people, everywhere, have access to quality and affordable health care.

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