WHO: World Health Organization
The full form of WHO is “World Health Organization“. It is a specialized organization of the United Nations (UN) that aims to promote international public health. Its objective is to guarantee a healthier future for people around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). It has offices in more than 150 countries and works in collaboration with governments and other partners to improve people’s health. It also regularly produces the World Health Report (WHR) and sponsors World Health Day; a world health awareness day celebrated on April 7 of each year. It was formed on April 7, 1948, and its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. In March 2020, Tedros Adhanom is the Director-General of WHO. He began his five-year term on July 1, 2017.
Brief History
The WHO constitution was signed by 61 countries (the 51 member countries and 10 others) on July 22, 1946, and the first meeting of the World Health Assembly concluded on July 24, 1948. In 1955, it launched the malaria eradication health program. In 1967, the annual contribution of $2.4 million to the effort to eradicate world smallpox was intensified. In 1986, WHO began its global HIV/AIDS program. In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was created. In 2006, it endorsed the world’s first set of official HIV/AIDS Toolkit for Zimbabwe. Its current priorities include eradication of communicable diseases, in particular, COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria, and tuberculosis.
Other full forms of WHO
| Full Form | Category |
|---|---|
| White House Office | US Government |
| Women Helping Others | General |
| World Health Association | United Nations |
| Wrist-Hand Orthosis | Physiology |