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A part of the United Nations. The WHO, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has compiled recommended standards for drinking water.

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The WHO (French: Organisation Mondiale de la Santâ€š, OMS) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which sets standards for the quality control of drugs, vaccines, and other substances affecting health. WHO was established in July 1946; headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

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a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services

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Abbreviation: WHO The global agency linked with the United Nations and co-operating with other technical agencies relating to health matters at sea and on land.

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an international organization whose mission is attainment of the highest possible level of health for all peoples

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UN specialized agency, coordinating programmes aimed at solving health problems and the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Established on 7 April 1948, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations.

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