AboutWHOTheWorldHealthOrganizationistheUnitedNationsspecializedagencyforhealth
Itwasestablishedon7April1948
WHO'sobjective,assetoutinitsConstitution,istheattainmentbyallpeoplesofthehighestpossiblelevelofhealth
HealthisdefinedinWHO'sConstitutionasastateofcompletephysical,mentalandsocialwell-beingandnotmerelytheabsenceofdiseaseorinfirmity
WHOisgovernedby192MemberStatesthroughtheWorldHealthAssembly
TheHealthAssemblyiscomposedofrepresentativesfromWHO'sMemberStates
ThemaintasksoftheWorldHealthAssemblyaretoapprovetheWHOprogrammeandthebudgetforthefollowingbienniumandtodecidemajorpolicyquestions
CountriesAllcountrieswhichareMembersoftheUnitedNationsmaybecomemembersofWHObyacceptingitsConstitution
OthercountriesmaybeadmittedasmemberswhentheirapplicationhasbeenapprovedbyasimplemajorityvoteoftheWorldH