World Health Organization is a United Nations specialized agencies, only sovereign states can join. Can be traced back to its predecessor, was founded in Paris in 1907 of the International Public Health Bureau and was founded in Geneva in 1920 the League of Nations Health Organization.
After the war, by the United Nations Economic and Social Council decided that the representatives of 64 countries in July 1946 in New York held an International Health Conference, signed the “World Health Organization Act.” April 7, 1948, the Act has been 26 United Nations Member States to enter into force after ratification, the World Health Organization was established. Annual April 7 has become global, “World Health Day.” June 24 the same year, the World Health Organization held in Geneva in the first World Health Assembly officially established, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2007 Madame Margaret Chan officially took up the post of Director-General World Health Organization.
WHO’s aim is to enable people around the world to obtain the highest possible level of health. The organization defines health as “physical, mental and social life, the perfect state.” WHO’s main functions include: to promote the prevention and control epidemic and endemic diseases; to provide and improve public health, disease and related matters of medical teaching and training; to facilitate the identification of biological products to international standards. As of May 2005, a total of 192 WHO member states.
World Health Assembly, WHO’s highest authority, we hold an annual one. The main task is to examine the work report of the Director-General, planning the budget, the admission of new Member States and to discuss other important issues. World Health Assembly, the Executive Committee is the executing agency, responsible for the implementation of General Assembly resolutions, policies and the mandate entrusted to it by the 32 qualified technical experts in the field of health components, each of its members are selected in the Member States, by the World Health Assembly approved a three-year term, one-third of the annual election. Gentlemen’s agreement in accordance with the World Health Organization, the UN Security Council five permanent members of the Executive Committee members is inevitable, but the seats in the third year after the bye. Secretariat permanent body set up under the Africa, the Americas, Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Western Pacific Regional Office 6.
WHO China is one of the founding members. The representative of China and Brazil on behalf of Shi Siming 1945 in the years to participate in April 25 to June 26 in San Francisco United Nations Conference on International Organization of the General Assembly, the author of “the establishment of an international WHO Declaration”, for the creation of the World Health laid the foundation for organizations. May 10, 1972, the 25th World Health Assembly passed a resolution to restore China’s legitimate seat in the World Health Organization. Since then, China to attend the UN General Assembly of the Organization and regional meetings of the Committee, was elected member of the Executive Committee, and signed with the organization’s technical cooperation on health and the basic agreement memorandum. October 1978, the Chinese Minister of Health and the Director-General in Beijing signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation in health”, which is both a milestone in the history of friendship and cooperation. In 1981 the organization set up in Beijing representative office in China. In 1991 the Chinese Ministry of Health Minister Chen Minzhang was awarded the highest honor WHO Award “Health for All” Gold Medal, he was awarded the prize of the world’s first Minister of Health.
World Health Organization member states
All recipients of the World Health Organization of the United Nations Charter, member states can become a member of the organization. Other countries in the application by the World Health Assembly to vote a simple majority after the adoption can become a member of the World Health Organization. In international relations and affairs of the region can not be held responsible, according to the World Health Organization member states or other to the area of international relations based on the authority responsible for their own interests in the region to develop the application, the region can serve as members prepare to enter the World Health Organization. WHO Member States in accordance with the regional distribution (now a total of 192 Member States).
Africa Regional Office (ARFO)
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Office of the Americas (PAHO)
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (for members), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the, Suriname, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Southeast Asia Regional Office (SEARO)
People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea People’s Democratic Republic, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand.
Regional Office for Europe (EURO)
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia – Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland , Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia. Non-member observers: Holy See, Liechtenstein.
Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO)
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libian Arab Janahiriya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO)
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tokelau (for members), the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa.
World Health Organization publications
Major publications include: “World Health Report”, annual 6, English, French, Arabic and Russian; “Weekly Epidemiological Record”, in English and French; “World Health Statistics,” Quarterly, Britain, France, China, the Arab-Israeli , Russian and Spanish; “World Health” magazine, English, French, Russian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Arabic.
World Health Organization’s planning and funding
WHO’s work is divided into the medium-term planning and annual planning. WHO funding sources:
Contributions paid by Member States, constitute a “normal budget.”
Pan American Health Organization, to facilitate the organization of the Voluntary Fund, UNICEF, the control of drug abuse Fund, UNEP, emergency activities, the UNHCR refugee emergency things, disaster relief, the World Bank to provide the funds.
Other income.
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