The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation for improved global health.
Further reading
Schneider, Carmen Huckel (2009) World Health Organization (WHO), in David P. Forsythe (ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Rights, vol. 5, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 388–394.
External links
World Health Organization. Official website.
Related entries
global health and development | international organization | United Nations