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The constitution of the World Health Organization had been signed by all 61 countries by 22 July 1946, which an article in Science described as "an historic day". It thus became the first specialised agency of the United Nations to which every member subscribed. [4]
The constitution of the World Health Organization was signed by all 51 countries of the United Nations, and by 10 other countries, on 22 July 1946. [20] It thus became the first specialized agency of the United Nations to which every member subscribed. [ 21 ]
14 December 1946 unanimously Establishment of the World Health Organization 62: 15 December 1946 30-5-18 Refugees and displaced persons 63: 13 December 1946 41-6-5 Approval of Trusteeship Agreements 64: 14 December 1946 unanimously Establishment of the Trusteeship Council 65: 14 December 1946 37-0-9 Future status of South West Africa 66: 14 ...
1.1 Constitution of the World Health Organization (1946) 1.2 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) 1.3 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)
The most widely accepted definition of good health is that of the World Health Organization Constitution. It states: "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (World Health Organization, 1946).
In 1946, Chisholm became executive secretary of the Interim Commission of the World Health Organization (WHO), based in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO succeeded the League of Nations's Health Organization. Chishom was one of 16 international experts consulted in drafting the agency's first constitution.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be ...
Organization: The World Health Organization is established in April 1948 as a part of the United Nations that specializes in international public health. The WHO constitution is signed by a total of 61 countries on July 22 of 1946, and holds a meeting of the World Health Assembly on July 24 of 1948.