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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health. [2] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices [3] and 150 field offices worldwide. Only sovereign states can participate, and it is the largest intergovernmental health organization at the ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, 59.3% of U.S. citizens have health insurance related to employment, 27.8% have government-provided health-insurance; nearly 9% purchase health insurance directly (there is some overlap in these figures), and 15.3% (45.7 million) were uninsured in 2007. [23]
The U.N. agency is negotiating new rules to shore up the world's defences against future pathogens following the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed nearly 7 million people worldwide.
The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being". [1] Average life expectancy at birth was 78.7 in 2017. [ 2 ] Heart diseases are responsible for the greatest number of deaths in the United States.
A ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, in the Palace of Nations (Geneva, Switzerland). The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
This list is derived from World Health Statistics 2011, issued under the auspices of the United Nations by the World Health Organization. You can find the latest WHO statistical reports here. The 2017 Annex listing countries by region can be found here.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) in charge of international health cooperation in the Americas. It fosters technical cooperation among member countries to fight communicable and noncommunicable diseases, strengthen health systems, and respond to emergencies and disasters.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank warned about the risk of pandemics throughout the 2000s and the 2010s, especially after the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak. Several scientific reports also pointed out to this likely evolution. [10] [11] The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board released its first report in late 2019. [1]