The Flag of the World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialised United Nations agency which acts as a coordinator and researcher for public health around the world. Established on 7 April 1948， and headquartered in Geneva， Switzerland， the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor， the Health Organization， which had been an agency of the League of Nations. The WHO's constitution states that its mission "is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." Its major task is to combat disease， especially key infectious diseases， and to promote the general health of the peoples of the world. Examples of its work include years of fighting smallpox. In 1979 the WHO declared that the disease had been eradicated - the first disease in history to be completely eliminated by deliberate human design. The WHO is nearing success in developing vaccines against malaria and schistosomiasis and aims to eradicate polio within the next few years. The organization has already endorsed the world's first official HIV/AIDS Toolkit for Zimbabwe from October 3， 2006， making it an international standard.
The WHO is financed by contributions from member states and from donors. In recent years the WHO's work has involved more collaboration， currently around 80 such partnerships， with NGOs and the pharmaceutical industry， as well as with foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Voluntary contributions to the WHO from national and local governments， foundations and NGOs， other UN organizations， and the private sector (including pharmaceutical companies)， now exceed that of assessed contributions (dues) from its 193 member nations.
世界卫生的旗帜OrganizationThe世界卫生组织(世卫组织)是联合国的一个专门机构作为协调员,世界各地的公共卫生研究员。成立于1948年4月7日,总部设在日内瓦,瑞士,该机构继承了其前任的授权和资源,卫生组织,这是联盟的一个机构。宪法规定,其使命是谁”是实现各国人民的最高水平的健康。“它的主要任务是对抗疾病的侵袭,尤其是关键的传染病,并促进世界人民的健康。其工作的例子包括多年的战斗天花。1979年世界卫生组织宣布这种疾病已经根除——历史上第一疾病完全消除故意人类设计。谁是接近成功发展中疟疾和血吸虫病和旨在根除脊髓灰质炎疫苗在未来几年内。组织已经批准了世界上第一个官方艾滋病毒/艾滋病工具包津巴布韦从10月3日,2006年,一个国际标准。
世卫组织是由贡献从会员国和捐助者。近年来,他的工作涉及到更多的合作机会,目前大约有80这样的伙伴关系,与非政府组织和制药业,以及比尔和梅林达•盖茨基金会等基础和洛克菲勒基金会。自愿捐款的那些国家和地方政府、基金会和非政府组织、其他联合国组织和私营部门(包括制药公司),现在超过评估的贡献从其193个成员国(费)。
