THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATON

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Created in 1948, the world health organization (WHO), is a specialized organization of the united nations system.
Its main objective being to protect and promote health among all the people of the world, the organization plans and coordinates health action on a global basis.
It cooperated with member countries in development of health services, disease prevention and control, promotion of environmental health, training of health workers, and promotion of medical research. It collects and distributes information on disease outbreaks, makes health regulations for international travel, and sets quality control standards for drugs, vaccines and other substances affecting health.
WHO's proclaimed goal is "Health for all by the year 2000". Its programme of technical cooperation with governments emphasizes national self-reliance, eficient use of local resources, health promotion, and social justice in the distribution of health services. The aim is to integrate primary health care into an overall development effort, at a cost that the community and nation can afford.
A particular concern of the organization is making health care available to rural and poor urban-fringe populations.
WHO's policymaking body is the world health assembly, which meets annually. All members are represented. The assembly elects a 31-member executive board and appoints the director-general.
Six regional organizations exist, each with a regional commitee and a regional office. A regional director is the head of each office. He is elected by the executive board after nomination by the regional commitee.
The regional office for the western pacific region is located in Manila (Philippines) and the present regional director is Dr. Sang Tae Han of the republic of Korea.