What is World Health Organisation?
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide. The WHO was established on 7 April 1948.
World Health Organisation South Africa Contact Details
Head Office
Dr AB Xuma Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd, Pretoria Townlands 351-JR, PRETORIA, 0187
Postal address: Private Bag X828, PRETORIA, 0001
012 395 8000
WHO is the South African representative?
Owen Kaluwa
Country Representative: Owen Kaluwa, Dr
Metropark Building, 7th Floor, 351 Schoeman Street, PRETORIA.
How many countries are in the World Health Organization?
194 Member States
Our structure. WHO is an organization of 194 Member States. The Member States elect the Director-General, who leads the organization in achieving its global health goals.
What is World Health Organisation concerned with?
WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Our goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.