Specialised agency of the United Nations for international public health, established on 7 April 1948 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with regional and country offices worldwide. Sets global health policy and norms, publishes the Model List of Essential Medicines, good manufacturing practice and quality guidelines and the International Classification of Diseases, runs the prequalification programme that assesses medicines, vaccines and diagnostics for United Nations procurement, coordinates outbreak response and immunisation programmes and supports member states in strengthening health systems and medicines regulation.
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