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WHO is
the United Nations specialized agency for Health.
It is an inter-governmental organization and works in collaboration with its
member states usually through the Ministries of Health. WHOs
objective is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of
health.
WHO's
Secretariat is staffed by health professionals, other experts and support
staff working at headquarters in Geneva,
six regional offices and country offices. In carrying out its activities,
WHO's secretariat focuses its work on the following six core functions:
 Articulating consistent, ethical
and evidence-based policy and advocacy positions;
Managing information by assessing
trends and comparing performance; setting the agenda for, and stimulating
research and development;
Catalysing change through
technical and policy support, in ways that stimulate cooperation and action
and help to build sustainable national and inter-country capacity;
Negotiating and sustaining
national and global partnerships;
Setting, validating, monitoring
and pursuing proper implementation of norms and standards;
Stimulating the development and testing of new technologies, tools and
guidelines for disease control, risk reduction, health care management, and
service delivery.
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