World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a specialist agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health.
Description
The World Health Organisation is an ORGANISATION.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a specialist agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health.
The World Health Organisation is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
For further information on the World Health Organisation, see the World Health Organisation website at: World Health Organization.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Short name | WHO |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Antiretroviral Therapy | references in description World Health Organisation |
| Data Element | CLINICAL TRIAL IDENTIFIER | references in description World Health Organisation |
| Data Set | Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) Data Set | references in description World Health Organisation |
| Supporting Information | International Classification of Diseases (ICD) | references in description World Health Organisation |
| Supporting Information | International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) | references in description World Health Organisation |
| Attribute | MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC CODE | references in description World Health Organisation |
| Class | PERFORMANCE STATUS | references in description World Health Organisation |
| Attribute | PERFORMANCE STATUS FOR ADULTS | references in description World Health Organisation |
| NHS Business Definition | Specialist Community Public Health Nurse: Family Health Nurse | references in description World Health Organisation |
| NHS Business Definition | World Health Organisation | references in description World Health Organisation |
