WHO

WHO
A part of the United Nations that deals with major health issues around the world. The WHO sets standards for disease control, health care, and medicines; conducts education and research programs; and publishes scientific papers and reports. A major goal is to improve access to health care for people in developing countries and in groups who do not get good health care. The headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland. Also called World Health Organization.

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  • Who — Who, pron. [Possess. {whose}; object. {Whom}.] [OE. who, wha, AS. hw[=a], interrogative pron., neut. hw[ae]t; akin to OFries. hwa, neut. hwet, OS. hw[=e], neut. hwat, D. wie, neut. wat, G. wer, neut. was, OHG. wer, hwer, neut. waz, hwaz, Icel.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Who — *Who (pronoun) is an English language interrogative pronoun.In Fiction* Who? (novel) , a 1958 novel by science fiction author Algis Budrys, turned into a film with the same title in 1973 * Doctor Who , a British science fiction television series …   Wikipedia

  • Who Is It — Single par Michael Jackson extrait de l’album Dangerous Sortie aout 1992 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Who I Am — may refer to:Albums: * Who I Am (Jessica Andrews album) * Who I Am (Alan Jackson album) * Who I Am (Daron Jones album) * Who I Am (Beverley Knight album) * Who I Am (Amy Pearson album) * Who I Am , by Gary Wright * Who I Am , an album by Alice… …   Wikipedia

  • Who me? — was a top secret sulfurous stench weapon developed by the American Office of Strategic Services during World War II to be used by the French Resistance against German officers. Who Me? smelled strongly of fecal matter, and was issued in pocket… …   Wikipedia

  • Who — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Who (значения). who  Unix утилита, выводит почти такую же информацию как утилита w  показывает текущих пользователей в компьютерной системе. Отличие от w в том, что who не показывает… …   Википедия

  • Who Is It — may refer to:* Who Is It (Michael Jackson song) * Who Is It (Björk song) …   Wikipedia

  • Who is It — puede referirse a: Who Is It, canción de Michael Jackson; Who is It, canción de Björk; Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de un enlace interno, quizá desees corregirlo de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Who's No. 1? — Who’s No. 1? is a sports series that debuted on ESPN25 in 2004 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ESPN. Hosted by Stuart Scott, the show counted down a “Top 25 over the last 25 Years” list, counting down to #1, in such categories as Best Teams …   Wikipedia

  • who've — [ho͞ov] contraction who have * * * …   Universalium

  • Who He? — Who He (also published as The Rat Race ) is a novel by science fiction author Alfred Bester, published in 1953. As of mid year 2006, this book is out of print.Plot SummaryA TV game show host, waking up after an alcoholic blackout, discovers that… …   Wikipedia

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