The epidemiological methods that he pioneered were selected by WHO for international studies and his studies have contributed significantly to international policy formation.

Since then, the WHO has supported World No Tobacco Day every year, linking each year to a different tobacco-related theme.

Each year, the WHO selects a theme for the day in order to create a more unified global message for WNTD.

This theme then becomes the central component of the WHO ’ s tobacco-related agenda for the following year.

The WHO oversees the creation and distribution of publicity materials related to the theme, including brochures, fliers, posters, websites, and press releases.

For example, a memo made publicly available through www. tobaccoarchives. com was sent out to executives of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in preparation for the third annual World No Tobacco Day, which had the theme of “ Childhood and Youth Without Tobacco .” The memo includes a warning about the upcoming day, a document that explains the arguments they anticipate the WHO making, and an explanation of how the company should respond to these claims.

The WHO organizes international, regional and local events on the Day related to a particular theme.

Non-members of the WHO include Liechtenstein and other states with limited diplomatic recognition.

This finding helped influence the World Health Organization ( WHO ) to change its guidelines for treating HIV-infected infants.

The WHO announcement on the change in diesel classification does not propose any changes to the WHO Air Quality Guidelines, which were used for the air quality thresholds in the 2011 Additional Review of Human Health Assessment for the ARL ( and noted to be more stringent than the guidelines used in earlier studies ).

In choosing analgesics, the severity and response to other medication determines the choice of agent ; the WHO pain ladder, originally developed in cancer-related pain, is widely applied to find suitable drugs in a stepwise manner.

It is controlled by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology ( WHOCC ), and was first published in 1976.

By the 10th Revision of the WHO International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, low vision is defined as visual acuity of less than 20 / 60 ( 6 / 18 ), but equal to or better than 20 / 200 ( 6 / 60 ), or corresponding visual field loss to less than 20 degrees, in the better eye with best possible correction.

Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) in women as a bone mineral density 2. 5 standard deviations below peak bone mass ( 20-year-old sex-matched healthy person average ) as measured by DEXA ; the term " established osteoporosis " includes the presence of a fragility fracture.

In 2007, The WHO stopped recommending BCG for infants with HIV, even if there is a high risk of exposure to TB, because of the risk of disseminated BCG infection ( which is approximately 400 per 100, 000 ).

Although people born pre-1970 will have been vaccinated for smallpox under the WHO program, the effectiveness of vaccination is limited since the vaccine provides high level of immunity for only 3 to 5 years.

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) recommends immunization of high risk groups, such as children and people with HIV, in countries where this disease is endemic.

DDT is classified as " moderately toxic " by the United States National Toxicology Program ( NTP ) and " moderately hazardous " by the World Health Organization ( WHO ), based on the rat oral of 113 mg / kg.

The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ( ICD ), produced by the World Health Organization ( WHO ), is another commonly used manual which includes criteria for mental disorders.

Female genital mutilation ( FGM ), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) as " all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

According to the WHO, it is practiced in 28 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, in parts of the Middle East, and within some immigrant communities in Europe, North America, Australasia.

The International Classification of Diseases is published by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and used worldwide for morbidity and mortality statistics, reimbursement systems, and automated decision support in health care.

The ICD is a core classification of the WHO Family of International Classifications ( WHO-FIC ).

The WHO is revising their classifications in these sections as part the development of the ICD-11 ( scheduled for 2015 ), and an " International Advisory Group " has been established to guide this.

Jordan is an active member of the UN and several of its specialized and related agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ), and World Health Organization ( WHO ).

Laos is a member of the following international organizations: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ( ACCT ), Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN, ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA ), ASEAN Regional Forum, Asian Development Bank, Colombo Plan, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific ( ESCAP ), Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), Group of 77G-77, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( World Bank ), International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ), International Development Association ( IDA ), International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD ), International Finance Corporation ( IFC ), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Labour Organization ( ILO ), International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), Intelsat ( nonsignatory user ), Interpol, International Olympic Commission ( IOC ), International Telecommunication UnionITU, Mekong Group, Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ), Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCA ), United Nations, United Nations Convention on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ), United Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO ), Universal Postal Union ( UPU ), World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization ( WHO ), World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization ( observer ).

Libya is a member of ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC ( suspended ), UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, UNWTO and UNHABITAT.

Malawi is a member of the following international organizations: UN and some of its specialized and related agencies ( i. e. UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO ), IMF, World Bank, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ( MIGA ), World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), Berne Convention, Universal Copyright Convention, Organization of African Unity ( OAU ), Lome Convention, African Development Bank ( AFDB ), Southern African Development Community ( SADC ), the Common Market for East and Southern Africa ( COMESA ), Non-Aligned Movement, G-77, and the World Health Organization ( WHO ).

Malta is member of C, CE, EBRD, ECE, EU ( member from 1 May 2004 ), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM ( observer ), ISO, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) as a bone mineral density that is 2. 5 standard deviations or more below the mean peak bone mass ( average of young, healthy adults ) as measured by DXA ; the term " established osteoporosis " includes the presence of a fragility fracture.

In a virtual press conference in May 2009 on the influenza pandemic Dr Keiji Fukuda, Assistant Director-General ad Interim for Health Security and Environment, WHO said " An easy way to think about pandemic ... is to say: a pandemic is a global outbreak.

As of 2006, quinine is no longer recommended by the WHO as first-line treatment for malaria, and should be used only when artemisinins are not available.

For example, in 1995 the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute ( UNICRI ) announced in a press release the publication of the results of the largest global study on cocaine use ever undertaken.

* Interview with John John Polson on the best and worst ever Tropfest films on WHO. com

The same WHO note ranks antidepressants according to withdrawal, with paroxetine having the highest number of withdrawal syndrome reports and fluoxetine the highest number of drug dependence reports ; the note concludes, " Three SSRIs are among the 30 highest-ranking drugs in the list of drugs for which drug dependence has ever been reported to the Uppsala Monitoring Centre database ; a total of 269 reports had been received as of June 2002 ( 109 reports for fluoxetine, 91 for paroxetine and 69 for sertraline ).

In 1986, WHO started it global programme on the growing problem of HIV / AIDS, followed two years later by additional attention on preventing discrimination against sufferers and UNAIDS was formed in 1996.

The probability of a tumor recurring or growing after surgery can be estimated by comparing the tumor's WHO ( World Health Organization ) grade and by the extent of surgery by the Simpson Criteria.

WHO also addresses government health policy with two aims: firstly, " to address the underlying social and economic determinants of health through policies and programmes that enhance health equity and integrate pro-poor, genderresponsive, and human rights-based approaches " and secondly " to promote a healthier environment, intensify primary prevention and influence public policies in all sectors so as to address the root causes of environmental threats to health ".

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) coordinated the global effort to eradicate this disease.

* WHO. int-' Immunizations, vaccines and biologicals: Towards a World free of Vaccine Preventable Diseases ', World Health Organization ( WHO's global vaccination campaign website )

Although WHO dropped its commitment to a global malaria eradication campaign in the 1970s as too ambitious, it retains a strong commitment to malaria control.

The remaining two of WHO's thirteen identified policy areas relate to the role of WHO itself: firstly, " to provide leadership, strengthen governance and foster partnership and collaboration with countries, the United Nations system, and other stakeholders in order to fulfill the mandate of WHO in advancing the global health agenda " and secondly " to develop and sustain WHO as a flexible, learning organization, enabling it to carry out its mandate more efficiently and effectively ".

WHO has also worked on global initiatives in surgery, including emergency and essential surgical care, trauma care, and safe surgery.

The WHO regularly publishes a World Health Report, its leading publication, including an expert assessment of a specific global health topic.

** The WHO issues a global alert on SARS.

Other diseases that spread more slowly, but are still considered to be global health emergencies by the WHO, include:

In the past several decades, efforts have been made by global health organizations, such as the WHO, to end the practice.

On March 12 WHO issues a global alert about a new infectious disease of unknown origin in both Vietnam and Hong Kong.

On March 15 WHO issues a heightened global health alert about the mysterious pneumonia with a case definition of SARS as after cases in Singapore and Canada are also identified.

Prevention and treatment of chronic diseases declared by the World Health Organization ( WHO ), as a priority project for the second decade of the 20th century, are meant to better the quality of the global population.

In April 2012 WHO decided to start a new global campaign for eradication of yaws, which has been on the WHO eradication list since 2011.

Global Alerts are also issued by agencies such as the World Health Organization ( WHO ), when there is a perceived threat of international pandemic, ( global epidemic ), such as the threat of a SARS, ( Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ), pandemic during March 2003, due to its high contagion level which was rapidly spread by travelers sharing international flights.

China is an active, contributing member of WHO, and has made valuable contributions to global and regional health policy.

Some of these collaborations may be considered global public – private partnerships ( GPPPs ); half of the WHO budget is financed by private foundations.

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) is the international agency that coordinates and acts on global public health issues.

In 2009, the March of Dimes partnered with the Department of Reproductive Health and Research of the World Health Organization ( RHR / WHO ) to publish a white paper on the global and regional toll of preterm birth worldwide.

* In 1998, the WHO established the Tobacco Free Initiative ( TFI ), an attempt to focus international resources and attention on the global health issue of tobacco.