- Focus: Health, diseases, health policies, and global health security.
- Mission: To ensure access to essential healthcare services, work on health policy formulation, provide health emergency response, and manage international health standards.
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
- Key Activities:
- Coordinating the global response to health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Providing technical assistance and policy guidance to governments.
- Conducting research on global health issues like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.