Nuclear Knowledge Management

WHO: World Health Organization

Founded in 1948, the World Health Organization leads the world alliance for Health for All.

A specialized agency of the United Nations with 191 Member States, WHO promotes technical cooperation for health among nations, carries out programmes to control and eradicate disease and strives to improve the quality of human life.

Main functions:

to give worldwide guidance in the field of health
to set global standards for health
to cooperate with governments in strengthening national health programmes
to develop and transfer appropriate health technology, information and standards


	URL:	http://www.who.int/
	language:	English
	originator:	World Health Organization \| Switzerland
	access:	open to the general public
	type of data:	textual information
	type of site:	non-commercial site
	related sites:	fact sheet: depleted uranium

	subject category:	non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations \| international organizations
	INIS/ETDE category:	basic and applied life sciences \| radiation protection and dosimetry \| radiology and nuclear medicine
	keywords:	nuclear medicine / radiation therapy \| health and safety \| radiation protection \| environment