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WHO says polio mass vaccination campaign to resume in Gaza • Feb. 19, 2025, 1:24 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
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WHO calls for mandatory alcohol labels warning of cancer risk • Feb. 17, 2025, 3:10 PM ET (Nation.Africa)
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Also Known As WHO • Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Date 1948 - present
Headquarters Geneva
Areas Of Involvement public health
Related People Hiroshi Nakajima • Margaret Chan • Jim Yong Kim • Zsuzsanna Jakab • Gro Harlem Brundtland • Sune K. Bergström • Tedros Adhanom

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