World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency created by the United Nations to serve as the authority on international public health. Its purpose is to uphold a commitment to the “attainment of all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” Beyond promoting the general health of people all across the globe, the WHO works to combat infectious diseases, promote programs to prevent and treat diseases and outbreaks such as AIDS and malaria, and develop various health-related campaigns.

At HMCE delegates will represent delegates to the World Health Assembly. The Assembly is the WHO body that convenes once a year to determine the policies of the WHO, consider what health needs must be addressed, assess the state of current WHO programs, and respond to international health crises. Many of the problems that the WHO will tackle require the consideration of a variety of global problems, ranging from economic disparities to sanitation crises to gender discrimination. Delegates will debate issues and draft resolutions with the hope of improving the health status of the world’s population.

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