The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 75 years since its foundation on April 7. The United Nations (U.N.) approved the establishment of an autonomous international health organization in 1945. On April 7, 1948, the WHO was established, with the initial meeting of the World Health Assembly on July 24 of that year.
Since then, the U.N. agency has played a vital role in multiple public health achievements, including eradicating smallpox and developing an Ebola vaccine.
More recently, the WHO was a crucial player in the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) scheme, which gave low-to-middle-income countries equitable access to coronavirus vaccines and tests.
Chaired by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Geneva-based WHO has 194 member states, including Uzbekistan, and 150 field offices worldwide.
The anniversary of the WHO's establishment is celebrated every year as World Health Day.
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