WHO (World Health Organizations) Written by: Matthew Pinchak and Max.S

Who are they? The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

What do they do? . Our goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people.

When do they know to act on a disease? Within two weeks of scaling up its emergency response in late August 2016, WHO rolled out its Early Warning Alert Response System (EWARS) in 56 health facilities in Borno state. By mid-October, as access to some hard-to-reach areas improved, the number of disease detection sites tripled. Now 160 sites in Borno state are using the system, covering around 85% of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in Borno state – about 1.3 million people in 13 Local Government Areas.

When were they established? They were established on April 7th 1948

Where are the headquarters? The headquarters of WHO are in Geneva, Switzerland.

Where do they do their work? The World Health Organization (WHO) works with all Member States to support their national health development process, whether or not WHO is physically there. And with diseased countries. And governments of the countries.

Why is their work so important in the world? They are important because they help diseased countries survive and grow well after and keep the diseases from spreading to help the world population

How do they help people? They help people by helping them recover from their dieses or illness they also send resources to the diseased countries like food, clothes, water, and money.

In which countries? Spain Segal Liberia Sierra Guinea Mali Italy Nigeria

How do they find out about disease outbreaks? A disease outbreak is the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a defined community, geographical area or season. An outbreak may occur in a restricted geographical area, or may extend over several countries. It may last for a few days or weeks, or for several years.

How do they track them? Increased movements of people, expansion of international trade in foodstuffs and medicinal natural products, social and environmental changes linked to urbanization, and deforestation are all appearances of the rapidly-changing nature of the world we live in. Add to that the rapid adaptation of bacteria, which has facilitated the return of old communicable diseases and the emergence of new ones

How do they stop/prevent further outbreak? They keep constant touch with the country or government to tell them about how to cure the disease and send supplies to the country and help them