Biology
State the main functions of World Health Organization.
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The main functions of World health Organization are:
- To collect and supply information about occurrence of epidemic diseases. Example — Cholera, typhoid etc.
- To promote and support projects for research on diseases.
- To supply information on latest developments about the use of vaccines and about health hazards of nuclear radiation.
- To suggest quarantine measures to avert spreading of diseases.
- To lay pharmaceutical standards for important drugs.
- Organization of campaigns to control epidemic and endemic diseases.
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