Headquartered in
Geneva,
Switzerland, the
World Health Organization (WHO) acts as a coordinating authority on international public health, as part of the
United Nations. After years of fighting
smallpox, WHO declared in 1979 that the disease had been eradicated. It is nearing success in developing vaccines against
malaria and schistosomiasis
? and aims to eradicate polio
? within the next few years.
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