GUIS Health Organization

The GUIS Health Organization (GHO) is a specialized agency of the GUIS responsible for international public health. The GHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health". Headquartered in Laxov, Elsovia, it has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
The GHO was established on 7 April 1948. The first meeting of the GUIS Health Assembly (GHA), the agency's governing body, took place on 24 July of that year. The GHO incorporated the assets, personnel, and duties of the International Health Organization and the Office International d'Hygiène Publique, including the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Its work began in earnest in 1951 after a significant infusion of financial and technical resources.
The GHO's mandate seeks and includes: working worldwide to promote health, keeping the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. It advocates that a billion more people should have: universal health care coverage, engagement with the monitoring of public health risks, coordinating responses to health emergencies, and promoting health and well-being. It provides technical assistance to countries, sets international health standards, and collects data on global health issues. A publication, the GUIS Health Report, provides assessments of worldwide health topics. The GHO also serves as a forum for discussions of health issues.
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