Question: When did public health start in the country where the organization that recognizes the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus is headquartered?

<P0-S0> cyprus (i/ˈsaɪprəs/; greek: κύπρος ipa: [ˈcipros]; turkish: kıbrıs ipa: [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the republic of cyprus (greek: κυπριακή δημοκρατία; turkish: kıbrıs cumhuriyeti), is an island country in the eastern mediterranean sea, off the coasts of syria and turkey. <P0-S1> [e] cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the mediterranean, and a member state of the european union. <P0-S2> it is located south of turkey, west of syria and lebanon, northwest of israel and palestine, north of egypt and east of greece. <SEP> <P1-S0> The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service (PHS), founded in 1798, as the primary division of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW; which was established in 1953), which later became the United States Department of Health and Human Services in 1979 -- 1980 (when the Education agencies were separated into their own U.S. Department of Education). <P1-S1> The Office of the Surgeon General was created in 1871. <P1-S2> The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and Human Services and the Commissioned Corps. <P1-S3> The Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) oversees the PHS and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. <SEP> <P2-S0> the world health organization (who) is a specialized agency of the united nations that is concerned with international public health. <P2-S1> it was established on 7 april 1948, and is headquartered in geneva, switzerland. <P2-S2> the who is a member of the united nations development group. <P2-S3> its predecessor, the health organisation, was an agency of the league of nations. <SEP> <P3-S0> The site of the UN headquarters has extraterritoriality status. <P3-S1> In addition, the United Nations Headquarters remains under the jurisdiction and laws of the United States, although a few members of the UN staff have diplomatic immunity and so can not be prosecuted by local courts unless the diplomatic immunity is waived by the Secretary - General. <P3-S2> This affects some law enforcement where UN rules override the laws of New York City, but it does not give immunity to those who commit crimes there. <P3-S3> In 2005, Secretary - General Kofi Annan waived the immunity of Benon Sevan, Aleksandr Yakovlev, and Vladimir Kuznetsov in relation to the Oil - for - Food Programme, and all were charged in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. <P3-S4> Benon Sevan later fled the United States to Cyprus, while Aleksandr Yakovlev and Vladimir Kuznetsov decided to stand trial. <SEP> <P4-S0> The United Nations recognises the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entire island of Cyprus. <P4-S1> Since 1965, following clashes between the two communities, the Turkish Cypriot seats in the House remain vacant. <P4-S2> In 1974 Cyprus was divided de facto when the Turkish army occupied the northern third of the island. <P4-S3> The Turkish Cypriots subsequently declared independence in 1983 as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but were recognised only by Turkey. <P4-S4> In 1985 the TRNC adopted a constitution and held its first elections.