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Flagge Fahne flag WHO Weltgesundheitsorganisation World Health Organization
Flag of the WHO,
ratio = 2:3,
Source, by: Wikipedia (EN)



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Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The flag of the WHO corresponds to the flag of the UN with a layed on Aesculapian Staff – the international symbol of the medical and health service – in gold. The UNO-blue in the flag is azure-blue and is defined as follows: Hex #4B92DB, RGB 75|146|219, CMYK 71|37|0|0, Pantone 279.

Source: Volker Preuß, farbtonkarte.de

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Numbers and Facts

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1848 and a special organization of the UN. The UPU has it's seat in Genf. The supreme organ is the executive council. The jobs of the World Health Organization (WHO) are:
- "creation of the best possible health condition for all nations"
- maintenance of the World Health News Service
- publication of an international medicine catalogue
- regulation of international health questions
- support of the health and care services of the membering countries
- fight against epidemics
- international regulation of the medical education and scientific research
- listing of medicine standards
- health statistics

Source: Discovery '97

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