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Six geographic areas for regional organizations as follows:
Eastern Mediterranean.
Western Pacific.
South-East Asia.
Europe
Africa (South of the Sahara).
The Americas.
WHO South-East Asia Countries:(SEARO)
Bangladesh.
Bhutan.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
India.
Indonesia
Maldives
Myanmar
Nepal
Sri Lanka.
Thailand
Timor-Leste.
WHO’s Constitution came into force on 7 April 1948 – a date we now celebrate every year as World Health Day. More than 7000 people from more than 150 countries work for the Organization in over 150 WHO country offices, 6 regional offices, at the Global Service Centre in Malaysia and at the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO.
World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO.
Executive Board
The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms.
Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer and oversees the policy for the Organization's international health work. Dr Tedros took office for a five-year term on 1 July 2017.
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