Meanings
- uncommonUncommon spelling of WHO (“World Health Organization”).
Poland claimed urgent need of penicillin for its post-war venereal disease campaign and appealed to the World Health Organization for aid. The W.H.O. attempted procurement, but failed.
1972, Dorothy W. Douglas with Lynn Turgeon, chapter XIV, in Transitional Economic Systems, The Polish-Czech Example, New York and London: Monthly Review Press, page 2991 more example
These alternatives to sugar, when consumed long term, do not serve to reduce body fat in either adults or children, the W.H.O. said in a recommendation, adding that continued consumption could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults.
2023 May 15, April Rubin, “World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
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