# who

## WHO

**This is an abbreviation for World Health Organization.**

## World Health Organization

The directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations system.

#### Notes

* The *World Health Organization* (*WHO)* maintains the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and collaborates with International Nonproprietary Names (INN) experts in naming active pharmaceutical ingredients.

## Alternatives

* **WHO**

## Related Links

* [World Health Organization](http://www.who.int)

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