World health organization objectives

There is little toxicological data available for extracts of carrots, alfalfa, com oil, palm oil, tomatoes, etc. The JECFA had no objections to their use as food colorants provided that the levels of use did not exceed that normally present in vegetables. A number of toxicity experiments were conducted on Dimaliella algae in view of its increasing importance in the health food area. Twelve studies on D. salina indicated no problems. ( is beta-carotene was absorbed to a lesser extent than trans beta-carotene. Furahashi suggested a no-observed-effect level (NOEL) of 2.5 g kg/day for extracts from D. Hardawil 2 The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives of the World Health Organization/United Nations (JECFA) did not establish an NOEL or an ADI because of the variation in the composition of the products. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the UN s specialized agency for health. It was established in 1948. WHO s objective, as set out in its constitution, is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO s constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely as the absence of disease or infirmity. 

World Health Organization (WHO) identify Biosafety Levels 1,2, 3, and 4 and in the United Kingdom the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) categorizes Laboratory Containment Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (4-6). All share the same objective to identify biosafety or laboratory containment levels that minimize the risk to the laboratory worker, to the outside community, and to the environment. At Biosafety/Laboratory Containment Level 2, exposure risks to the laboratory worker arise mainly from contact through a contaminated work environment. As the risk of airborne infection increases, Biosafety/ Laboratory Containment Level 3 provides facilities to prevent aerosol transmission. Additional safeguards to protect the outside community and the environment are found at Biosafety/Laboratory Containment Level 4, which is... 

In order to achieve its objective, the functions of the World Health Organization shall be (a) to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work ... (u) to develop, establish and promote international standards with respect to food, biological, pharmaceutical and similar products. .. procedure (application, detailed steps). 

Where there is a formal objection under article 5, the World Health Organization may either reconsider the proposed name or use its grxxl offices to attempt to obtain withdrawal of the objection. Without prejudice to the (xinsidetation by the World Health Organization of a substitute name or names, a name shaR not be selerdsd by the World Health Organizatfon as a recommended International nonproprietary name while there exists a formal objection thereto filed under article 5 which has not been withdrawn. 

Where no objection has been fled under article 5, or all objections previously filed have been withdrawn, the Director-General of the World Health Organization shall give notice in acoordarx>e with subsection A r>f article 3 that Ihe name has been selected by the World Health Organization as a recommended hitsmational nonproprietary name. 

In order to achieve its objective of bridging the gap between our knowledge of iodine deficiency and its application to the many millions that would benefit from it, the ICCIDD has established an organisation with a Board of some 32 members, two thirds of whom come from Third World countries, and an Executive Committee of seven with six Regional Coordinators who are responsible for each of the major World Health Organization Regions. The list of Office Bearers is shown in the accompanying appendix. 

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) is a special agency of the United Nations (UN). It was established in 1948 and is concerned with international public health. Its objective is for aU people to attain the highest level of health. In order to do this, the organization must control diseases, injuries, environmental pollution, etc. This chapter describes the World Health Organization and discusses its standards (acceptable limits of various contaminants present in the air, water, etc.), especially in regards to the heavy metals and several other metallic materials. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners initiated a project named Roll Back Malaria in 1998 (9). Its objective is a 50% reduction of the malaria burden by 2010. To reach its objective, the Roll Back Malaria project wanted to promote the development of a long-lasting insecticidal net. A long-lasting insecticidal net was important because re-treatment rates after washing are very low even in urban areas, and it is difficult to access remote areas. 

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