Health is another major area of global governance. When nations came together to form the UN in 1945, one of the proposals on the agenda was setting up a global health organization. Thus, the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) came into force on April 7, 1948. Therefore, we now celebrate April 7 as the world health day. All members of the UN are also members of WHO, which is located in Geneva/ Switzerland. Its primary purpose is to promote global health. WHO is mandated to direct and coordinate authority on international health within the UN system in several ways, including to:

• provide leadership on matters critical to health and engage in partnerships where joint action is needed,

• shape the research agenda and stimulate the generation, translation, and dissemination of valuable knowledge,

• set norms and standards and promote and monitore their implementation,

• articulate ethical and evidence-based policy options,

• provide technical support, catalyze change, and build sustainable institutional capacity,

• monitore the health situation and assess health trends (http://www.who.int).

WHO has been very successful in controlling malaria and other diseases of the poorer countries. While WHO has undertaken some specific health issue campaigns, its central strategy is based on primary healthcare, including health education, food supply and nutrition, safe water, sanitation, immunization, disease prevention, and the provision of essential drugs. Because of overlapping goals, WHO works closely with other UN bodies such as UNICEF, the Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the World Food Programme (WFP) to coordinate their activities. 

The correct answer is B.