World Health Organization as a means to reduce traffic-related injuries. The WHO has also worked on global initiatives in surgery, including emergency and essential surgical care, trauma care, and safe surgery. The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist is in current use worldwide in the effort to improve patient safety. The World Health Organization's primary objective in natural and man-made emergencies is to coordinate with member states and other stakeholders to "reduce avoidable loss of life and the burden of disease and disability." On 5 May 2014, WHO announced that the spread of polio was a world health emergency – outbreaks of the disease in
Montréal World Health Organization Simulation Montréal World Health Organization Simulation Montréal World Health Organization Simulation (also MonWHO) is an academic simulation of the World Health Organization that aims to educate participants about global health issues, civics, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. In MonWHO, students from a wide range of disciplines take on roles as country ambassadors to the World Health Organization, media journalists, non-governmental organizations and pharmaceutical companies to participate in a simulated session of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. During the conference, the participants are exposed to professionals working with the WHO. Furthermore, a detailed background document outlining the topic is