title: WHO at fifty. Highlights of the early years until 1960.
abstract: To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the World Health Organization in 1998, World Health Forum briefly reviews the early years of the Organization and highlights some of the wide range of activities carried out or promoted by WHO during the last 50 years. This article describes the founding of the Organization and gives examples of WHO's work until 1960.
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006285:Health Planning / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration