Mention any three functions of WHO, as its beneficiary.

(1) It works to CONTROL AND ERADICATE epidemic and communicable diseases — malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS and polio among them — through vaccination campaigns and research; its greatest achievement was the complete eradication of smallpox in 1980. (2) It SETS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS for drugs and vaccines, maintains a worldwide system of information and early warning about outbreaks of disease, and helps governments strengthen their health services and train health workers. (3) It PROMOTES maternal and child health, nutrition, sanitation and safe drinking water, and provides emergency medical aid during epidemics and natural disasters.

One mark per function. Cover three different AREAS — disease control, standards and information, health promotion — rather than three diseases. The eradication of smallpox in 1980 is the single most quotable achievement and should appear. Founding facts: established in 1948 with headquarters at Geneva; World Health Day is 7 April.