W.h.o.

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Noun
  1. 1
    a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Uncommon spelling of WHO (“World Health Organization”). alt-of, uncommon

    "Poland claimed urgent need of penicillin for its post-war venereal disease campaign and appealed to the World Health Organization for aid. The W.H.O. attempted procurement, but failed."

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whoworld health organization

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"Poland claimed urgent need of penicillin for its post-war venereal disease campaign and appealed to the World Health Organization for aid. The W.H.O. attempted procurement, but failed."

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