CONSTITUTION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION1

CONSTITUTION OF WHO1 Basic Documents, Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October 2006 This text replaces that on pages 1-18 of the Forty-fifth edition ofBasic documents, followingthe coming into force of amendments adopted by the Fifty-first WORLD HEALTH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION1 THE STATESP arties to this CONSTITUTION declare, in conformity with theCharter of the United Nations, that the following principles are basic to thehappiness, harmonious relations and security of all peoples: HEALTH is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being andnot merely the absence of disease or enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of HEALTH is one of thefundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race,religion, political belief, economic or social HEALTH of all peoples is fundamental to the attainment of peace andsecurity and is dependent upon the fullest co-operation of individualsand achievement of any State in the promotion and protection of healthis of value to development in different countries in the promotion of healthand control of disease, especially communicable disease, is a development of the child is of basic importance; the ability tolive harmoniously in a changing total environment is essential to extension to all peoples of the benefits of medical, psychologicaland related knowledge is essential to the fullest attainment of opinion and active co-opera

CONSTITUTION OF WHO 1 Basic Documents, Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October 2006 This text replaces that on pages 1-18 of the Forty-fifth edition of Basic documents, following the coming into force of amendments adopted by the Fifty-first World Health Assembly.

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