What is the mission of the World Health Organization?

• A. Attainment of highest possible level of health by all peoples
• B. Eradicate all diseases
• C. Provide health insurance
• D. Promote traditional medicine

Answer: (A)

The main idea tested is the global aim of the World Health Organization: achieving the highest attainable level of health for every person. Health, for WHO, means more than the absence of illness; it includes physical, mental, and social well-being. This broad, universal mission guides their efforts across disease prevention and control, health system strengthening, emergency response, and addressing social determinants of health like poverty and inequality. That’s why the statement about attaining the highest possible level of health for all peoples best captures what WHO is about.

Eradicating all diseases, while a noble goal, isn’t the organization’s stated mission because disease eradication is only possible for specific conditions and isn’t a universal endpoint. Providing health insurance is an important means to improve access but not the overarching mission by itself. Promoting traditional medicine may be part of respecting culture and ensuring safe practices, but it isn’t the central aim that defines WHO’s global purpose.