Kind sorts health institutions by the type of body each one is, such as an intergovernmental agency, a hospital or a charity. Wikipedia describes the World Health Organization as "a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN)," a kind distinct from a national health ministry or a private foundation. This dimension separates institutions that hold very different kinds of authority.
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1. Wikipedia: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
WikipediaInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Founding sectionQuote, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Founding section
On 5 May 1919, following the First World War, representatives from the National Red Cross Societies of the Allied Powers (United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, and United States) came together in Paris to establish the League of Red Cross Societies (LORCS)...
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