Branch links a health institution to the field of health work it operates in. Wikipedia notes that the World Health Organization "coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies," placing it squarely within the public health branch rather than clinical medicine. This dimension groups institutions that work within the same branch of health.
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Era of Emergence Branch
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1. Wikipedia: Pan American Health Organization
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The organization was founded in December 1902. It was originally called the Pan-American Sanitary Bureau. It has been described as the world's first international public health organization.
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