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Observer status is a process defined in the World Health Organization (WHO) Constitution which permits the World Health Assembly (WHA) to invite "any organization, international or national, governmental or non-governmental, which has responsibilities related to those of the Organization, to appoint representatives to participate, without right of vote, in its meetings or in those of the committees and conferences convened under its authority."

Current Observers


Palestine, the Holy See, and the Sovereign Order of Malta currently hold observer status in the World Health Organization. In early 2006 the Republic of China campaigned for observer status under the name "Taiwan Health Entity" against opposition from the People's Republic of China.

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