<P> As of 2016 , the WHO has 194 member states : all of them Member States of the United Nations except for the Cook Islands and Niue . ( A state becomes a full member of WHO by ratifying the treaty known as the Constitution of the World Health Organization . ) As of 2013 , it also had two associate members , Puerto Rico and Tokelau . Several other countries have been granted observer status . Palestine is an observer as a `` national liberation movement '' recognized by the League of Arab States under United Nations Resolution 3118 . The Holy See also attends as an observer , as does the Order of Malta . In 2010 , Taiwan was invited under the name of `` Chinese Taipei '' . </P>
<P> As of 2016 , the WHO has 194 member states : all of them Member States of the United Nations except for the Cook Islands and Niue . ( A state becomes a full member of WHO by ratifying the treaty known as the Constitution of the World Health Organization . ) As of 2013 , it also had two associate members , Puerto Rico and Tokelau . Several other countries have been granted observer status . Palestine is an observer as a `` national liberation movement '' recognized by the League of Arab States under United Nations Resolution 3118 . The Holy See also attends as an observer , as does the Order of Malta . In 2010 , Taiwan was invited under the name of `` Chinese Taipei '' . </P>
who is involved in the world health organization
who is involved in the world health organization
194 member states : all of them Member States of the United Nations except for the Cook Islands and Niue
194 member states : all of them Member States of the United Nations except for the Cook Islands and Niue