How does ICAO interact with the World Health Organization (WHO)?
The WHO, like ICAO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations. However, whereas WHO concentrates on health related issues, ICAO’s main area of interest concerns aviation. With respect to reducing the risk of spread of disease by air transport, neither organization can efficiently act alone, because detailed knowledge of relevant aspects of both health and aviation is required to develop an effective strategy. ICAO and WHO work closely to complement each other in creating awareness of the risk of disease and its adverse effects. By jointly, developing technical guidance and operational procedures, the aviation sector should to be better prepared to respond to potential health risks which could spread through air transport and adversely affect the population health and aviation interests of different countries.
