International Office of Public Hygiene

Office International d'Hygiène Publique
1907–1946
Emblem used by the OIHP, depicting Hygieia
StatusFormer international organization
Administrative center195 boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
48°51′17″N 2°19′31″E / 48.8548078°N 2.3252548°E / 48.8548078; 2.3252548
Official languagesFrench
Recognized languagesFrench
History 
• Arrangement of Rome
9 December 1907
• Dissolution
22 July 1946
Succeeded by
World Health Organization

The International Office of Public Hygiene (OIPH), also known by its French name as the Office International d'Hygiène Publique (OIHP), was an international organization founded 9 December 1907 and based in Paris, France. It merged into the World Health Organization in 1946.

It is the world's first universal health organization. Member states exchanged information about the presence and spread of disease, as well as provided recommendations for sanitation. The organization helped restructure public health services in Greece and China in the late 1920s.

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