WHO at fifty. 3. Highlights of activities from 1974 to 1988

This third article in World Health Forum--marking the fiftieth anniversary of the World Health Organization in 1998--briefly describes some of the wide range of activities carried out by or involving WHO from 1974 to 1988. This period covers Dr Halfdan T. Mahler's three terms as Director-General of the Organization and the appointment of Dr Hiroshi Nakajima, who succeeded him on 21 July 1988.