The Regional Office of the World Health Organization serving the South-East Asia Region (SEARO) is located in:
- A Manila
- B New Delhi ✓
- C Cairo
- D Brazzaville
Correct answer: B. New Delhi
Explanation
WHO has six regional offices. SEARO is headquartered at New Delhi and covers 11 member states including India. The distractors are the seats of the other regions: Manila houses WPRO (Western Pacific), Cairo houses EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean), and Brazzaville houses AFRO (Africa). AMRO is at Washington DC and EURO at Copenhagen. Students who know there are six regions often confuse their cities, so pairing region with city is the tested point.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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