What is the symbolic significance of the World Health Organization?

The emblem of the World Health Organization shows a needle on a spherical map of five continents, passing through a snake and wrapped in olive leaves. In ancient Greek legends, snakes were used to treat diseases, while needles were used to symbolize magicians. "Snake-wrapped crutch"-as a medical symbol and symbol, it is called "snake emblem". The snake on the scepter is a symbol of medicine and health, and the scepter and a pair of wings symbolize peace.

For a long time, the snake wound scepter has been a symbol of medicine and medicine. It originated from the story of Pioz, Eiskola. Pioz, Eiskola, was regarded as a medical god by the ancient Greeks, and its worship involved the use of snakes. Greece is the birthplace of the snake emblem. Since ancient times, snake emblems have spread all over Greece. In modern times, the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany and the United Nations World Health Organization all regard the snake emblem as their medical symbol.

The snake emblem has a long history and a specific meaning. Homer, a great Greek poet, praised Ascleber, a folk doctor, as a perfect doctor in his epic. According to legend, he was the son of Apollo and was regarded as the god of medicine in 400 BC. As Craipeau is a solemn, elegant and kind doctor. He traveled around the world with a wand wrapped around a snake to cure patients and save people. He is particularly popular because of his excellent medical skills and kindness. In the later generations, out of respect for imperial doctors and snakes, and in memory of Ascleber, he took "snakes around crutches" as a medical symbol. This is the origin of the snake emblem. It is said that the scepter means to travel around the world to cure diseases and save lives, and the snake is a symbol of health and longevity.