Office International d'Hygiène Publique International organization 1907 – 1946 → Capital Paris Political structure International organization History  - Arrangement of Rome 9 December, 1907  - Dissolution 22 July, 1946

The Office International d'Hygiène Publique (OIHP) (English: International Office of Public Hygiene) was an international organization founded 9 December 1907 and based in Paris, France. It was created to oversee international rules regarding the quarantining of ships and ports to prevent the spread of plague and cholera, and to administer other public health conventions.^[1]

The OIHP was dissolved by protocols signed 22 July 1946 and its epidemiological service was incorporated into the Interim Commission of the World Health Organization on 1 January 1947.

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