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WHO Egypt joint programme review and planning mission 2012–2013

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The WHO Representative and a Ministry representative at the workshopThe meeting emphasized the main priorities to be supported. Photo credit: WHO.The Ministry of Health and Population, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and WHO Egypt country office held a workshop from 9 to 13 October 2011 as part of the joint programme review and planning mission for 2012–2013.

The three-day workshop was attended by the Minister of Health and Population, programme managers and technical officers from the WHO Regional Office and country office.

The joint programme review and planning mission exercise is a consultative process between WHO and Member States. It aims at ensuring that the collaborative programmes are in line with national health policy and will strengthen the national capacity for achieving health goals and aspirations.

The mission expressed mutual agreement between WHO and the Government on the priority areas of cooperation and the expected results of collaborative programmes.

During the mission, operational plans for the various collaborative programmes were developed listing in detail the country-specific expected results, the products or services, and the activities and activity components to be delivered in the biennium.

The mission report includes strategic objectives to be supported and expected results to be achieved through defined products, activities and activity components by resources required from either the regular budget or voluntary contributions.