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Regional Strategic Operational Plan

The plan focuses on six regional priorities. Five are taken from GPW 14: three technical pillars – Promote, Provide and Protect – plus two enabling pillars, Power and Perform. Polio has been added as a sixth priority, as the Eastern Mediterranean is the only region where it remains endemic.

Regional Strategic Operational Plan priorities

Flagship initiatives

About the Eastern Mediterranean Region

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations system. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is one of WHO’s 6 regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, which comprises 21 Member States and occupied Palestinian territory (including East Jerusalem), with a population of nearly 745 million people.

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All for Health, Health for All

WHO Investment Case 2025-2028: Eastern Mediterranean

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Mid-term results report 2024-2025

Mid-term results report 2024-2025

Key highlights of WHO's work and impact in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

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Funding heatmap

Funding level across WHO regions

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