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WHO contributes to the development of relevant national health strategies, such as the National Health and Nutrition Policy 2012–2020, which sets future health priorities and new initiatives for sustainable health care financing.
WHO contributes to the development of relevant national health strategies, such as the National Health and Nutrition Policy 2012–2020, which sets future health priorities and new initiatives for sustainable health care financing.
WHO supports the provision of gender-sensitive health services and establishes prevention and promotion programmes.
WHO supports the provision of gender-sensitive health services and establishes prevention and promotion programmes.
WHO provides technical support to the Ministry of Public Health for more than 30 programmatic interventions, in close coordination and cooperation with other UN and implementing organizations.
WHO provides technical support to the Ministry of Public Health for more than 30 programmatic interventions, in close coordination and cooperation with other UN and implementing organizations.
WHO in Afghanistan is committed to several partnerships – polio eradication, measles elimination, and the H4+ Partnership are some examples of the Organization’s work towards achievement of national and global health targets.
WHO in Afghanistan is committed to several partnerships – polio eradication, measles elimination, and the H4+ Partnership are some examples of the Organization’s work towards achievement of national and global health targets.
The Emergency Preparedness and Response team partners with the Ministry of Public Health and its implementing partners to build resilience capacity of health facilities, given the increasing number of natural disasters occurring in the country.
The Emergency Preparedness and Response team partners with the Ministry of Public Health and its implementing partners to build resilience capacity of health facilities, given the increasing number of natural disasters occurring in the country.
The ultimate goal of each WHO programme is to reduce morbidity and mortality while promoting right‐based approaches to improve the health of all Afghans.
The ultimate goal of each WHO programme is to reduce morbidity and mortality while promoting right‐based approaches to improve the health of all Afghans.
WHO contributes to the development of relevant national health strategies, such as the National Health and Nutrition Policy 2012–2020, which sets future health priorities and new initiatives for sustainable health care financing.
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