The WHO Representative’s Office in Afghanistan supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Iraq supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

About WHO Iraq

WHO has been on the ground in Iraq since 1960. WHO through its various programmes is currently work on revitalizing, strengthening and sustaining the Iraqi health system based on primary health care.

WHO works with the Government and other partners to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through improved access to quality health services, helping support the Government of Iraq in shaping health policy, and providing technical support in a multitude of programmes and areas like maternal and child health, adolescent and school health, nutrition, tackling communicable and non-communicable diseases, strengthening implementation of the International Health Regulations and mental health.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Pakistan supports the Government and health authorities in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

WHO collaboration

WHO works with the Planning Commission, Pakistan, to agree on the collaborative programme of work for WHO and the Government of Pakistan at the federal level, and to promote the inclusion of health in all policies and national development plans.

WHO also works with the Inter Provincial Coordination Ministry, to ensure coordination on health issues with provincial health authorities, and with the Economic Affairs Division for donor coordination.

However, since the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, provincial health departments have become the main actors for both planning and implementation of health programmes and service delivery.

Areas of collaboration

Since the establishment of its country office in Pakistan in 1960, WHO has provided a wide range of technical support to the Government of Pakistan. This has been mainly in the health sector across a wide spectrum of health-related activities ranging from policy, strategic planning, health system and community development, health promotion and communicable disease control.

Working within the overall framework of the WHO mandate and in line with governmental priorities and responsibilities, Country Cooperation Strategies have been developed for six-year periods, reflecting the medium term strategic vision. In addition, joint collaborative programmes have been developed for each biennium to outline specific areas of cooperation between the two partners.

The major areas of WHO collaboration with the Government of Pakistan are technical support for:

health sector policy and reforms

health system strengthening, including capacity-building of the human workforce for health

Expanded Programme on Immunization and the Polio Eradication Initiative

Disease Early Warning System

control of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria

family planning and primary health care

emergency preparedness and humanitarian assistance

provision of essential medicines

assisting in providing safe water and other environmental health issues

community-based initiatives

noncommunicable disease prevention and control, including the Tobacco Free Initiative, promotion of healthy lifestyles, prevention of avoidable blindness and mental health.

Through the United Nations Delivering as One initiative in Pakistan, WHO is also converging the efforts of over 12 United Nations agencies, offices and funds in the health and population sectors to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

Devolution of the health sector

WHO views the devolution of the health sector in Pakistan as an opportunity and signalling an increasing shift from playing a role in programme implementation to being an effective advocate and catalyst for strategic development of the health sector.

This warrants the strengthening of the capacities of the country office and sub-offices in order to fulfil the essential technical, managerial, advocacy, representation and partnership functions. This is to be facilitated by all levels of the Organization.

The Provincial Operations Officers have been assigned as heads of WHO sub-offices in their respective provinces, alongside an enhanced leverage in financial and managerial issues.

These sub-offices will be gradually provided with adequate technical staff to perform the key roles of advising on health strategy formulation, health system strengthening and quality implementation of mother, newborn and child health, nutrition, communicable diseases control and health promotion interventions with the support of the country office.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Jordan supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

Since 1985 WHO Jordan has been at the forefront of a number of different health initiatives and projects. For 27 years it has garnered scientific evidence, promoted global strategies for eradication, elimination or prevention, and identified potential outbreaks.

WHO provides technical support to the Ministry of Health in Jordan to:

• support appropriate evidence-based national health policies, strategies and plans
• strengthen national human resources development, planning, production and utilization
• enhance knowledge transfer and management, institutionalization of mortality and morbidity systems
• develop a fair sustainable health financing system covering all of the population
• support health promotion, disease prevention activities
• strengthen national emergency-preparedness plans and strategies.

Though challenges still remain, WHO has become a well-established and successful health entity, striving to improve governmental health policy and promoting universal health care in Jordan.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Syrian Arab Republic supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health. Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities. As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Sudan supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

WHO has been Sudan’s technical partner in all issues related to health and development since 1956, when Sudan became a member of the World Health Assembly.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Somalia supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

WHO serves as the technical focal point for all health programmes in Somalia. Despite the country’s complex humanitarian situation, WHO Somalia has been able to establish and maintain its presence with seven hubs and four zonal offices. The WHO Somalia Liaison Office in Nairobi, Kenya, coordinates all programme activities.

WHO’s priorities in Somalia are to facilitate access to quality primary and secondary health care services, and prevent and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases.

WHO Somalia is the lead agency in the health cluster in Somalia.

The WHO Office in the occupied Palestinian territory is the principal technical adviser to the Palestinian Ministry of Health providing advice and support to strengthen health services, address public health issues and promote research for health. WHO is also lead of the humanitarian Health and Nutrition Cluster, coordinating the assistance provided by international and local partners to the health sector.

WHO employs approximately 45 staff at its offices in West Bank and Gaza, including international and local professionals with expertise in medicine, public health nursing and other specialties.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners, including United Nations agencies, donors, nongovernmental organizations, universities and the private sector to support the Palestinian Authority to reach their national health development goals and to ensure that efforts of all these organizations are coordinated.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Egypt supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Yemen supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in South Sudan supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

South Sudan became WHO’s newest and youngest member state after its independence on 9 July 2011. At the national level, WHO provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in all issues related to health and development, with the main goal of improving the health status of the people of South Sudan.

The South Sudan country office’s objectives are to:

trengthen the stewardship function of the Ministry of Health, focusing on their capacity to regulate and monitor the health sector, and define the working framework for nongovernmental organizations and the private sector

support the completion, dissemination and implementation of national health policies, strategies, guidelines and legislation at the national, state and county level

provide technical support for pharmaceutical supply and drug quality control, including building capacity for the implementation of good manufacturing practice

enhance evidence-based decision-making processes through emphasis on health system research and the building of a robust national health management information system.

WHO works to reduce mortality, morbidity and disability, and to improve health, especially of vulnerable populations. This aim is achieved with other partners through building national capacities in policy formulation, strategic planning and management and training across all public health interventions, focusing on strengthening and building a resilient health system, in addition to providing humanitarian assistance and support during emergency and recovery.

WHO works in partnership with the Government of South Sudan, United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations and other relevant health and development agencies and plays a crucial role in coordinating the inputs of all these partners with reference to health sector action. This partnership supports national efforts for achieving better health for the population through focusing on key areas of work.

WHO takes lead of the health sector through coordination, identification of gaps, planning, monitoring and evaluation and reporting on behalf of the health cluster as mandated at global level.

WHO’s main priorities in South Sudan are to:

ensure adequate and timely response to health hazards through coordination with all partners

address inequality in the delivery of priority health services across the country by targeting the most underserved areas and filling service gaps

support the recovery of the health sector by strengthening health services, while sustaining the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Health and increasing financial resources.

In view of the critical health condition in South Sudan, and to provide timely and more effective assistance, WHO has strengthened its field offices in all ten states in South Sudan: Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr El Ghazal and Western Equatoria.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Tunisia supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Morocco supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Djibouti supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Saudi Arabia supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues, and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities. WHO staff in Saudi Arabia include experts in the fields of health.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. In Saudi Arabia these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Oman supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Libya supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health.  
 
Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities. 
 
As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.

Located in the Regional Office, the WHO Bahrain desk officer works with the Government and health authorities to strengthen national health services, address public health issues, and support and promote research for health.

The desk officer assembles and coordinates the support of all technical, administrative and financial capabilities in the Regional Office to support the Government of Bahrain at its request.

The Bahrain desk officer supports the Government in comprehensive reviews of the country's situation and needs; policy analysis; formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of strategies for health for all; development of the national health system, bringing science and technology to bear on health development; and cooperative planning of programmes in which WHO is involved.

Located in the Regional Office, the WHO Kuwait desk officer works with the Government and health authorities to strengthen national health services, address public health issues, and support and promote research for health.

The desk officer assembles and coordinates the support of all technical, administrative and financial capabilities in the Regional Office to support the Government of Kuwait at its request.

The Kuwait desk officer supports the Government in comprehensive reviews of the country's situation and needs; policy analysis; formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of strategies for health for all; development of the national health system, bringing science and technology to bear on health development; and cooperative planning of programmes in which WHO is involved.

Located in the Regional Office, the WHO Qatar desk officer works with the Government and health authorities to strengthen national health services, address public health issues, and support and promote research for health.

The desk officer assembles and coordinates the support of all technical, administrative and financial capabilities in the Regional Office to support the Government of Qatar at its request.

The Qatar desk officer supports the Government in comprehensive reviews of the country's situation and needs; policy analysis; formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of strategies for health for all; development of the national health system, bringing science and technology to bear on health development; and cooperative planning of programmes in which WHO is involved.

Located in the Regional Office, the WHO United Arab Emirates desk officer works with the Government and health authorities to strengthen national health services, address public health issues, and support and promote research for health.

The desk officer assembles and coordinates the support of all technical, administrative and financial capabilities in the Regional Office to support the Government of United Arab Emirates at its request.

The Untied Arab Emirates desk officer supports the Government in comprehensive reviews of the country's situation and needs; policy analysis; formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of strategies for health for all; development of the national health system, bringing science and technology to bear on health development; and cooperative planning of programmes in which WHO is involved.

The WHO Representative’s Office in Saudi Arabia supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues, and supporting and promoting research for health.

Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities. WHO staff in Saudi Arabia include experts in the fields of health.

As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. In Saudi Arabia these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector.