Regional framework for action to strengthen the public health response to substance use
Publication date: 2019
This regional framework for action was developed to support the implementation of the outcome document of the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The framework operationalizes the recommendations contained in the outcome document by converting them into cost-effective, feasible, affordable and evidence-informed strategic interventions across five domains: governance; health sector response; promotion and prevention; monitoring and surveillance; and international cooperation. The framework also incorporates a set of indicators that can be used to monitor and evaluate progress.
Regional framework to scale up action on mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Publication date: 2016
The regional framework was developed to support the implementation of WHO’s global Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The framework operationalizes the 4 major objectives of the action plan by converting them into practical and concrete strategic interventions, and incorporates a set of indicators that can be used to monitor progress towards the targets set for 2020.
