WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is the regional office of the World Health Organization that serves 22 countries and territories in West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Central Asia.[1] It is one of the WHO's six regional offices around the world.[2]
History
All the regional divisions of WHO were created between 1949 and 1952. They are based on article 44 of WHO's constitution, which allows the WHO to "establish a [single] regional organization to meet the special needs of [each defined] area". Many decisions are made at regional level, including importance discussions over WHO's budget, and in deciding the members of the next assembly, which are designated by the regions.[3]
Members
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Alexandria_former_WHO_building%2C_Sanitary_council_establishment_marble_plate_1831%2C_Alexandria.jpg/220px-Alexandria_former_WHO_building%2C_Sanitary_council_establishment_marble_plate_1831%2C_Alexandria.jpg)
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean aims to work with local governments, specialized agencies, partners and other stakeholders in the field of public health to develop health policies and strengthen national health systems.[2]
It serves the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, which includes 21 member states in West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Central Asia, as well as the occupied Palestinian territory (West Bank and Gaza Strip). The office covers an area of nearly 583 million people. The countries and territories in the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean are:[2]
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Morocco
- Oman
- Pakistan
- State of Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Location
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean was originally based in Alexandria, Egypt. It was later moved to its new location in Nasr City, Cairo.[2]
Languages
The official languages of WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are Arabic, English and French. However, other national languages such as Persian, Urdu, Dari, Pashto and Somali are also used in communicating health messages and delivering health programs.[2]
Services
- Unified Arabic–English–French Medical Dictionary to help advance of Medicine and health related sciences in Arabic countries.[4] An online version with a search engine is available.
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal[5]
See also
References
- ^ Hassan Salah and Michael Kidd. Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region:Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage, CRC Press, April 8, 2019
- ^ a b c d e "WHO EMRO | About us". www.emro.who.int.
- ^ World Health Organization by Gian Luca Burci & Claude-Henri Vignes (2004). pp. 53-57 ISBN 9041122737
- ^ "Home". umd.emro.who.int.
- ^ "WHO EMRO | EMHJ home | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal | EMHJ". www.emro.who.int.
External links
- WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Official Website
- WHO Official Website
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- v
- t
- e
and observers
Preceding years | |
---|---|
Preparatory years |
|
Activities |
- Secretary-General
- International Court of Justice
- General Assembly President (2016)
- Security Council (2016)
- Bretton Woods system
- CCISUA
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Criticism
- Delivering as One
- Drug control treaties
- Expulsion from the United Nations
- FICSA
- Flag
- Four Nations Initiative
- Genocide Convention
- UN Global Compact
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- International Criminal Court
- International Narcotics Control Board
- International Day of Peace
- International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
- International Years
- Interpreters
- UN laissez-passer
- Military Staff Committee
- Official languages
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Peacekeeping
- Ralph Bunche Park
- SDG Publishers Compact
- Sustainable Development Goals
- United Nations Postal Administration
- UN Block By Block
- Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
- Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules)
- Treaty Series
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
- UN Advisory Committee of Local Authorities
- UN Day
- Millennium Declaration
- Security Council veto power
- UN reform
- UN Art Collection
- UN Federal Credit Union
- UN International School
- UN Mandate
- UN Memorial Cemetery Korea
- UN Sacco
- University for Peace
- Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
- Woodrow Wilson Memorial
- World Federation of United Nations Associations
- Biopiracy treaty
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg/16px-The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg)