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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

World Health Organization (WHO) regional office

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name	WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
مكتب منظمة الصحة العالمية لشرق المتوسط
map	Eastern Mediterranean regional office of WHO, Nasr City, Cairo.JPG
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map_caption	WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Nasr City, Cairo
type	Regional office of the World Health Organization
location	Cairo, Egypt
leader_title	Head
leader_name	Hanan H. Balkhy
status	Active
formation	between 1948 and 1952
website
parent_organization	World Health Organization (WHO)
journal	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
coordinates

مكتب منظمة الصحة العالمية لشرق المتوسط 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. It is one of the WHO's six regional offices around the world.

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.

Members

Alexandria former WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean building, Sanitary council establishment marble plate 1831

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.

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:

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.

Languages

Unified Medical Dictionary, EMRO المعجم الطبي الموحد

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.

Services

Unified Arabic–English–French Medical Dictionary to help advance of Medicine and health related sciences in Arabic countries. An online version with a search engine is available.
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

References

"WHO EMRO {{!}} Regional director {{!}} About WHO".
Hassan Salah and Michael Kidd. ''Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region:Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage'', CRC Press, April 8, 2019
"WHO EMRO | About us".
World Health Organization by Gian Luca Burci & Claude-Henri Vignes (2004). pp. 53-57 {{ISBN. 9041122737
"Home".
"WHO EMRO | EMHJ home | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal | EMHJ".

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