WHO Regional Office for Africa

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World Health Organization regional office international organization body

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is the World Health Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating international public health efforts and supporting health systems across African countries.

Aliases (6)

WHO African Region ×2
Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization ×1
WHO AFRO ×1
WHO Africa Region ×1
WHO Regional Committee for Africa ×1
WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Health Organization regional office → international organization body →
alsoKnownAs	WHO Africa Region → WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) →
collaboratesWith	Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention → African Union → UN agencies in Africa → ministries of health in African countries → non-governmental organizations in Africa →
coordinatesInternationalHealth	public health policy in African countries →
countryHeadquarters	Republic of the Congo →
focusesOn	HIV/AIDS response → disease prevention and control → epidemic preparedness and response → health emergencies → health promotion → immunization programmes → malaria control → maternal and child health → noncommunicable diseases → tuberculosis control → universal health coverage →
governingBody	WHO Regional Committee for Africa →
headquartersLocation	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo →
implements	International Health Regulations in the African Region →
inception	1951 →
jurisdiction	WHO African Region →
mandate	to coordinate international public health efforts in the African Region → to implement WHO policies and programmes in the African Region → to provide technical support to African countries on health →
memberOf	World Health Organization regional committee system →
numberOfMemberStates	47 →
officialLanguage	English → French → Portuguese →
officialWebsite	https://www.afro.who.int →
oversees	WHO country offices in the African Region →
parentOrganization	World Health Organization →
partOf	United Nations system →
regionServed	Africa →
respondedTo	COVID-19 pandemic in African countries → Ebola virus disease outbreaks in West Africa →
shortName	WHO AFRO →
supports	health systems strengthening in African countries →
worksOn	access to essential medicines in Africa → health information systems in Africa → health workforce development in Africa → primary health care in Africa →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
WHO Regional Office for Africa ("WHO Africa Region") → WHO Regional Office for Africa ("WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO)") →	alsoKnownAs
World Health Organization regional committee system ("WHO African Region") →	appliesTo
WHO Regional Office for Africa ("WHO Regional Committee for Africa") →	governingBody
WHO regional office network →	hasComponent
World Health Organization →	hasRegionalOffice
WHO Regional Office for Africa ("WHO African Region") →	jurisdiction
WHO Regional Office for Africa ("WHO AFRO") →	shortName
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ("Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization") →	worksWith