EMRO
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EMRO is the World Health Organization’s regional office responsible for public health coordination and support across the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Health Organization regional office
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public health organization → |
| acronym |
EMRO
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| affiliation |
United Nations system
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| collaboratesWith |
United Nations agencies
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academic and research institutions → ministries of health of Member States in the Eastern Mediterranean Region → non-governmental organizations → |
| countryHeadquarters |
Egypt
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| focusArea |
communicable diseases
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environmental health → health emergencies and humanitarian crises → health information and statistics → health promotion → immunization → maternal and child health → mental health → noncommunicable diseases → nutrition → polio eradication → |
| fullName |
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
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| governingBody |
WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
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| headquartersLocation |
Cairo, Egypt
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| language |
Arabic
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English → French → |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
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Eastern Mediterranean Region → |
| mandate |
disease prevention and control
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health emergency preparedness and response → health systems strengthening → implementation of WHO policies and programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region → promotion of universal health coverage → public health coordination → technical support to Member States → |
| numberOfRegionalOfficesInWHO |
6
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| objective |
improve health and well-being of populations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
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support achievement of health-related Sustainable Development Goals in the Eastern Mediterranean Region → |
| parentOrganization |
World Health Organization
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| partOf |
WHO regional office network
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| regionServed |
Eastern Mediterranean Region
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| reportsTo |
WHO Executive Board
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World Health Assembly → |
| role |
adapts WHO guidance to regional and country contexts
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coordinates regional response to health emergencies → implements WHO global strategies at regional level → |
| sector |
global health
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public health → |