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UN System, UN System, WHO andWHO and
WHO Regional WHO Regional Office Office
for Europefor Europe
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UN SystemUN System established on 24 October 1945 by 51established on 24 October 1945 by 51 member states member states
General AssemblyGeneral Assembly
Secretary General and UN SecretariatSecretary General and UN Secretariat
Security CouncilSecurity Council
UN Programmes and Funds (UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, etc.)UN Programmes and Funds (UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, etc.)
Specialized agencies (WHO, FAO, ILO, etc.)Specialized agencies (WHO, FAO, ILO, etc.)
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Role of the WHO in the UN Role of the WHO in the UN systemsystem
The World Health Organization is the directingand coordinating authority on international healthwithin the United Nations’ system. WHO expertsproduce health guidelines and standards, and helpcountries to address public health issues. WHO alsosupports and promotes health research. ThroughWHO, governments can jointly tackle global healthproblems and improve people’s well-being.
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WHO’s missionWHO’s missionis global and permanentis global and permanent
“ “The mission of WHO is the The mission of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”highest possible level of health”
Source: WHO’s Constitution
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WHO’s ConstitutionWHO’s Constitution
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.disease or infirmity.
… … the enjoyment of the highest attainable the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.condition.
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Declaration of Human Declaration of Human RightsRights
All human beings are born equal All human beings are born equal in dignity and rights and are in dignity and rights and are entitled to all the rights and entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the freedoms set forth in the Declaration.Declaration.
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WHO principles and valuesWHO principles and values
•Health as a human rightHealth as a human right•Building of countries’ capacity for own Building of countries’ capacity for own
heath needsheath needs•Universal coverage according to needsUniversal coverage according to needs•Equity Equity •Society’s sense for collective Society’s sense for collective
responsibilityresponsibility•Active and direct involvement in Active and direct involvement in
shaping health agendasshaping health agendas
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WHO’s four core functions WHO’s four core functions
to give worldwide guidance in the to give worldwide guidance in the field of healthfield of health
to set global standards for health to set global standards for health to cooperate with governments in to cooperate with governments in
strengthening national health strengthening national health programmesprogrammes
to develop and transfer appropriate to develop and transfer appropriate health technology, information and health technology, information and standards.standards.
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Strategic directions for WHOStrategic directions for WHO Reduce mortality, morbidity and disability, Reduce mortality, morbidity and disability,
especially of poor and marginalized especially of poor and marginalized
populationspopulations
Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing
leading risk factorsleading risk factors
Strengthen health systemsStrengthen health systems
Place health at centre of broader Place health at centre of broader
development agendadevelopment agenda
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Millennium Development Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)Goals (MDGs)
Eight major goalsEight major goals::– Eradicate poverty and hungerEradicate poverty and hunger– Achieve universal primary educationAchieve universal primary education– Promote gender equality and empower Promote gender equality and empower
womenwomen– Reduce child mortalityReduce child mortality– Improve maternal healthImprove maternal health– Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesCombat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases– Ensure environmental sustainabilityEnsure environmental sustainability– Develop a global partnership for developmentDevelop a global partnership for development
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ONE WHOONE WHOthree levels of actionthree levels of action
HeadquartersHeadquarters
Six Regional OfficesSix Regional Offices
Country OfficesCountry Offices
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WHO Offices
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WHO in numbersWHO in numbers
WHO was established in 1948 by 61 WHO was established in 1948 by 61 governments governments
The WHO Constitution was ratified The WHO Constitution was ratified on 7 April – World Health Dayon 7 April – World Health Day
Today there are 193 Member StatesToday there are 193 Member States Employs 8000 public health experts Employs 8000 public health experts
worldwideworldwide Has 147 country offices worldwideHas 147 country offices worldwide
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WHO governance in briefWHO governance in brief
Headquarters in GenevaHeadquarters in Geneva Six regional officesSix regional offices 193 Member States - 2 Associate Members193 Member States - 2 Associate Members World Health Assembly - Executive BoardWorld Health Assembly - Executive Board International working groupsInternational working groups Regional Committee - Standing committeeRegional Committee - Standing committee NGOs with formal relations with the WHONGOs with formal relations with the WHO GSMGSM
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WHO governance WHO governance documentationdocumentation
ConstitutionConstitution Medium-term Strategic Plans 15 Medium-term Strategic Plans 15
yearsyears General Programme of Work 6 yearsGeneral Programme of Work 6 years Biennial budgetsBiennial budgets ResolutionsResolutions
Result - based managementResult - based managementStrategic approachStrategic approach
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General Programme of Work:General Programme of Work: Organization-wide global priorities:Organization-wide global priorities:
3 major communicable diseases: malaria, 3 major communicable diseases: malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDStuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
Cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetesCancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes TobaccoTobacco Making pregnancy safer and children’s healthMaking pregnancy safer and children’s health Health and environmentHealth and environment Food safetyFood safety Mental healthMental health Blood safetyBlood safety Health systemsHealth systems
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Aims of the UN reformAims of the UN reform
Provide better coordination on Provide better coordination on country levelcountry level
Ensure more transparency Ensure more transparency (triggered by “Oil for food” case)(triggered by “Oil for food” case)
Ensure efficiency and savings by Ensure efficiency and savings by consolidating resourcesconsolidating resources
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WHO BudgetWHO Budget
2006-2007: regular budget US$ 915 2006-2007: regular budget US$ 915
million million
20 Member States pay about 90% of the 20 Member States pay about 90% of the
budgetbudget
11 of the 20 are in the European Region11 of the 20 are in the European Region
About 3/4 of budget comes from extra About 3/4 of budget comes from extra
budgetary fundsbudgetary funds
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53% - Response to concrete health 53% - Response to concrete health threats (epidemics, maternal and child threats (epidemics, maternal and child mortality etc, immunization) mortality etc, immunization)
21% - Information and knowledge for 21% - Information and knowledge for Members StatesMembers States
13% - Health care, health personnel, 13% - Health care, health personnel, quality of medicinesquality of medicines
11% - Determinants of health (nutrition, 11% - Determinants of health (nutrition, tobacco, environment etc)tobacco, environment etc)
How is the money spent?How is the money spent?
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FCTCFCTC
Six meetings of the interational Six meetings of the interational negotiation body 2000-2003negotiation body 2000-2003
Convention; protocols under preparationConvention; protocols under preparation Entered into force 2005Entered into force 2005 Conference of PartiesConference of Parties Secretariat of COP housed by WHOSecretariat of COP housed by WHO 149 member states149 member states
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International Health International Health RegulationRegulation
A binding international agreement on the A binding international agreement on the control of PHEICscontrol of PHEICs
4 diseases > decision algorithm > 4 diseases > decision algorithm > determination and notification of WHOdetermination and notification of WHO
rights, obligations and procedures in rights, obligations and procedures in ensuring international health security without ensuring international health security without unnecessary intereference in international unnecessary intereference in international traffic and tradetraffic and trade
in a PHEIC WHO can issue recommendationsin a PHEIC WHO can issue recommendations all Member Statesall Member States entered into force 15 June 2007entered into force 15 June 2007
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Commission on SDHsCommission on SDHs
CommissionCommission Knowledge networksKnowledge networks Report in 2008Report in 2008 Implementation?Implementation? Agenda of the public health of the Agenda of the public health of the
21st century?21st century?
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WHO Regional Office for WHO Regional Office for EuropeEurope
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WHO/EUROWHO/EURO
WHO/EURO is the secretariat for WHO/EURO is the secretariat for
53 Member States of the European53 Member States of the European
Region - about 900 million peopleRegion - about 900 million people
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WHO/EUROWHO/EURO
Office exists since 1957Office exists since 1957 About 700 staff, out of which About 700 staff, out of which
about 330 in Copenhagenabout 330 in Copenhagen More than 60 different More than 60 different
nationalitiesnationalities
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EURO – Country OfficesEURO – Country Offices
Liaison officesLiaison offices
Projects and programmesProjects and programmes
Humanitarian assistanceHumanitarian assistance
PlusPlus
Centres (GDOs)Centres (GDOs)
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EURO regional strategy: EURO regional strategy: Matching services to needs Matching services to needs
Support Member States in:Support Member States in: developing and sustaining their developing and sustaining their ownown
health policies, health systems and health policies, health systems and public health programmes;public health programmes;
preventing and overcoming threats to preventing and overcoming threats to health;health;
anticipating future challenges; andanticipating future challenges; and advocating public healthadvocating public health
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EURO priority areasEURO priority areas
Strengthening health systemsStrengthening health systems Reduction of burden of Reduction of burden of
diseases diseases Strengthening information / Strengthening information /
intelligence functionintelligence function Partnership developmentPartnership development
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WHO European Region – WHO European Region – challengeschallenges
86% of deaths account for non-communicable 86% of deaths account for non-communicable diseasesdiseases
9% - for communicable diseases9% - for communicable diseases ObesityObesity Children and adolescent healthChildren and adolescent health High tobacco and High tobacco and alcohol consumptionalcohol consumption Mental healthMental health Injuries and accidentsInjuries and accidents HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS TBTB Measles and rubellaMeasles and rubella
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Healthy life expectancy Healthy life expectancy (latest available )(latest available )
HighestHighestSan Marino: 73.4 yearsSan Marino: 73.4 yearsSweden: 73.3 yearsSweden: 73.3 yearsSwitzerland: 73.2 yearsSwitzerland: 73.2 years
LowestLowestTurkmenistanTurkmenistan: 54.4 years: 54.4 yearsTajikistan: 54.7 yearsTajikistan: 54.7 yearsKazakhstan: 55.9 yearsKazakhstan: 55.9 years
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Leading NCD conditions in Leading NCD conditions in EuropeEurope
DiseaseDisease Disease Disease burden burden
(DALYs) %(DALYs) %
Deaths Deaths %%
Cardiovascular diseasesCardiovascular diseases 2323 5252
Neuropsychiatric disordersNeuropsychiatric disorders 2020 33
CancerCancer 1111 1919
Digestive diseasesDigestive diseases 55 44
Respiratory diseasesRespiratory diseases 44 44
Diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitus 11 11
Musculoskeletal diseasesMusculoskeletal diseases 44 00
Sense organ disordersSense organ disorders 44 00
Other NCDsOther NCDs 55 22
TotalTotal 7777 8686
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The main causes are knownThe main causes are known
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Prevalence of overweight among Prevalence of overweight among school children in Europeschool children in Europe
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What does the future hold?What does the future hold?
By 2050, more than one-quarter of By 2050, more than one-quarter of Europe’s population is expected to be Europe’s population is expected to be over 65 yearsover 65 years
More than one-third of men over 60 More than one-third of men over 60 years of age have 2 or more chronic years of age have 2 or more chronic conditions conditions - - with the number increasing with the number increasing with age and among womenwith age and among women
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Actions: Actions: health systemshealth systems
Policy support: Stewardship, Policy support: Stewardship, Financing, Service delivery, Financing, Service delivery, Resource GenerationResource Generation
Health intelligence serviceHealth intelligence service Ministerial conference on Ministerial conference on
Health Systems 2008Health Systems 2008
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Actions: Actions: communicable diseasescommunicable diseases
Influenza Preparedness PlansInfluenza Preparedness Plans Revised International Health Revised International Health
Regulations Regulations HIV/AIDS - The 3 x 5HIV/AIDS - The 3 x 5
100,000 more patients on ART100,000 more patients on ART Measles and congenital rubellaMeasles and congenital rubella
European immunization week 2005European immunization week 2005
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Actions: Actions: non-communicable non-communicable
diseasesdiseases
Ministerial Conference on Mental Ministerial Conference on Mental Health, January 2005Health, January 2005
European Strategy on NCDEuropean Strategy on NCD Ministerial Conference on Ministerial Conference on
counteracting obesity, November counteracting obesity, November 20062006
Alcohol Action Plan – RC55Alcohol Action Plan – RC55 Framework Convention on Tobacco Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control – European Action PlanControl – European Action Plan
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Actions:Actions:Environment and health Environment and health
Ministerial conferences 2004 (2009)Ministerial conferences 2004 (2009) Mid term review 2007Mid term review 2007 Ministerial declarationMinisterial declaration Children’s environmental health action Children’s environmental health action
planplan EEHCEEHC Direct support to member statesDirect support to member states
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Financial resourcesFinancial resources
Programme Budget for 2006-07: USD Programme Budget for 2006-07: USD 212 m212 m
Regular budget USD 58 m (Regular budget USD 58 m (~~ 27%) 27%) Other sources USD 154 m (Other sources USD 154 m (~~ 73%). 73%).
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ResourcesResources
Partnerships: UN organizations, EU, Partnerships: UN organizations, EU, NGOs, WHO Collaborating CentresNGOs, WHO Collaborating Centres
Vast network of specialists in Vast network of specialists in public health, universities and public health, universities and research institutes across the research institutes across the RegionRegion
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More information is More information is availableavailable
Internet WHO/HQ Internet WHO/HQ www.who.www.who.intint Internet WHO/EURO Internet WHO/EURO
www.euro.who.intwww.euro.who.int