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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
مكتب منظمة الصحة العالمية لشرق المتوسط

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Nasr City, Cairo
Formation	between 1948 and 1952
Type	Regional office of the World Health Organization
Legal status	Active
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates	30°3′49″N 31°20′50″E / 30.06361°N 31.34722°E / 30.06361; 31.34722
Head	Hanan H. Balkhy
Publication	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Parent organization	World Health Organization (WHO)
Website	www.emro.who.int

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 regional organization to meet the special needs of 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

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

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

See also

• World Health Organization
• Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

References

1. "WHO EMRO | Regional director | About WHO". Retrieved 2024-12-30.
2. Hassan Salah and Michael Kidd. Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region:Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage, CRC Press, April 8, 2019
3. ^ "WHO EMRO | About us". www.emro.who.int.
4. World Health Organization by Gian Luca Burci & Claude-Henri Vignes (2004). pp. 53-57 ISBN 9041122737
5. "Home". umd.emro.who.int.
6. "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

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