Download 12th Global Programme of Work

WHO’s policy
priorities and projects
Svenja Herrmann
External Relations Officer
28 April 2016
NDPHS Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference
UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark
28 April 2016
Policy development in WHO
Mandate: WHOs is the directing and coordinating authority on
international health
 12th Global Programme of Work (GPW): sets out WHO’s
leadership priorities
 World Health Assembly and Regional Committee’s: WHO’s
Governing Bodies, consist of Member States, determine the
policies of the Organization and
 Endorse resolutions and strategies.
 Member States adapt national policies to agreed WHO policies
Regional policy priorities
Health 2020: the European policy for health and
well-being
Investing in
health through
a life-course
approach and
empowering
people
Tackling
Europe’s
major health
challenges:
NCDs and
communicabl
e diseases
Strengthening
people-centred
health
systems,
public health
capacities and
emergency
preparedness,
surveillance
and response
Creating
resilient
communities
and supportive
environments
Regional policy priorities:
Policies and action plans
•
European Action Plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 2012-2020
•
European strategic action plan on antibiotic resistance 2011-2016
•
European Action Plan for HIV/AIDS 2012-2015
•
Action Plan for the implementation of the European Strategy for the
Prevention and Control of NCDs (2012-2016)
•
European Food and Nutrition Plan 2015-2020
•
WHO’s Global Plan of Action on Worker’s Health 2008-2017
•
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
•
TB Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2016-2020
Examples of projects
Projects support Member States in adapting their national policies to the agreed
WHO policies. For example:
NCDs:
–
Ukraine (funded by Swiss Development Cooperation): Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention
and Health Promotion in Ukraine Project 2015-2019
–
Belarus (funded by the EU, implemented with other UN agencies): Preventing non-communicable
diseases, promoting healthy lifestyle and support to modernization of the health system in Belarus
Tuberculosis:
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Regional project (funded by the Global Fund) “TB in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Project
on Strengthening Health Systems for Effective TB and Drug Resistant-TB Care". Participation of 11
countries, partners, i.e. Moldovan nongovernmental organization Center for Health Policies and
Studies, the European Respiratory Society, the Stop TB Partnership and the TB Europe Coalition.
–
Uzbekistan (funded by USAID, Global Fund) : TB Control in Uzbekistan