Technical briefing, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 13:00–14:30

1. Let’s talk country work:
the added value of WHO
Technical briefing
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
13:00–14:30

2. Let’s talk country work: the added value of WHO
• Highlight the Regional Office’s ways of working in
Member States with a country office and in those without
a country presence
• Provide clarification about country-specific work versus
intercountry work
• Provide examples of country-level work in the
WHO European Region

3. Country work characteristics
• Facilitate policy dialogue, provide technical assistance and contribute to
capacity-building
• Use health diplomacy to support the health sector, reach out through
intersectoral dialogue and coordinate with development partners
• Jointly identify and agree strategic directions in short (BCA) and
medium (CCS) term
• Ensure coordinated approach for all 53 Member States in the
WHO European Region
• Respond to country needs in a flexible way through direct support, intercountry
work, networking, knowledge brokering and information sharing
• Fulfil clear responsibilities in line with the three levels of the Organization
and WHO reform

4. Country work directions for coming years
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and new development agendas of
Member States
• Health 2020 to address health governance and health inequalities in line with
SDGs
• Health system transformation and universal health coverage
• Noncommunicable diseases and WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control
• Emergency reform and strengthen preparedness, including International
Health Regulations, based on all-hazard approach
• Health lead in the UN Country Team and facilitate dialogue for policy
coherence, with input from other United Nations agencies