The document summarizes updates on WHO's regional transformation efforts. It discusses the creation of an Action for Results Group to develop a regional action plan focused on empowering country offices. This includes ensuring effective ways of working, sufficient resources and capacities, and delegation of authority. Major results include developing cooperation strategies between countries and accelerating working groups. Next steps are continuing implementation to drive impact, scaling capacities, engaging member states, and strengthening WHO's leadership role.

1. Transformation update
Tarja Turtia
Team Lead, Transformation
12 October 2023

2. Regional
transformation
roadmap

3. A new drive for
transformation
11th Global
Management
Meeting in Geneva in
December 2022
Action for Results
Group (ARG) created
with an action plan

4. The right and sufficient
financing for country offices
WHO has bottom-up planning and
prioritization that is focused
on driving impact in every country
WHO country offices have
effective and efficient ways of
working
The right and sufficient
capacities in the right places
WHO country offices
empowered to make
decisions that drive impact
in countries
WHO enabled to work
across sectors effectively
ARG action plan | Main areas

5. Core
Predictable
Country
Presence
Resources
Mobility
Delegation
of Authority
Some major results of the ARG

6. Chaired by two WHO Representatives, with a
total of seven members. The first regional
task force fully lead by WHO Representatives
Engage relevant stakeholders in the Regional
Office and country offices
In July 2023, the Regional Office hosted the first regional visit of the
ARG in Cairo, Egypt.
Translate the global ARG milestones and
timelines into regional action plans
Monitor progress and enhance
transparency and accountability
Reports directly to the Regional Director
The regional Action for Results Task Force | Country focus

7. Developing Country Cooperation Strategies
Peer support | Defining strategic direction through better collaboration

8. RHA Accelerator Working Groups

9. Member States of the
Region engaged in the
global governing
bodies
Efficiency, accountability
and compliance improved
Secretariat implementing the plan suggested
by the Agile Member States Task Group on
Strengthening WHO's Budgetary,
Programmatic and Financing Governance
(AMSTG)
Progress in the Region on the consultation
process for drafting resolutions and
decisions
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10. Other
major
milestones
Moving towards a culture of transparency,
compliance, knowledge and information-sharing
Progress in implementing the baseline Country
Functional Review (CFR) recommendations (20182020),
the concept of an integrated CFR developed
Enabling data-driven and evidence-informed policy action
Amplifying WHO’s voice, communicating for impact,
and leading and leveraging partnerships for health
Strengthening WHO’s presence in countries;
opening of offices in Bahrain and Kuwait in 2021
and Qatar in 2022
Investing in people and enhancing our procedures

11. Change communication
and engagement
Transformation
newsletter and
website
Regional Transformation
Change Network
The Director-General
addressed the Region on
the upcoming changes in
the May 2023
Transformation Newsletter

12. Next steps
• Continue
implementing the
change
• Support effective
delivery to make a
measurable impact in
countries
• Scale up individual
and institutional
capacities
• Engage with Member
States
• Strengthen WHO as
health lead for joint
United Nations action
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