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World Health Organization

WHO is a specialised intergovernmental organisation of the UN system dealing with health issues.

WHO structure and contacts:

Secretariat (WHO Headquarters) based in Geneva, Director General of WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from 1.7.2017, www.who.int

Copenhagen-based regional office for Europe (EURO), Regional Director

Hans Henri P. Kluge from 1.2.2020, https://www.euro.who.int/

WHO offices in 150 countries
WHO Office in Slovakia, Director Dr Tatul Hakobyan, email: Your emails https://www.who.int/slovakia
Collaborating Centres (Collaborating Centres) over 800 WHO cooperating institutions

in over 80 countries.

WHO core bodies:
World Health Assembly (WHA) is the top the WHO decision-making body. Each year in May in Geneva with participation delegations of all Member States.
The main task of WHA is to define the policies of the Organisation. WHA naming General the Director shall comment and approve the draft programming budget. It assesses the Executive Board's reports and assigns its tasks to questions require further action, e.g. requiring studies to be carried out, investigations; and drawing up reports.

Executive Board WHO (Executive Board - EB) is composed of 34 members elected for a three-year period. Each year it meets the main January when the agenda and resolutions of the upcoming the May World Health Assembly.
The second minor EB meeting shall be held annually in May immediately after the end of the WHA, and the above-mentioned meeting is of an administrative nature (SR is an observer).

WHO Secretariat (Headquarters) Staff working at the headquarters of the Organisation in Geneva and 6 regional offices. It is managed by DG WHO, elected by the World Health Assembly the nomination of the WHO Executive Board.

The main points on the WHO agenda:
The World Health Organization works in complex and rapidly changing ways environment.
The boundaries of public health activities increasingly overlap with others sectors affecting health opportunities and outcomes. WHO responds to the following challenges with a 6-point agenda:

Health promotion
Promoting health security
Strengthening health systems
Linking research, informatics and statistics
Promoting partnerships
Improving implementation

Key strategies:

European Work Programme (2020 – 2025)
A concerted action for better health in Europe (EPW) sets priorities for the next five years and sets out a vision of how the WHO Regional Office can Europe to support health authorities in the Member States, and stand up to this the challenge in individual countries and together in the region1.
WHO/Europe identified 4 flagship initiatives to complement the European labour market a programme setting out health priorities for the next 5 years.
Main initiatives Flagship initiatives (who.int)

These flagship initiatives are intended to accelerate change, mobilising around critical issues which are high on Member States' programmes and for which may be visible political commitment at high level transformative.

EPW shows how the WHO Regional Office for Europe can best work Contribution on the global vision set out in the 13th WHO General Work Programme for the years 2019 (GPW 13).

13th General Work Programme (GPW13)
WHO Member States have committed themselves globally and in their European region, Implement three The interlinked strategic priorities that form the 13th pillars general working WHO Programme, 2019, 2023 (GPW 13): Main Priorities Core priorities (who.int)

Transition to Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Better protection of people from extreme health emergencies
ensuring a healthy life and well-being for all at all ages.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
These key priorities are embedded in the Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and are linked to three bold objectives for the health sector contributing to SDGs: three billion goals. GPW 13 is linked to the three billion-billion-dollar objectives at the heart of the contribution Health to SDGs for the world:

One billion more people benefit from universal health insurance.
A billion more people better protected from extreme health emergencies.
A billion more people enjoy better health and well-being.

Main lines of WHO activities in the European region:
1. Emergency situations: World Health Organisation programme for emergency situations World Health Organization Emergences Programme (who.int)

2. Main initiatives: Flagship initiatives (who.int)
Pan-European Coalition for Mental Health
Digital health
Immunisation
Behavioral and cultural knowledge

3. Emergency health: World Health Organisation programme for Emergency situations World Health Organization Emergences Programme (who.int)

Among the WHO priorities targeted by the Slovak Republic, which are the subject of cooperation of the Slovak Republic and WHO for the period 2012-2013:
1. European Health Policy towards Health 2020
Social determinants of health, health inequalities, health indicators;
National health policies, strategies, action plans to address Key issues
public health.

2. Strengthening the health system and public health
Action Plan on strengthening public health services Better delivery
services;
Evaluation, assessment and policy direction for regulators health;
Risk reduction strategies and quality standards for health services;
Human resources in the health sector.

3. Non-communicable diseases, health promotion and healthy lifestyle
Reduction of morbidity, disability and premature mortality Chronic non-communicable diseases, mental disorders and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.

4. Transmissible diseases, health and environmental protection
Reducing the burden of communicable diseases, including their social and economic consequences Support for increased vaccination rate against preventable diseases vaccination;
Antibiotic use control, epidemiological situation antibacterial resistance and development an action plan for its repression.

5. Health information, evidence, research and innovation
Reliable and comparable health data;
Use of policy-making and capacity building tools. ed

Global awards of representatives of the Slovak Republic for health development
64. WHO World Health Assembly 2011 was president of the League against cancer MUDr. Eve Sirackej awarded the award of -Sasakawa - the Health Prize. This prestigious award has gained first Europeans for an innovative approach and progress in oncology.
Slovakia was first represented in the WHO Executive Board in 2022. From 30 May 2022 Prof. MUDr. Jozef Šuvada, PhD., MPH, MBA. Professor Shuvada was selected as a very competent candidate. This success is also considered a success of the Slovak diplomacy.

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1 European Programme of Work 2020-2025: United Action for Better Health European Programme of Work 2020-2025: United Action for Better Health (who.int)

World Health Organization

WHO is a specialized intergovernmental organisation of the UN system dealing with health issues.

WHO structure and contacts:

Secretary (WHO Heads) based in Geneva, Director General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus since 1st July 2017, www.who.int
Regional Office for Europe (EURO) based in Copenhagen, regional director Hans Henri P. Kluge from 1st February 2020, https://www.euro.who.int/
WHO offices – in 150 countries
WHO office in Slovakia, director Dr Tatul Hakobyan, email: Your emails https://www.who.int/slovakia
Collaborating Centers – over 800 institutions cooperating with WHO in over 80 countries.

WHO main bodies:

The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the highest decision-making body of the WHO.
It meets every year in May in Geneva with the participation of delegations from all member countries. The main role of the WHA is to determine policies of the Organization. WHA approaches the general director, reviews and approvals the draft budget program. It assists the reports of the Executive Board and assists its tasks on issues that require further action, e.g. requests carrying out studies, investigations and preparing reports.

The WHO Executive Board (EB) is composed of 34 members who are elected for a Three-year term. He sits down annually at the main meeting in January, when the program and solutions of the upcoming May meeting are approved of the World Health Assembly. The second smaller meeting of the EB is held every year in May immediately after the end WHA and the said meeting is more of an administrative nature (SR is an observer).

WHO Secretariat (Headquarters) - more than 8,000 employees working at the Heads of the organisation in Geneva and in 6 regional offices. It is managed by the WHO DG, who is elected by the World Health Assembly on the basis of nomination of the WHO Executive Board.

The main points of the WHO agenda:

The World Health Organization works in a complex and rapidly changing Environment.
Limits of activities in the field of public health are increased intertwined with other sectors that influence health opportunities and outcomes. WHO is responding to these challenges with a 6-point agenda:

Health promotion
Support of health security
Strength health systems
Connecting research, information and statistics
Support of partnerships
Improvement of implementation

Key strategy:

The European Programme of Work (2020-2025)
–United Action for Better Health in Europe (EPW) sets priorities for the coming five years and it sets out a vision of how the WHO Regional Office for Europe can support health authorities in Member States to rise to that challenge, in each country and collectively in the Region. 2

WHO/Europe has identified 4 flagship initiatives to complement the European Programme of Work, which sets out health priorities for the coming 5 years. Flagship initiatives (who.int)

These flagship initiatives are intended as agents of change, mobilising around critical issues that feature prominently on the agendas of Member States and for which high-visibility, high-level political commitment can be transformative.

The EPW demonstrates how the work of the WHO Regional Office for Europe can best contribution to the global vision set out in WHO Work, 2019-202023 (GPW 13).

Thirteen General Programme of work (GPW13)

Member States of WHO globally - and in its European Region - are committed to implementing three interconnected strategy priorities that constitute the Pillars of WHO priorities (who.int)

moving towards universal health cover (UHC)
Protecting people better against health emotions
ensuring health lives and well-being for all at all ages.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

These core priorities are assumed in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda and are linked to three bold targets for the health sector to the SDGs: the triple billion targets.
The GPW 13 is linked to the triple billion targets at the center of the health sector-specific contribution to the SDGs for the world:

One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage.
One billion more people better protected from health energies.
One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being.

The main aspects of WHO activities in the European region

1. Emergences: World Health Organisation Emergences Programme (who.int)

2. Flagship initiatives: Flagship initiatives (who.int)
Mr European Mental health coalition
Digital health
Immigration
Operational and cultural insights

3. Health Emergences: World Health Organization Emergences Programme (who.int)

Among the WHO priorities, which are the focus of the Slovak Republic and which are the subject of cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the WHO for the period of 2012-2013:

1. European health policy – towards Health 2020
Social determinants of health, health inequities, health indicators;
National health policies, strategies, action plans meant at solving key problems in the field of public health.

2. Strength the health system and public health
Action plan in the field of strengthening public health services meant at better service provision;
Evaluating, assessing and directing policies for healthcare regulatory bodies;
Strategies in the field of risk reduction and quality standards of health services;
Human resources in healthcare.

3. Non-communicable diseases, promotion of health and a health lifestyle
Reduction of morbidity, disability and premature mortality due to chronic non-communicable diseases, mental disorders as well as the support of a healthy Lifestyle.

4. Communicable diseases, health and environmental protection
Reducing the burden of communicatable diseases, including their social and economic considerations, and promoting higher rates vaccination against diseases that can be prevented by vaccination;
Antibiotic use control, the epidemiological situation of antibacterial resistance and the development of an action plan for its suspension.

5. Health information, evidence, research and innovation
Reliable and comparative health data;
Use of tools for policy making and capacity building.

Global awards of Slovak representatives for the development of healthcare
At the 64th WHO World Health Assembly 2011, the President of the League Against Cancer was awarded MUDr. Eva Siracka received the "Sasakawa - Health Award" Award. She was the first European woman to receive this prestigious award for an innovative approach and progress in oncology.
In 2022 Slovakia received a place in the WHO Executive Board for the very first time. Ever since May 2022 Slovakia has been represented by Prof. MUDr. Jozef Shuvada, PhD., MPH, MBA. Professor Šuvada was chosen as a very competent candidate. This success is also considered as an achievement of Slovak diplomacy.

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