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DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE
Multilateral
World Health Organization Country Office in Tajikistan
Contact: Dr. Santino Severoni
WHO Representative/Head of Country Office
Tel: +992-48-701-14-72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/83 Fax: 701-14-84
Email: sseveroni.who@tajnet.com, cotjk.who@tajnet.com
Website: http://www.euro.who.int/Tajikistan
Organization Profile
The World Health Organization was officially formed on 7th of April, 1948, as a specialized United Nations (UN) Agency. Although there
are several UN agencies working in the health arena, only the WHO has a specific mandate for health. The WHO has a governing body,
members and a single budget. A formal agreement with the UN secures the exchange of needed data and the use of general administrative
practice.
The main objective of the WHO, consisting of 194 states, is to obtain and give the highest quality of health possible to all humanity. The
WHO Constitution was endorsed in 1946 and became effective on the 7th of April, 1948, and since then, this date is celebrated as the World
Health Day every year. The World Health Assembly is its key politically leading structure. It is held on a yearly basis in May in Geneva,
Switzerland, where the WHO Headquarters is located. At the Assembly, the government delegations from all member states take part, and,
based on a group consensus, the main areas of WHO policies are developed and established. Member states pay a membership fee, which
contributes to the regular budget of the organization. Each state is entitled to one vote regardless of the amount of money or allocations they
give to the budget. The Republic of Tajikistan was once again entitled to a voting right in 2006.
Tajikistan joined the World Health Organization in May, 1992, has sustained placement in the Europe Regional Office (WHO/EURO), and
has become one of the 53 member states of the WHO Office for Europe, which is established in Copenhagen, Denmark. The WHO Country
Office in Tajikistan is represented by the Head of Office who manages the office activity, programs and project implementation. The majority
of its activities are provided by the technical and expert support under the Biennium Collaborative Agreement (BCA) made between the
Ministry of Health of Tajikistan and the World Health Organization. Every two years, the BCA is given the key priority areas of health in the
Republic. Under the BCA implementation, the WHO also provides various technical and financial support based on the requests of the
Ministry of Health during emergencies or disasters such as disease outbreaks or severe weather. All requests for a long term support with
respect to health issues are implemented through the Ministry of Health, which considers and rates them according to its priority areas. The
World Health Organization does not give grants and credits, but, within the BCA, it maintains the capacity to help health professionals by
conducting workshops and seminars, supporting Working Groups, or granting WHO scholarship programs to different health areas.
Past and Current Programmes
The following main programs were implemented by the World Health Organization Office in Tajikistan: the coordination of humanitarian aid
by international organizations to the health sector, health sector reform and strengthening of the pharmaceutical sector of health, and Maternal
and Child health improvement, which includes, but is not limited to, reproductive health, Malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS control programs,
pandemic Avian Influenza preparedness, and environmental health.
Future Programming Direction
Main areas of WHO activity in Tajikistan for the period 2006-2007 are as follows:
• Provide support to the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan for the further development of policy and health systems;
• Capacity development in health sector;
• Secondary Care Service Delivery Strengthening;
• Provide support to the Maternal and Child health care facilities;
• Infectious disease control.
Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database
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