Table of contents
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Introduction and highlights of the report
5
Strengthening health systems for universal health coverage
8
Promoting health across the life course
16
Noncommunicable diseases
23
Communicable diseases
27
Emergency preparedness and response
38
Implementing WHO management reforms
45
Conclusion
50
Annex 1. Organizational structure of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, April 2013
55
Annex 2. Professional staff in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as at 31 December 2012
56
Annex 3. Meetings held in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2012
58
Annex 4. New publications issued in 2012
62
Annex 5. WHO collaborating centres in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as at July 2013
64