Table of contents
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Introduction and highlights of the report
5
Strengthening health systems for universal health coverage
13
Promoting health across the life course
23
Noncommunicable diseases
33
Communicable diseases
41
Emergency preparedness and response
53
Implementing WHO management reforms
63
Conclusion
68
Annex 1. Organizational structure of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, July 2016
70
Annex 2. Professional staff in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as at 31 December 2015
70
Annex 3. Meetings held in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2015
72
Annex 4. New publications issued in 2015
77
Annex 5. WHO collaborating centres in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as at December 2015
81