On 15 January 2025, the World Well being Group (WHO) Regional Workplace for the Japanese Mediterranean, beneath the management of Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy, will host a landmark assembly of the Regional Well being Alliance (RHA) on the Waldorf Astoria resort in Cairo, Egypt.
Bringing collectively over 80 members from the 18 UN organizations within the Alliance, the high-level gathering marks a pivotal step in WHO’s efforts to foster a unified UN well being agenda for the Area.
Director of Programme Administration Dr Adham Abdel Moneim, appearing Regional Emergency Director Dr Ahmed Zouiten, Assistant Director-Basic for Common Well being Protection and Life Course Dr Bruce Aylward and Assistant Director-Basic for Entry to Medicines and Well being Merchandise Dr Yukiko Nakatani might be among the many attendees.
Invitees to the assembly embody regional administrators and technical officers from FAO, IOM, ITU, OCHA, the World Financial institution, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNODC, UNRWA, UN Ladies and WFP.
The assembly goals to strengthen multilateral collaboration and advance the health-related Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs) throughout the Japanese Mediterranean Area.
Discussions will deal with fostering engagement and figuring out alternatives to align joint efforts with the newly endorsed WHO Regional Strategic Operational Plan 2025–2028, which is in concord with the 14th Basic Programme of Work (GPW 14). The agenda will characteristic shows of the Regional Workplace for the Japanese Mediterranean’s 3 flagship initiatives, designed to sort out crucial regional well being priorities – increasing equitable entry to medical merchandise, investing in a resilient well being workforce and accelerating public well being motion on substance use. Companions will even endorse the RHA Joint Motion Plan for 2025, paving the best way for coordinated efforts to ship as “One UN”.
Assembly goals
To foster collaboration on precedence public well being points throughout UN growth and humanitarian organizations;
To advertise joint actions to deal with gaps in implementation of the health-related SDGs;
To advertise and help collaboration, initiatives, and programmes to deal with transboundary and customary well being points;
To advertise coherent regional coverage dialogues and advocacy methods, and align regional and world well being agendas; accordingly, and
To facilitate demand-driven help and integration of well being in United Nations Sustainable Improvement Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCFs).
A milestone for regional well being cooperation
The gathering is a vital milestone in uniting regional well being initiatives beneath a shared “One UN” method. By fostering collaboration amongst key stakeholders, the assembly seeks to develop actionable methods to make sure equitable entry to well being care, strengthen well being system resilience and sort out the Area’s most urgent public well being challenges.
Within the face of evolving well being challenges, the assembly offers a platform to align efforts, sources and methods and pave the best way to a more healthy future.
