Country Cooperation Strategy for WHO and Saudi Arabia 2012–2016

WHO Library Cataloguing in Publication Data World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Country cooperation strategy for WHO and Saudi Arabia 2012 - 2016 / World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean p.

WHO-EM/PME/003/E

1. Health Planning - Saudi Arabia 2. Health Policy 3. National Health Programs - Saudi Arabia 4. International Cooperation 5. Health Priorities I. Title II. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (NLM Classification: WA 530)

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CONTENTS

1. SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1
2. SECTION 2. COUNTRY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ........................ 2
3. 2.1 Social determinants of health .................................................................................. 2
4. 2.2 Health system .......................................................................................................... 4
5. 2.3 Health programmes ................................................................................................ 10
6. 2.4 Challenges and opportunities ................................................................................. 16
7. SECTION 3. DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS ........................... 17
8. 3.1 UN System ............................................................................................................. 17
9. 3.2 WHO collaborating centres ................................................................................... 17
10. 3.3 Civil society and other stakeholders ...................................................................... 17
11. SECTION 4. CURRENT WHO COOPERATION .................................................................. 18
12. SECTION 5 STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR WHO COOPERATION ...................................... 21
13. 5.1 Strategic priorities for WHO and the Government of Saudi Arabia ...................... 21
14. 5.2 Strategic approaches .............................................................................................. 21
15. SECTION 6. IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIC AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS
16. FOR WHO ...................................................................................................................... 24
17. Annexes
18. 1. LIST OF PERSONS MET ............................................................................................... 25

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