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Programmes and special initiatives

2008-2009 Programme Budget

  • Office Specific Expected Results

Focus/programmes

Combating communicable diseases

  • Communicable disease surveillance and response
  • Expanded programme on immunization
  • HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections
  • Leprosy elimination
  • Malaria, other vectorborne and parasitic diseases
  • Stop TB

Building healthy communities and populations

  • Child and adolescent health and development
  • Healthy settings and environment
  • Noncommunicable diseases and mental health
  • Nutrition
  • Reproductive health
  • Tobacco free initiative

Health sector development

  • Emergency and humanitarian action
  • Health financing and social protection
  • Health information and evidence for policy
  • Health research
  • Health systems development
  • Health technology
  • Human resources for health
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Traditional medicine

Special initiatives

  • Climate Change and Health
  • International Health Regulations 2005
  • Malaria rapid diagnostic tests
  • Meeting of Ministers of Health for the Pacific Island Countries
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Pandemic preparedness
  • People at the Centre of Care Initiative
  • Regional forum on environment and health
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome
  • Western Pacific declaration on diabetes
  • World Health Day 2006

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