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WHO and the Maldives incorporate key
national health policies as part of WHO Country Cooperation Strategy
2007-2011.
The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS)
between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives, was officially launched
on 21 November 2007 in the capital, Male.
The collaborative activities of the World
Health Organization (WHO) in the South-East Asia Region are in support of
efforts to improve the health status of the population in its Member
States. Country Cooperation Strategies (CCS) identify
how WHO can best support health development in Member States.
“To help achieve the objectives of this
CCS, we recognize the importance of a strong WHO Country Office working
closely with key counterparts who are familiar with local conditions. In
addition, since the Country Office is small, support from both the
Regional Office and Headquarters is essential to assist the country office
in implementing such a strategy,” said Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, Regional
Director, WHO South-East Asia region.
In acknowledging WHO’s
support as the longest serving international organization in the country,
Minister of Health, Mr Ilyas Ibrahim reiterated WHO’s support rendered in
improving the health and development of the population of the Maldives.
“This CCS notes the progress in this
country in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially that
related to child and maternal mortality,”said Dr
Jorge M. Luna, WHO Representative in the Maldives.
“While the Maldives has achieved
remarkable successes in communicable disease control with indigenous
Polio and Malaria and Polio eradicated for more than 20 years, leprosy
and filaria reduced to elimination levels and
tuberculosis remaining under control, the real test will be to sustain
these achievements over time.” More
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