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Dr Ali Ardalan
Regional Adviser and Head of Health Systems in Emergencies
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Dr Tonia Rifaey
Technical Officer, Refugee and Migrant Health
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Dr Najibullah Safi
Programme Officer, Health Systems in Emergencies
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Ms Ghada Ragab
Programme Assistant
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Data and statistics
The table below presents a list of indicators related to the different areas of work of the Health Systems in Emergencies programme.
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Indicator |
Value |
Year |
Source |
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International migrant stock at mid-year by age, both sexes combined |
46 922 287 |
2020 |
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2020). International Migrant Stock 2020 |
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Refugees under the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)'s mandate |
11 898 427 |
2021 |
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Palestinian refugees under UNWRA's mandate |
5 746 210 |
2021 |
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Asylum seekers |
969 371 |
2021 |
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Internally displaced persons of concern to UNHCR |
21 075 948 |
2021 |
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Others of concern |
140 034 |
2021 |
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Population in need of humanitarian health services |
72 800 000 |
2022 |
Humanitarian response plans |
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Health Emergency Protection Index |
72.7 (53.3–100) |
2021 |
World Health Organization. Health Emergency Protection Index - Extranet Portal Systems |
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Prepare |
66.2 (31.0–96.0) |
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Prevent |
88.4 (59.5–99.0) |
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Detect and respond |
74.9 (53.3–-100) |
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Joint external evaluation of the International Health Regulation (IHR 2005) |
48.4 (31.0-90.0) |
2016–2018 |
World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. |
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Detect |
45.8 (24.0–85.3) |
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Prevent |
50.7 (38.5–84.6) |
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Respond |
50.3 (26.0–98.6) |
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Points of entry and other IHR-related hazards |
45.4 (20.0–90.0) |
Country missions
The following is a list of in-country missions that the Health Systems in Emergency programme has organized or participated in to support health systems in emergency-affected countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
2022
Afghanistan - Development of health system transitional strategy
Afghanistan - Support to health systems and service delivery programmes
Iraq – Universal Health and Preparedness Review
Qatar - Meeting on interim priorities for the health sector in Afghanistan
Syria - Consultation on public health priorities in Syria within early recovery and resilience framing
Switzerland – Consultation on assessing and measuring health system resilience in shocks
Turkey - High level meeting on migration health organized by the WHO Regional Office for Europe
United Arab Emirates - Consultation on the future of the health engagement in Afghanistan organized by the World Bank
2021
Jordan – Review of migration health programmes at the WHO country office and Ministry of Health
Jordan – Second global school on migration health
Yemen - Functional review of the WHO country office
2020
Afghanistan - Functional review of the WHO country office
Syria - Technical cooperation on health system recovery agenda
2019
Djibouti - Floods post-disaster needs assessment
Islamic Republic of Iran - Technical cooperation with the presidential-appointed Special Reporting Committee on Floods
Islamic Republic of Iran - Floods post-disaster needs assessment
Jordan - Consultation on health system assessment in Yemen
Oman - Monitoring of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
Qatar - Consultation on quality of health care and patient safety in extreme adversity settings
Sudan - Public health assessment of refugees and migrants
Switzerland – Retreat of Joint Working Team on Universal Health Coverage
France - Consultation on revision of minimum service package in Yemen
United Arab Emirates - Regional training course on health system strengthening, in collaboration with Harvard University
2018
Somalia - Public health assessment of refugees and migrants
