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The Work of WHOin the South-East Asia Region
Member countries made steady progress in health development
Health development
WHO focused on country capacity building
Communicable Diseases
Global targets for case detection and treatment success achieved
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
85% treatment success70% case detection
Tuberculosis / HIV
1.3 million people suffered from co-infection of TB and HIV
Tuberculosis / HIV
Management of multidrug resistant TB and TB / HIVco-infection improved
Leprosy prevalence declined
Leprosy
Post-elimination strategy developed and its implementation promoted
Leprosy
Filariasis
The Region accounted for 82% of the global Mass Drug Administration (MDA)
Filariasis
Sri Lanka achieved Lymphatic Filariasis elimination
Diagnosis, treatment & case management improved
Kala-azar
Collaboration among affected countries strengthened
Diarrhoeal & Respiratory diseases
Responsible for 48% of 3 million under-5 deaths annually
Dengue and Chikungunya
Continued as major public health problems
Dengue and Chikungunya
Situation worsened as a consequence of climate change
Avian Influenza
42% of global human cases reported in the Region
Avian Influenza
High level task forces and coordinating bodies on Avian Influenza control formed
Avian Influenza
7 countries had national influenza centres linked to global network
Avian Influenza
South-East Asia / Western Pacific Biregional Influenza Laboratory Network established
HIV / AIDS
3.6 million HIV infections in the Region
HIV / AIDS
US$ 1 billion mobilized from Global Fund for the Region
International Health Regulations
Intensified actions taken to build country core capacity
Public Health Emergencies
More than 2 000 health workers trained
Influenza Pandemic Preparedness
Table-top exercises conducted
Polio eradication
Polio eradication is an unfinished agenda in the Region
Measles
Measles continued to decline
Measles
Lab network expanded
Vaccine development
Manufacturers identified for seasonal influenza vaccine
Noncommunicable diseases
44% of the total disease burden54% of the total deaths in our Region
Noncommunicable diseases
Integrated prevention and control strategy is being developed
Tobacco control
Tobacco kills more than a million people annually in South-East Asia
Several tobacco surveys conducted
Tobacco control
Regional strategy prepared for evidence-based tobacco control programme
Mental health
Village-based workers trained for mental health work
Mental health
Mental health promotion as a part of general health promotion strategy encouraged
Family and Community health
Member countries on track to achieve MDG to reduce under-5 mortality
Maternal mortality
MDG relating to maternal mortality reduction difficult to achieveMore operation-based research is needed
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
IMCI expanded and contributed to reducing child mortality
Maternal & Child Health
Human resource development for maternal and newborn care accelerated
Maternal & Child Health
Essential newborn and postnatal care integrated into primary health care
Reproductive health
Guidelines on preventing and managing reproductive tract infections pilot-tested
Reproductive health
Attempts made to eliminate congenital syphilis
Adolescent health
Efforts continued to increase sensitivity to their health needs
Adolescent health
National standards for quality services promoted
Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments
Access to safe water supply increased
Water safety
Water safety plans reviewed and updated
Sanitation
900 million people lack access to proper sanitation
Sanitation
Ecology-based approach to sanitation conceived and pilot-tested
Natural disasters
More than half of global deaths due to natural disasters occur in the Region
Natural disasters
Floods and cyclones killed tens of thousands and affected millions last year
Natural disasters
South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) established and functional
Natural disasters
SEARHEF released within hours following cyclone Nargis in Myanmar
Natural disasters
Funds used for relief operations after floods in Sri Lanka
Food safety
Surveillance in the Region was weak
Public awareness of food hygiene was limited
Food safety
Countries improved regulations to ensure food safety
Enforcement of food safety standards was more effective
Climate change is a formidable challenge with long-term health implications
Climate change
Regional framework for action to protect human health from climate change prepared
Climate change
Health Systems Development
HSD challenges
Development of human resources for health is the main challenge
Public health education
Education programmes developed to support disease prevention and control strategies
Public health workforce development continued
Public health education
Intercountry cooperation promoted through South-East Asia Public Health Education Institutions Network
Task Force formed on Avian Influenza research
Health research
Social and behavioural research in AI control launched in Indonesia
Health research
Regional meeting on The Role of Education in Rational Use of Medicines held
Essential medicines
Information management
Generic format and guidelines for data collection and management disseminated
Regional repository of WHO information made available onlineRegional repository of WHO information made available online
Information management
Workforce development
Regional meeting on community-based health workers and volunteers held
Resource mobilization
183 agreements concluded with 45 donors and partners
Resource mobilization
33% increase in voluntary contributions over the planned target
Global Management System (GSM)
SEARO and WRO staff participating in GSM workshops
GSM to be functional in the Region by 2009
Programme budget
More than 70% of expenditure during the past biennium was funded from voluntary contributions
Country Collaboration
Country focus and country-specific approach strengthened
Country Collaboration
Efforts scaled up to strengthen country capacity for sustainable health development
Country Collaboration
Coordination with other stakeholders to be further strengthened
Country Collaboration
Collaboration with health ministries will be further enhanced