WHO Country Office, Tajikistan
 
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 Addressing HIV stigma and discrimination reduction in health care settings in Tajikistan 
 05 January 2010 
 The Secretariat of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) together with the WHO Country Office in Tajikistan and with the financial support of the Project Implementation Unit of Global Fund of UNDP (PIU/GF ATM) organized a national round table to address the issue of HIV related stigma and discrimination in health care settings in Tajikistan.  
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 Symphonic concert on World AIDS Day 
 05 January 2010 
 A symphonic concert dedicated to World AIDS Day was organized at the Tajik Opera and Ballet Theatre in Dushanbe on 10 December 2009. 
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 Environmentally friendly malaria elimination 
 19 November 2009 
 Tajikistan will participate in a project to ensure that malaria is controlled with environmentally sound approaches. 
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 National Advocacy Campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” 
 18 November 2009 
 Joint news release, UNIFEM/UNFPA/UNAIDS/WHO, 18 November 2009 
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The President of the Republic of Tajikistan Dr Emomali Rahmon and Dr Marc Danzon, WHO Regional Director for Europe visiting the country during the cold crisis in 2007

The role of a WHO/Europe country office is to respond to requests from the host country to support policy-making on sustainable health development, taking a holistic health-system approach. This includes providing guidance, building up local relationships to implement technical cooperation, standards and agreements, and, during crises, ensuring that public health measures are coordinated and in place.

The WHO Country Office, Tajikistan was set up in 1992. Its head is Dr Santino Severoni. He leads a team of 27 people, including experts on:

  • health policy and financing;
  • immunization and surveillance;
  • epidemiology;
  • HIV/AIDS;
  • tuberculosis;
  • malaria;
  • avian influenza and other communicable diseases;
  • disaster preparedness and response;
  • family and community health;
  • nutrition, food safety and food security;
  • mental health; and
  • environment and health.

The priorities for the Country Office are set out in the biennial collaborative agreement between WHO/Europe and the host country. The Office implements the agreement in close collaboration with the relevant national institutions and international partner agencies.