The pursuit of global health goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) necessitates innovative approaches, organizational realignments, and efficient resource management to tackle public health challenges. These goals provide opportunities for global health institutions to enhance their capacity to offer cutting-edge technical assistance.
In Africa, weak health systems, compounded by recurrent public health emergencies and inadequate access to the social determinants of health, call for strengthened regional public health organizations. Recent outbreaks, including the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa from 2014 to 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic, have highlighted the need for resilient health systems.
The World Health Organization (WHO), as the United Nations' technical agency for health, aims to improve health services globally. In response to stakeholder concerns and as part of broader UN reforms, WHO’s African Region (WHO/AFR) launched a Transformation Agenda (TA) in 2015. This initiative aimed to realign workforce, plans, and systems to meet public health priorities and strengthen national health systems.
This research topic aims to document the processes, challenges, and lessons learned from WHO/AFR’s organizational reforms to position country offices for the role of, providing practical guidance on achieving improved public health outcomes in resource-constrained settings.
We welcome manuscripts on all aspects of the WHO/AFR functional review, including stakeholder perceptions, challenges in organizational reforms, contributions to public health outcomes, and the cost implications of such reforms. All article types accepted by Frontiers in Public Health are welcome, including original research, systematic or scoping reviews, policy and practice reviews, perspectives, policy briefs, brief research reports, commentaries, and opinions.
Keywords:
Sustainable Development Goals, Universal Health Coverage, Health System Resilience, Organizational Reforms, Public Health Emergencies
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
The pursuit of global health goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) necessitates innovative approaches, organizational realignments, and efficient resource management to tackle public health challenges. These goals provide opportunities for global health institutions to enhance their capacity to offer cutting-edge technical assistance.
In Africa, weak health systems, compounded by recurrent public health emergencies and inadequate access to the social determinants of health, call for strengthened regional public health organizations. Recent outbreaks, including the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa from 2014 to 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic, have highlighted the need for resilient health systems.
The World Health Organization (WHO), as the United Nations' technical agency for health, aims to improve health services globally. In response to stakeholder concerns and as part of broader UN reforms, WHO’s African Region (WHO/AFR) launched a Transformation Agenda (TA) in 2015. This initiative aimed to realign workforce, plans, and systems to meet public health priorities and strengthen national health systems.
This research topic aims to document the processes, challenges, and lessons learned from WHO/AFR’s organizational reforms to position country offices for the role of, providing practical guidance on achieving improved public health outcomes in resource-constrained settings.
We welcome manuscripts on all aspects of the WHO/AFR functional review, including stakeholder perceptions, challenges in organizational reforms, contributions to public health outcomes, and the cost implications of such reforms. All article types accepted by Frontiers in Public Health are welcome, including original research, systematic or scoping reviews, policy and practice reviews, perspectives, policy briefs, brief research reports, commentaries, and opinions.
Keywords:
Sustainable Development Goals, Universal Health Coverage, Health System Resilience, Organizational Reforms, Public Health Emergencies
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.