The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined a global health agenda in its eleventh General Programme of Work (GPW) for 2006–2013, focused on current health problems and their respective challenges, and recommending adequate responses to them for the near future. To implement the 11th GPW, WHO has formulated a medium-term strategic plan (MTSP) for 2008–2013, organized around 13 strategic objectives, providing orientations with improved reflection of the country needs, and enhancing effective collaboration within WHO at all levels. The WHO Regional Office for Africa has identified regional priorities for action in its document “Strategic Orientations for WHO Action in the Africa Region 2005–2009”, emphasizing the fact that WHO.
