WHO-Malta Country cooperation strategy: 2022-2026

Overview

The Country Cooperation Strategy 2022–2026 (CCS) aims to guide the application of WHO’s expertise, comparative advantage and WHO’s global and regional strategic priorities as set out in the Thirteenth General Programme of Work and aligned with the core priorities of the European Programme of Work (2020–2025) “United Action for Better Health” (EPW), and priorities determined by the Government of Malta.

This brief, concise country strategy is designed to identify the exact nature of WHO’s planned cooperation and contribution to agreed outcomes under the following broad strategic priority areas: Enhancing Universal Health Coverage and Promoting Health and Well-Being with a focus on: 1. Health care workforce planning, 2. Digital health, 3. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention and management and the role of social determinants of health with a focus on mental health, childhood obesity, 4. Quality of care and patient safety, 5. Access to medicines, 6. Lessons learnt for better whole-of-government approach to population health and well-being, 7. Strategic leadership for health and sharing of experiences through the Small Countries network and the Malta WHO collaborating Centre on Health Systems and Policies in Small States