WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, monitoring and assessing health trends. WHO Country Office for Hungary belongs to the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), one of WHO’s six regional offices around the world. The role of the WHO/Europe country office is to respond to requests from the host country to support policy-making for sustainable health development, taking a holistic health-system approach. This includes providing guidance, building local relationships to implement technical cooperation, making standards and agreements, and ensuring that public health measures are coordinated and in place during crises. The WHO Country Office for Hungary was established in Budapest in 1991 to implement the joint projects agreed by WHO/Europe and the country. Biennial collaborative agreements between WHO/Europe and the host country set the priorities for the Country Office. It implements the agreements, working closely with national institutions and international partner agencies. The Country Office assists and facilitates the collaboration of WHO/Europe and the Ministry of Human Capacities and other relevant Ministries, stakeholders, national institutions, international partners and NGOs, providing expertise on a range of health related issues.
