Al Nsour Mohannad
The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network, Abdallah Ben Abbas St, Building No. 42, Amman, Jordan.
JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2019 Sep 6;5(3):e14992. doi: 10.2196/14992.
Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) face many challenges in terms of improving population health and progressing toward sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper aims to describe the approach taken by the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) to help strengthen health systems in the EMR and enable progress toward sustainable development targets, the tools it used, and its achievements. The EMPHNET is a nonprofit organization that has worked to support EMR countries in strengthening their public health systems since its establishment in 2009. The EMPHNET invests in building workforce capacity in applied epidemiology by supporting field epidemiology training programs in more than 10 countries in the EMR, while ensuring country ownership of these programs. The EMPHNET established the Global Health Development (GHD) to maximize support for positive change and SDG progress. As an implementing arm to the EMPHNET, GHD aligns its strategies with national policies and directions. The GHD/EMPHNET works at the regional, national, and subnational levels and tailors solutions for the local context. Over the past years, the EMPHNET succeeded in partnering with over 13 countries and provided technical assistance to leverage country efforts and maximize resource use. The EMPHNET's Center of Excellence for Applied Epidemiology focuses on building capacity in population health and applied epidemiology. The EMPHNET supports countries in delivering effective public health programs by building capacity and conducting research to prevent and control emerging and reemerging diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, and noncommunicable diseases. The commitment to the region, together with the increased trust and assertion from the countries, helped GHD/EMPHNET build a strong portfolio, which was made possible by the interconnected effort that continues to nurture and foster better health among people living in the EMR.
东地中海区域各国在改善人口健康和朝着可持续发展目标迈进方面面临诸多挑战。本文旨在描述东地中海公共卫生网络（EMPHNET）为帮助加强东地中海区域卫生系统并推动实现可持续发展目标所采取的方法、使用的工具及其取得的成就。EMPHNET是一个非营利组织，自2009年成立以来一直致力于支持东地中海区域各国加强其公共卫生系统。EMPHNET通过支持东地中海区域10多个国家的现场流行病学培训项目，投资建设应用流行病学方面的劳动力能力，同时确保各国对这些项目的自主权。EMPHNET设立了全球卫生发展（GHD）部门，以最大限度地支持积极变革和可持续发展目标的进展。作为EMPHNET的执行机构，GHD使其战略与国家政策和方向保持一致。GHD/EMPHNET在区域、国家和次国家层面开展工作，并针对当地情况量身定制解决方案。在过去几年里，EMPHNET成功地与13个以上国家建立了伙伴关系，并提供技术援助，以利用各国的努力并最大限度地利用资源。EMPHNET应用流行病学卓越中心专注于建设人口健康和应用流行病学方面的能力。EMPHNET通过建设能力和开展研究来预防和控制新出现和再次出现的疾病、疫苗可预防疾病和非传染性疾病，支持各国实施有效的公共卫生项目。对该区域的承诺，以及各国日益增加的信任和支持，帮助GHD/EMPHNET建立了一个强大的项目组合，这是通过持续培育和促进东地中海区域人民更健康的相互关联努力得以实现的。
