This entails accelerating implementation and institutionalization of the WHO reform agenda and improving the effectiveness, timeliness and efficiency of actions in support of Member States, in line with the Organization’s mandate. Implementation of the Transformation Agenda began in 2015, mainly focusing on four strategic areas: pro-results values, smart technical focus, responsive strategic operations, and effective communication and partnerships.

The WHO global, managerial, programmatic and governance reforms were taken into consideration in developing the focus areas. Clearly-defined strategic actions and activities linked to these focus areas were set forth for implementation within: (a) the first 100 days; (b) the first two years; and (c) subsequent years until the end of the fifth year in the term of the WHO Regional Director for Africa (up to January 2020).

In order to guide the implementation of the Transformation Agenda, a Transformation Programme was launched as a strategic framework aimed at guiding WHO’s contribution to the emerging sustainable development platform in Africa.

THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA PHASE II BECOME THE WHO THAT THE STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS WANT Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa The second phase of the Transformation Agenda is the product of an iterative process based on wide-ranging consultations at both the 66th and 67th Sessions of the Regional Committee; feedback from the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) constituted by the Regional Director to provide strategic and policy advice on how to improve capacity and strengthen the work of WHO in the Region; recommendations from the independent review of the Transformation Agenda; and efforts to establish linkage with the current Global Transformation Plan and Architecture.

Read more:

• A Agenda de Transformação do Secretariado da Organização Mundial da Saúde na Região Africana, 2015–2020
• The Transformation Agenda of the World Health Organization Secretariat in the African Region 2015 - 2020
• The Transformation Agenda of the World Health Organization in the African Region - Delivering Achievements and Making an Impact