Global Geographical Zoning of WHO
The six regions that WHO currently identifies and serves with a regional office. The
map shows the regions and the paper details the location of the regional offices, the
Regional Director and Nurse Advisor.
African Region
Regional Office for Africa
Cite du Djoue, P.O.Box 06
Brazzaville
Congo
Telephone: + 242 839 100 / +47 241 39100
Facsimile: + 242 839 501 / +47 241 395018
E-mail: [email protected]
Regional Director: Dr L. Sambor
The Nurse Advisor for Africa is Mrs Margaret Loma Phiri contactable via P.O. Box
No. 6, Brazzaville, Congo
Congo
Countries of the Africa Region
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
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Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome
and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo,
Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Americas
Regional Office for the Americas
525, 23rd Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
USA
Telephone: +1 202 974 3000
Facsimile: +1 202 974 3663
E-mail: [email protected]
Regional Director: Dr Mirta Roses
The Americas are served by two Nurse Advisors Dr Sandra Land and Mrs Silvina
Malvarez de Carlino, both can be reached via 525, 23rd Street N.W, Washington D.C.
20037
United States of America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil,
Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of
America, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
The South-East Asia Region
Regional Office for South-East Asia
World Health House
Indraprastha Estate
Mahatama Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110 002
India
Telephone: + 91-11-2337 0804
Facsimile: + 91-11-2337 9507
E-mail: [email protected]
Regional Director: Dr Samlee Plianbangchang
The Nurse Advisor for South East-Asia is Dr Prakin Suchaxaya, Indraprastha Estate,
Mahatma Gandhi Road, New Delhi 110002, India
Countries of the South East Asia region include
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia,
Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste
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Europe
Regional Office for Europe
8, Scherfigsvej
DK-2100 Copenhagen 0, Denmark
Telephone: + 45 39 171 717
Facsimile: + 45 39 171 818
E-mail: [email protected]
Regional Director: Marc Danzon
Dr Jean Yan is recognised as the Chief Scientist for Nursing & Midwifery 20 Avenue
Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Countries of the European Region
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco,
Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Abdul Razzak Al Sanhouri Street,
P.O. Box 7608,
Nasr City, Cairo 11371, Egypt
Telephone: + 202 2276 50 00
Facsimile: + 202 2670 24 92 or 2670 24 94
E-mail: [email protected]
Regional Director: Dr Hussein Abdel-Razzak Al Gezairy
The Nurse Advisor for the Eastern Mediterranean Region is Dr Fariba A. Al-Darazi,
based at the State of Bahrain Ministry of Health P.O. Box 12 Bahrain
Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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Western Pacific Region
Regional Office for the Western Pacific
P.O. Box 2932
1000 Manila
Philippines
Telephone: + 63 2 528 8001
E-mail: [email protected]
Regional Director: Dr Shin Young-soo
The Nurse Advisor for Western Pacific is Ms Kathleen Fritsch P.O. Box 2932, 1000
Manila, Philippine
Countries of the Western Pacific Region
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, Kiribati,
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
(Federated States of), Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tonga,
Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam
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