Organization

WHO is the authority responsible for public health within the United Nations system.

The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) is one of WHO’s six regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO European Region, which comprises 53 countries, covering a vast geographical region from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.

WHO/Europe staff are public health, scientific and technical experts, based in the main office in Copenhagen, Denmark, the WHO/Europe Enabling Hub in Istanbul, Türkiye, 5 geographically dispersed offices and 33 country-level offices.

In addition, WHO/Europe coordinates with the European Union and its agencies, and is host organization and partner of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. WHO/Europe also works closely with WHO collaborating centres and other partner organizations across the Region.