Turkey

The WHO Country Office in Turkey was established in 1959 in Ankara. The Office is the focal point for WHO technical cooperation in Turkey. The WHO country team consists of 25 people including experts in the fields of health systems and public health, emergency preparedness and response, noncommunicable diseases, and injuries prevention.

WHO/Europe offices

WHO Country Office, Turkey
UN House, Birlik Mahallesi 415, Cadde 11
TR-06610 Cankaya, Ankara
Tel.: +90 312 454 1084
Fax: +90 312 496 1488

Ministry of health

Ministry of Health Saglik Bakanligi,
Mithatpasa Caddesi 1-3
06434 Sihhiye Ankara
Tel.: +90 312 5856666, +90 312 5856667, +90 312 5856700, +90 312 5856701
Fax: +90 312 4339885
http://www.saglik.gov.tr/

Areas of work

Priorities for joint work are set out in the biennial collaborative agreement (BCA) 2012–2013 between WHO/Europe and Turkey. This framework for collaboration reflects the new vision of WHO/Europe as approved by the sixtieth session of the Regional Committee for Europe – Better Health for Europe, as well as the concepts, principles and values underpinning the development of WHO/Europe's new Country Strategy and the European health policy – Health 2020.

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Data and statistics

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Life expectancy at birth, in years (as of 2011)


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