Governance and Functions

Governance Structures

• World Health Assembly, Executive Board & Regional Committee
  -Endorsement of Global Disability Action Plan.

Roles and Functions across the 3 levels of the organization

• Headquarters - policy, strategy, advocacy, norms and standards
• Regional offices - translate and adapt global norms and strategies to a regional/country context; provide first-line backup technical support to country offices
• Country offices - “the face of the Organization”; delivering frontline technical support to countries