title: Essential public health functions for countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: what are they and what benefits do they offer?
authors.affiliation: Regional Director, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ala
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alwan
authors.affiliation: President, International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puska
authors.affiliation: Director, Health Systems Development, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Sameen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*