title: Essential public health functions: the experience of the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
authors.affiliation: WHO Regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ala
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alwan
authors.affiliation: WHO Regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Olla
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shideed
authors.affiliation: WHO Representative, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Sameen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*