WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Strengthening biennial technical report 2018-19 (2020)

The WHO Barcelona Office is a centre of excellence in health financing for universal health coverage (UHC). It works with Member States across WHO’s European Region to promote evidence-informed policy making.

The office supports countries to develop policy, monitor progress and design reforms through a combination of health system problem diagnosis, analysis of country specific policy options, high-level policy dialogue and the sharing of international experience. It is also the home for WHO training courses on health financing and health systems strengthening for better health outcomes.

Established in 1999, the Office is supported by the Government of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Division of Health Systems and Public Health of the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

This report provides an overview of the main activities carried out by the WHO Barcelona Office during the years of 2018 and 2019. It follows the biennial planning and reporting cycle used by the World Health Organization.