providing leadership
providing leadership on matters crucial to health, engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed.
shaping the research
shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and publicize of valuable knowledge
setting norms
setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation
articulating ethical
articulating ethical and evidence based policy option
providing technical support
providing technical support, catalyzing change and building sustainable institutional capacity
monitoring the health situation
monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends