Our Partners and Collaborators

Over the past decade, EMPHNET has worked with international, regional, and national public health stakeholders to support better health outcomes for populations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and beyond. Strong, interdependent partnerships are essential to achieving EMPHNET’s mission of preventing and controlling diseases, conducting and supporting operational research, developing workforce capacity, and strengthening public health programs.

EMPHNET works from within countries and communities to understand their realities and context, tailoring solutions to local needs and building on existing capacities. The organization strategically partners with governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, associations and foundations, academic institutions and research centers, global networks, federal agencies, UN agencies, and private sector entities to strengthen public health systems across the region and globally.

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Engagement Across Sectors

In line with the breadth of its work, EMPHNET engages with a wide range of sectors and institutions, including:

• Governmental entities
• Associations, foundations, and consortiums
• Civil society organizations
• Non-governmental organizations
• Academic institutions and research centers
• UN agencies
• Private sector entities
• Global networks

This cross-sector engagement supports the implementation of policies, programs, and initiatives at national, regional, and district levels. It also enables continuous collaboration with public health agencies, community health workers, field epidemiologists, and technical partners.

With strong roots in the region, direct collaboration with multiple sectors, and a diverse team of experts including a vast network of FETP graduates, EMPHNET operates effectively across different environments, including remote areas, difficult terrains, humanitarian settings, and extreme conditions.

Its work extends across key public health domains, including:

• Biorisk management
• Communication and Networking
• Disease Surveillance
• Immunization and Polio
• Maternal and Child Health
• Non-communicable diseases
• One Health
• Public Health Emergency Management
• Public Health Research
• Workforce Development

• Complement and expand global health knowledge through shared expertise
• Support implementation across workforce development, public health programs, communication, research, and policy
• Increase your presence in countries where EMPHNET operates, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen
• Exchange lessons learned to enhance global reach and impact
• Build strong, mutually beneficial relationships across our network
• Foster innovation through evidence-based and technology-driven solutions
• Co-develop new tools and approaches to address global health challenges
• Pursue joint funding and partnership opportunities (consortiums, cooperative agreements, contracts, grants, etc.)
• Finance or co-finance proven public health solutions and regional initiatives
• Fulfill corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

To connect with us for partnerships, please email us at info@emphnet.net and introduce your organization, areas of expertise, regions of presence, and potential avenues for collaboration.

In addition to our long-standing partnerships with ministries of health across the region, EMPHNET collaborates with a broad spectrum of national, regional, and international stakeholders, including:

Regional Agencies

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Middle East Council on Global Affairs
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• World Bank
• World Health Organization – American University of Beirut Collaborating Centre for Research on Bacterial Pathogens
• World Health Organization – Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS)
• World Health Organization – Global Strategic Preparedness Network (GSPN)
• World Health Organization – Network of Education and Support in Immunization (NESI)
• World Health Organization – Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA)
• World Health Organization – Regional Mental Health Coalition for Civil Society Organizations
• World Health Organization – Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO-EMRO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

International Partners

• Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform
• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
• Global Health Council (GHC)
• Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC)
• Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN)
• International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)
• International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
• Non-communicable Diseases Alliance (NCD Alliance)
• Pandemic Action Network (PAN)
• Relief International
• Research Triangle Institute International (RTI International)
• Sabin Vaccine Institute
• Save the Children International
• The END Fund
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Wellcome Trust
• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

Asia

• Abhath Research Foundation
• Aga Khan University
• American University of Beirut – Global Alliance on War, Conflict and Health (AUB-GWACH)
• American University of Beirut – Global Health Institute (AUB- GHI)
• American University of Beirut (AUB)
• Arab Coalition for Adolescent Health and Medicine (ACAHM)
• Caritas Egypt
• Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE)
• Gulf Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Gulf CDC)
• Health and Medical Education Authority / The General Secretariat of the Holy Shrine of Hussein
• International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B)
• Itkan for Smart Solutions
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• Middle East and North Africa Human Papillomavirus Coalition (MENA HPV Coalition)
• Nazarbayev University – School of Medicine
• Pakistan One Health Alliance (POHA)
• Regional Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) Platform
• Royal Health Awareness Society – Jordan (RHAS)
• Soins Infirmiers et Développement Communautaire (Nursing and Community Development Organization) – Lebanon
• Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)

North America

• Civilian Research and Development Foundation Global (CRDF Global)
• Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI)
• Emory University
• Ending Pandemics
• Family Health International 360 (FHI 360)
• Georgetown University – Center for Global Health Science and Security (CGHSS)
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• LINKS – Resolve to Save Lives Cardiovascular Health Initiative
• Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
• Metabiota
• Pfizer
• Resolve to Save Lives
• Sandia National Laboratories
• The Task Force for Global Health
• United States Agency for International Development
• United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC)
• University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
• Vital Strategies

Europe

• Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHERE)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
• Imperial College London – Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI)
• Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
• Sanofi Pasteur
• United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
• University of Bath
• University of Geneva – Institute of Global Health (ISG)

Africa

• Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
• African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)
• Amref Health Africa
• Association de Lutte Contre le Sida (Moroccan Association for the Fight Against AIDS)
• HealthEnabled