The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Healthcare for all
Sustainable, inclusive and resilient health systems are critical to addressing global health challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Around the world, inequities in health prevent underserved populations from achieving their full potential. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the vulnerability of health systems.
To better manage health emergencies and put us back on a path to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, health systems need quality infrastructure, reliable supply chains and workforces that are equipped with the latest advances in policy and practice.
At UNOPS, we believe that strong and resilient health systems can advance access to essential healthcare services. Quality infrastructure and sustainable supply chains are key to robust health systems equipped to deal with crises.
From working with governments to develop and improve public health procurement to ensuring critical infrastructure is in place to improve access to services, we are committed to supporting the UN's Our Common Agenda and building a healthier future for all.
We're working with partners on projects that help tackle some of the world’s biggest health challenges, providing our expertise and experience in delivering resilient infrastructure, sustainable procurement solutions and more.
From improving maternal health and child healthcare services to supporting efforts to fight communicable diseases and improving WASH facilities, we work to advance the health and wellbeing of communities around the world.
Explore some of our work to support a healthier future for all
Initiatives
Initiatives
To help build resilient health systems and deliver on the 2030 Agenda, partnerships and collaboration are critical.
Explore some of the health initiatives UNOPS supports below.
The Global Fund – Myanmar
As the Principal Recipient in Myanmar of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, UNOPS manages grants that are helping tackle epidemics in Myanmar by providing people with improved access to prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. As a local fund agent, UNOPS helps evaluate and monitor grant activities in 13 countries around the world.
To improve health equity in Myanmar, the Access to Health Fund supports the most underserved and vulnerable populations using a rights-based approach. The programme helps bring services where they are needed most, with particular attention to conflict-affected areas.
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is a global platform for coordinated action against malaria. With more than 500 partners, the Partnership mobilizes action and resources to help malaria-affected countries and end malaria for good.
Stop TB Partnership brings together expertise from country, regional and global partners in a shared mission to end tuberculosis by 2030. It takes bold and smart risks to serve the needs and amplify the voices of the people, communities and countries affected by tuberculosis.
The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund raises, catalyzes and invests resources to help improve sanitation and hygiene in countries and areas that need it most, and have the least ability to respond.
Scaling Up Nutrition is a movement that inspires new collaborative ways to end malnutrition. With governments in the lead, it unites civil society, the United Nations, donors, businesses and researchers in a collective effort to improve nutrition around the world.
With support from The Global Fund, the Regional Artemisinin-Resistance Initiative Towards Elimination of Malaria supports increased malaria service coverage in the Greater Mekong Subregion for remote populations in border areas and other at-risk populations, as well as case management through health volunteers and strengthening of national surveillance systems.
With support from The Global Fund, the Tuberculosis Elimination Among Migrants programme works to reduce the tuberculosis burden among migrants in the Greater Mekong Subregion who have limited access to appropriate healthcare.
ATscale is a global partnership for assistive technology. With millions in need of wheelchairs, hearing aids and more, the global movement catalyzes action to help people access and afford the life-changing assistive technology they need to improve health outcomes and participate in work, education and more.
From Tajikistan to Yemen to Palau, watch how we’re helping build a healthier future for all, together with partners.
Supporting Tajikistan's COVID-19 response
UNOPS partnered with the World Bank to provide much-needed medical equipment to support the country's COVID-19 response efforts.
Helping tackle Yemen’s health crisis
With KfW Development Bank, we helped rehabilitate and equip health facilities across Yemen, including the country's largest medical facility specialized in maternal and child healthcare.
Bringing back health to communities in Palau
In Palau, UNOPS partnered with the India-UN Partnership Development Fund to provide resilient infrastructure solutions to help strengthen healthcare.
Delivering life-saving medical equipment
In Sri Lanka, UNOPS partnered with the government of Japan to support the country’s COVID-19 response efforts.
What can we learn from COVID-19?
During emergencies, sustainability in supply chains isn't always a priority – but it needs to be. Our experts discuss that and more lessons learned from the pandemic in UNOPS Insights Vodcast.
Emergency healthcare services in Jordan
With funding from the European Union, UNOPS worked with the government of Jordan to rehabilitate emergency departments and install solar-powered energy systems at three main hospitals.
