OMS Tchad - Organisation mondiale de la Santé

What OMS Tchad - Organisation mondiale de la Santé does

The WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), represented in Chad through the OMS Tchad country office, is part of the World Health Organization, a United Nations specialized agency founded in 1948. WHO AFRO coordinates international public health across 47 African member states, with its regional headquarters in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, and country offices including the one in N'Djamena, Chad. The organization provides technical guidance, capacity building, and coordination support to ministries of health, addressing disease outbreaks (Ebola, cholera, polio, mpox), health systems strengthening, immunization programs, noncommunicable disease prevention, and health emergencies response.

The core platform consists of several interconnected digital products and services: the WHO AFRO Publications Portal, the Country Health Information Portal covering all 47 member states, the Health Topics resource center, the eSurveillance system for integrated disease surveillance and response, the global IRIS Digital Library, and RSS News Feeds. The Emergency Response function coordinates cross-border outbreak response and health cluster activities. Underlying methodologies include the International Health Regulations (2005) compliance framework and the One Health Approach linking human, animal, and environmental health. The Regional Director, Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi (appointed 2025), leads the region under the governance of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa.

The business model is non-commercial and publicly funded. WHO AFRO does not generate revenue from the sale of products or services; it operates on assessed contributions from 194 WHO member states and voluntary donations from a concentrated set of financial and strategic partners including USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GAVI, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, DFID/FCDO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Central Emergency Response Fund, and bilateral agencies from Australia, Canada, Denmark, and Finland. Services and technical resources are provided to member state governments at no cost. Revenue figures are not disclosed in the source material.

Name

OMS Tchad - Organisation mondiale de la Santé

Legal name

World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for Africa

Website

https://afro.who.int

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The WHO Regional Office for Africa country office in Chad, part of the UN specialized agency, coordinating public health initiatives and providing technical guidance, disease surveillance, emergency response, and health systems support to ministries of health across 47 African member states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Public Health Coordination

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Integration, Interoperability & Reporting (ELR/HIE/CDC/NNDSS) (HLAJABAN), Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB), Global Health & Population Intergovernmental Bodies (BPADAAAD), One Health & Zoonotic Disease Partnerships (Human–Animal–Environment) (HLAJAOAJ)

Keywords

• Public health coordination
• Disease surveillance systems
• Health emergency response
• Health systems strengthening
• Immunization program support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ndjamena

HQ country

Chad

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Member State Contributions and Donor Funding: WHO operates as an international public health organization funded through assessed contributions from member states and voluntary contributions from donors. WHO does not generate commercial revenue from products or services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WHO AFRO provides technical guidance, evidence-based health guidelines, and disease surveillance systems for the African Region, serving 47 member states through a network of country offices and its regional headquarters in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Core offerings include the eSurveillance integrated disease surveillance system, International Health Regulations compliance tools, the One Health coordination framework, emergency response coordination for outbreaks such as Ebola, cholera, polio, and mpox, immunization program support, and capacity building for health workforce development.

Product overview

OMS Tchad - Organisation mondiale de la Santé operates as the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), serving 47 member states across the African Region. The organization provides a digital platform comprising the Publications Portal for reports and guidelines, the Country Health Information Portal covering all member states, the Health Topics resource center, the eSurveillance system for integrated disease surveillance, the IRIS Digital Library for WHO publications, RSS News Feeds for automated updates, and Emergency Response coordination services. The portfolio is structured as an information and coordination platform with multiple interconnected channels rather than a unified commercial product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Emergency Response Coordination Coordination and response service for health emergencies and disease outbreaks (including Ebola, cholera, polio, and mpox) across the African Region's 47 member states. Provided to ministries of health and national emergency operations centers at no cost.

Quantifiable outcome

• Response to multiple simultaneous disease outbreaks including Ebola, cholera, polio, and mpox across the African region
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS federal health agency providing technical expertise and funding for disease surveillance, outbreak response, and public health capacity building across Africa.
• GAVI AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal vaccine alliance providing funding and coordination for immunization programs, vaccine introduction, and health systems support across African member states.
• KNCV Tuberculosis FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization specializing in TB control providing technical assistance for tuberculosis programs and surveillance in African countries.
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN coordination body for humanitarian affairs working with WHO on emergency response and health cluster coordination across Africa.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme): UNDP operates across all 47 African member states with country offices and a development mandate that intersects with WHO AFRO's health systems strengthening work. Comparable multilateral structure and member-state governance model.
• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: The Global Fund is a major financing institution that channels donor funding (including from Gates Foundation and USAID) into African HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria programs implemented partly through WHO AFRO's country offices. It is a core financial partner and operational peer.
• GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance: GAVI finances vaccine introduction and immunization programs across African member states, partnering closely with WHO AFRO on country-level rollout. It is a strategic co-development partner with overlapping geographic focus and shared donor base.
• UNAIDS: UNAIDS is a UN joint programme coordinating the global HIV/AIDS response with strong African country presence. It shares the multilateral funding model, member-state mandate, and operational overlap with WHO AFRO on communicable disease programs.
• World Bank Health, Nutrition & Population Global Practice: The World Bank provides large-scale financing and policy advisory for African health systems, partnering with WHO AFRO and member-state ministries on health system strengthening. Comparable multilateral funding scale and country engagement model.
• UNICEF: UNICEF is a UN agency with deep country presence across Africa, working on child health, immunization, and nutrition. It co-implements major programs with WHO AFRO (e.g., immunization, polio eradication) and shares the multilateral funding and country-office model.

Emerging players

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): IFRC coordinates Red Cross/Red Crescent national societies in health emergency response across Africa, working closely with WHO on outbreak and disaster response. Comparable humanitarian health coordination footprint in African member states.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): MSF is a frontline medical humanitarian NGO with major operational presence in African outbreak responses (Ebola, cholera, mpox). It operates in the same geographic and disease-response space as WHO AFRO but as a delivery-focused NGO rather than a coordinating body.

Direct peers

• Africa CDC (Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention): Africa CDC is the African Union's specialized health agency focused on disease surveillance, outbreak response, and health emergency preparedness across the continent. It is the closest regional peer to WHO AFRO, with overlapping mandate and active collaboration on outbreak response.
• World Health Organization (Global HQ): WHO's global headquarters in Geneva is the parent organization of WHO AFRO and provides overarching technical guidelines, financing, and mandate. It is the most direct organizational peer — same mission, same global brand, shared governance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WHOAFRO
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WHOAfricanRegion
• Facebookfacebook.com/WHOAFRO/?fref=nf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oms-tchad-organisation-mondiale-de-la-sant-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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