WHO currently defines its role in public health as follows
-providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed.
-shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge.
-setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation.
-articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options.
-providing technical support, catalyzing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity.
-monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.