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The following links concern public health in Tunisia. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often. Suggest additional resources or tell us if a link is broken. Please write us at: phaw-admin@aub.edu.lb​

Audio Visual Materials

• Habbiba Ben Romdhane. Former Ministry of Health, Tunisia (campusmarenostrum, 2013) (Conference in Health Day Murcia)
• Hans Rosling - The History of Wealth and Health in Tunisia and Algeria since Independence - Tunisia & Algeria (TunisiaLive, 2012)
• Project: Capacity Building for Tobacco control in Tunisia, North Africa and Middle East: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 (Firas Chouikha, 2012)

Bibliography and Publications

• Eldis- Tunisia
• Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR). 2011. Tunisian Health Policies in Disaster Preparedness.(Presentation).
• National Health Accounts in Tunisia: Results for Years 2004 and 2005 . 2007. Tunisia.
• National Health Accounts report 2000 . Tunisia.
• Proceedings of the International Conference on Oral Health in the Eastern Mediterranean and the African Regions - Oral health in Tunisia (WHO)
• PreventionWeb - Policy, Plans & Statements - Tunisia
• UNICEF - Gender equality profiles from the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) - Tunisia
• World Bank - Open Knowledge Repository (you can choose countries and topics) - Tunisia

Centers, Organizations and Associations

• ‎Arab Palliative Care Academy (Tunisia)
• Center of Arab Woman for Training and Research (CAWTAR) - Tunisia
• Child Rights International Network (CRIN) - Tunisia
• Conseil National d l'ordre des Pharmaciens de Tunisie (CNOPT)
• Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety - Tunisia
• HIV InSite - Middle East and North Africa (Center for HIV Information (CHI), University of California, UCSF Medical Center) - Tunisia
• l'Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP) - Tunisia
• International Organization for Migration - Tunisia
• International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) /  Africa: Tunisia
• InterWATER- Tunisia
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF) - Middle East & North Africa - Tunisia
• Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor - Tunisia
• Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - United Nations' Human Rights - Human Rights  Programme for the Middle East and North Africa: Tunisia 
• Ordre National des Médecins de Tunisie
• Psychology Resources Around the World - (Midle East / Africa - contains information on Arab countries in Africa) -  Tunisia
• Tunisian Center for Public Health
• Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
• United Nations Development Group (UNDG) - Tunisia
• UNDP- Tunisia
• UNESCO International Bureau of Education - Tunisia
• UNESCWA Population Information Network (POPIN) - Tunisia
• UNFPA -Tunisia
• UNICEF - Tunisia
• UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) - Tunisia
• United States Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs - Tunisia

Data and Statistics

• Childinfo (UNICEF)
• Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MISC):  Round 5 (2012-2014): Survey results from participating countries will be available starting from the end of 2013., Round 4 (2009-2011): Done in Tunisia, Round 3 (2005-2006), Round 2 (2000)
• Profile of Tunisia
• DataFinder, Population Reference Bureau - Tunisia
• Data Wizard (Devinfo) - Tunisia (the database allows for  choosing countries and indicators to generate statistics)
• Demographic and Health Surveys (MEASURE DHS) - Tunisia 
• Eastern Mediterranean Regional Health System Observatory (WHO EMRO) - Tunisia
• Environmental and public health workers density (per 1000 population) - Middle East and North Africa (Quandl Financial & Economic Data) - Tunisia
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Tunisia
• Global Food Security Index (Needs regsitration to view content) - Tunisia 
• Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - IHME) - Country profiles - Tunisia
• Global Data Sources: Global Database on Iodine Deficiency - Tunisia (WHO), Global Health Expenditure Database - Tunisia (WHO) (choose "Eastern Mediterranean Region", then "Tunisia" from the list to the left and click "Refresh data"), Global Health Observatory - Tunisia (WHO), Global Health Fact - Tunisia (Kaiser Foundation),  Global Database on Anaemia - Tunisia (WHO), Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency - Tunisia (WHO)
• Global Road Satety Partnership - Middle East and North Africa -Tunisia
• GIEWS Country Briefs - Tunisia
• HPV Information Centre -  Tunisia
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Global Burden of Disease: Tunisia
• International Labor Organization (ILO): Natlex, Normlex, Employment protection legislation database (EPLex) - Tunisia
• MDGs Indicators (UN) - Tunisia
• Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Country Briefing- Tunisia
• National Health Expenditures (WHO) - Tunisia
• NationMaster.com - Tunisia
• Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011 (WHO) - Tunisia
• PreventionWeb - Disaster Data & Statistics - Tunisia
• Profile of Tunisia (WHO) 
• Quandl Financial & Economic Data - Tunisia (check different topics to the right)
• Regional Health Observatory (click on "Tunisia" on the left navigation) 
• Social Watch- Extended Data - Tunisia
• Social Progress Imperative - Social Progress Index - Tunisia (click "By Component" for different themes)
• Step-wise Surveillance System (STEPS):
• Chronic diseases and health promotion- Impact of chronic diseas Middle East/ Africa -  Tunisia
• The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC): Health, Education
• The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program - USAID - Tunisia 
• The Tobacco Atlas - Tunisia (click on "Topics" for different themes)
• Tobacco Country Profile (WHO) - Tunisia
• Tunisian Ministry of Health
• UNESCO education country profile - Tunisia
• UNICEF statistics (variety of topics) - Tunisia
• World Bank Data, Development Statistics - Tunisia
• World Bank - Poverty & Equity Data - Middle East & North Africa - Tunisia
• World Health Organization data and statistics on Road injury - Tunisia 
• WHO UNICEF review of national immunization coverage, 1980-2013 - Tunisia
• WHO vaccine-preventable diseases: monitoring system. 2015 global summary - Tunisia

Health systems

• Tunisia - WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (2008-2013)

Programs / Initiatives / Projects

• AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (WHO EMRO) - Tunisia
• Disease Control Priorities Project - Middle East and North Africa -  Tunisia
• Land Degradation Assessment in Dry Lands (LADA) - Tunisia
• Pan Arab Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD) (League of Arab States) - Tunisia
• Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork) - Tunisia
• Reliefweb - Tunisia
• World Food Programme - Tunisia
• World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) - UNESCO - Tunisia

WHO Collaborating Centers

• WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Reproductive Health