06 July 2017
6 July 2017 – Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, paid a visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which he met with H.E. Dr Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Minister of Health and Medical Education and high-level officials. During the 3-day visit, Dr Fikri also participated in a consultative meeting on addressing the challenge of antimicrobial...
04 June 2017
Regional Director meets with H.E. Minister of Health of Tunisia During his official visit to Tunisia in May 2017, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, the WHO Regional Director, visited H.E The Minister of Health of Tunisia accompanied by senior advisors. They discussed health system strengtening and WHO's technical support to national health programnes. H.E. the Minister thanked the Regional Director for his visit...
28 May 2017
28 May 2017 – During the Seventieth World Health Assembly WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Mahmoud Fikri met with the H.E. Dr Jawad Awad, the Minister of Health of Palestine, and the Director-General of the Ministry Dr Asad Al Rimlawi to discuss the health situation in Palestine, including the Gaza Strip, and collaborative work with WHO. The Minister requested...
28 May 2017
28 May 2017 – During his visit to Morocco, on behalf of WHO’s Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Mahmoud Fikri presented WHO's gold medal to Princess Lalla Salma, King Mohamed VI’s wife, for her accomplishments in the fight against cancer. Dr Fikri also visited H.E the Prime Minister of Morocco Dr Saâdeddine Othmani accompanied...
17 May 2017
17 May 2017 – In the presence of HE Mr Ghassan Hasbani, the Minister of Public Health and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, was honoured by the Arab Road Safety Organization. The award was presented by Mr Afif Al Fariqi, President of the Arab Road Safety Organization, and his deputy Brigadier...
15 May 2017
15 May 2017 – During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Dr M. Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, met with the Minister of Health of Saudi Arabia H.E Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. The meeting, also attended by WHO Representative in Saudi Arabia Dr Ibrahim Ziq, discussed areas of common interest and WHO’s role in supporting Saudi Arabia to meet the...