23 November 2021
23 November 2021, Cairo – After almost three years with no physical meetings together, the WHO representatives in the countries of the Region and senior managers at the Regional Office regrouped for a collaborative retreat, with “Countries at the centre” as the main theme and core objective. “These retreats serve not only as an appropriate and opportune platform for open discussion...
03 October 2017
3 October 2017, Cairo – Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, met on Tuesday, 3 October 2017, with H.E. Dr Tarek Shawky, Minister of Education and president of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB), at the WHO premises in Cairo. The meeting aimed at enhancing collaboration in the field of knowledge sharing and accessibility of information resources. During the...
25 September 2017
25 September, 2017, Sharjah – Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, visited the United Arab Emirates to attend the Sixth Elderly Services Forum on its opening day. The forum is taking place from 24 to 25 September 2017 at Al Qasimia University in Sharjah, organized by the Department of Social Services in the Government of Sharjah, United...
19 September 2017
19 September 2017 – Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, concluded yesterday a 2-day visit to Oman during which he inaugurated WHO's Third Global Patient Safety challenge ceremony “Medication without Harm” in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The focus of the Global Patient Safety Challenge is on strengthening health systems to reduce medication errors with the goal of reducing...
06 August 2017
6 August 2017 – In the fight against the cholera outbreak in Yemen and to help alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, HRH Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman and Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and HE Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General at King Salman’s Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action, signed an agreement to...
30 July 2017
30 July 2017 – Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, met His Excellency Mr Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti during a mission to Djibouti by a high-level delegation composed of WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WFP Executive Director Mr David Beasley and UNICEF Executive Director Mr Anthony Lake. During his meeting with the President, Dr...
27 July 2017
27 July 2017 - Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, met His Excellency Mr Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti during a mission to Djibouti by a high-level delegation composed of WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WFP Executive Director Mr David Beasley and UNICEF Executive Director Mr Anthony Lake. During his meeting with the President, Dr...
20 July 2017
20 July 2017 The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, received the Arab Award for the Promotion of Public Health during his participation in the Health Economic Forum organized by the Arab Hospitals Federation in Lebanon on 7 July 2017. Under the theme "HealthCare Priorities and Scarce Resources Allocation” the forum featured more than 20 local, international...
18 July 2017
18 July 2017 – The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, is attending the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 10 to 19 July 2017. The High-level Political Forum, the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and...
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...