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Speech by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director on the occasion marking Egypt achieving regional target of Hepatitis B control

Speech by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director on the occasion marking Egypt achieving regional target of Hepatitis B control

02 June 2025

Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the signing of the Regional QPT joint statement

Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the signing of the Regional QPT joint statement

02 June 2025

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the Regional Health Alliance meeting on Strengthening public health action on substance use

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the Regional Health Alliance meeting on Strengthening public health action on substance use

01 June 2025

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2025

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the ACANU press briefing

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the ACANU press briefing

26 May 2025

Statement by the Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on emergencies

Statement by the Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on emergencies

22 May 2025

Statement by the Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on Occupied Palestinian territory

Statement by the Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on Occupied Palestinian territory

21 May 2025

Statement by the Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on Poliomyelitis

Statement by the Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on poliomyelitis

19 May 2025

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the 62nd Arab Health Council WHA side event by the League of Arab State

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the 62nd Arab Health Council WHA side event by the League of Arab State

19 May 2025

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the emergency press briefing

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the emergency press briefing

13 May 2025

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean for the Arab Forum for the Development of Pharmaceutical and Vaccine Industry

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean for the Arab Forum for the Development of Pharmaceutical and Vaccine Industry

12 May 2025

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the International Nurses Day webinar

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the International Nurses Day webinar

12 May 2025

Closing remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the symposium on ensuring access to assistive technology and rehabilitation services in humanitarian crises

Closing remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the symposium on ensuring access to assistive technology and rehabilitation services in humanitarian crises

29 April 2025

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region for World Malaria Day

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region for World Malaria Day

25 April 2025

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the workshop with the WHO Collaborating Centres in Saudi Arabia

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the workshop with the WHO Collaborating Centres in Saudi Arabia

23 April 2025

Speech by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the Strategic Partnership Event hosted by the King Khaled Foundation in Riyadh

Speech by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the Strategic Partnership Event hosted by the King Khaled Foundation in Riyadh

22 April 2025

Speech by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director Tackling the region’s #1 killer: WHO’s fight against heart disease TCT Plus Middle East 2025 in Riyadh

Speech by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director Tackling the region’s #1 killer: WHO’s fight against heart disease TCT Plus Middle East 2025 in Riyadh

17 April 2025

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean to the launch of the Oman National Health Policy

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean to the launch of the Oman National Health Policy

8 April 2025

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on the occasion of the World Tuberculosis Day

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on the occasion of the World Tuberculosis Day

24 March 2025

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the Health emergencies press briefing

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the Health emergencies press briefing

18 March 2025

WHO Regional Director’s address to the Policy Dialogue to Scale Up the Implementation of the Regional Director’s Flagship Initiative to Strengthen the Public Health Response to Substance Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO Regional Director’s address to the Policy Dialogue to Scale Up the Implementation of the Regional Director’s Flagship Initiative to Strengthen the Public Health Response to Substance Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

28 February 2025

WHO Regional Director’s address to the Policy Dialogue to Scale Up the Implementation of the Regional Director’s Flagship Initiative to Strengthen the Public Health Response to Substance Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO Regional Director’s address to the Policy Dialogue to Scale Up the Implementation of the Regional Director’s Flagship Initiative to Strengthen the Public Health Response to Substance Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

26 February 2025

Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region at the inauguration of the poliovirus environmental surveillance diagnostic laboratory, Oman

Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region at the inauguration of the poliovirus environmental surveillance diagnostic laboratory, Oman

13 February 2025

Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to the Second Healthy Cities Conference in Kuwait

Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to the Second Healthy Cities Conference in Kuwait

10 February 2025

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem

9 February 2025

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Poliomyelitis

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Poliomyelitis

9 February 2025

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Report of the regional committees to the Executive Board

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Report of the regional committees to the Executive Board

9 February 2025

Regional Director opening remarks at the emergencies press briefing

Regional Director opening remarks at the emergencies press briefing

29 January 2025

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional press briefing on health emergencies

4 December 2024

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World AIDS Day

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World AIDS Day

1 December 2024

Message from WHO’s Regional Director for the eastern Mediterranean to mark 16 days of activism to end violence against women

Message from WHO’s Regional Director for the eastern Mediterranean to mark 16 days of activism to end violence against women

25 November 2024

WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region Dr Hanan Balkhy’s statement on her visit to Somalia

WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region Dr Hanan Balkhy’s statement on her visit to Somalia

10 November 2024

Regional Director’s special event on the Investment Round, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Regional Director’s special event on the Investment Round, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

16 October 2024

Introduction of the annual report and the Regional Director’s vision

Introduction of the annual report and the Regional Director’s vision

15 October 2024

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy during the launch of the Sport for Health report “Changing the game: strengthening health and well-being through sport events

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy during the launch of the Sport for Health report “Changing the game: strengthening health and well-being through sport events"

15 October 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Opening address by the Regional Director to the Seventy-first session of the WHO Regional Committee, Doha, Qatar, 14–17 October 2024

14 October 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional Director's statement for the presser on RC71 highlights and emergencies updates

8 October 2024

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on World Humanitarian Day 2024

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on World Humanitarian Day 2024

19 August 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Statement by WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy

7 August 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Statement by WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy on visit to the occupied Palestinian territory

15 July 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional Director's statement during the press briefing on emergencies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

26 June 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region for the joint FAO/WHO event to mark World Food Safety Day 2024

10 June 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to the WHO pathways to leadership for health transformation graduation ceremony

6 June 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean to the tenth global partners meeting on nursing and midwifery

Geneva, Switzerland, 23 May 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Statement on Syria by WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy

18 May 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Opening statement by Director of Programme Management at the World Immunization Week press conference, 29 April 2024

29 April 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World Health Day

7 April 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on the occasion of the World Tuberculosis Day

24 March 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional Director statement on visit to Al-Arish and Rafah, Egypt

22 March 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional Director statement on Sudan

17 March 2024

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on the occasion of the commemoration of International Women’s Day 2024

8 March 2024

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