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From crisis to Care: Fathia’s journey to lifesaving treatment in Egypt
7 September 2025 – Fathia, a 54-year-old Sudanese refugee in Egypt, describes the situation back in Sudan as horrific. Dependent on haemodialysis sessions, she had to travel long distances to a medical centre, where she was repeatedly stopped by armed groups and asked for money and gasoline. Together with other patients, she used to collect money to buy...
The Government of Egypt and UN Reaffirm Coordinated Response under Joint Platform for Migrants and Refugees
Cairo, 2 September 2025 – The Government of Egypt, the United Nations, and their partners reaffirmed today their commitment to a coordinated response under the Joint Platform for Migrants and Refugees (JPMR). Convened in Cairo, the meeting brought together government counterparts, United Nations agencies, the diplomatic corps, development...
WHO Egypt concludes an extended training programme on health technology assessment
1 September 2025, Cairo, Egypt –WHO Egypt has concluded a 1-year extended training programme on advanced economic evaluation and health technology assessment (HTA). The programme included virtual sessions and collaborative projects and 40 full days of in-person training. Structured into 5 specialized modules and a capstone project, it covered...
Egypt builds national capacity on clinical guideline adaptation with WHO support
27August 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Between 11 and 12 August 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt, in collaboration with the Egyptian Health Council (EHC), convened a national training workshop for methodologists on guideline adaptation using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)...
Strengthening surveillance systems for vaccine-preventable diseases in Egypt
Representatives from the WHO and the Ministry of Health launch the workshop. Photo credit: WHO/S Eissa28 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, together with the Ministry of Health and Population’s Expanded Programme on Immunization, conducted a...
Egypt launches the first field epidemiology training programme in vector control in the Middle East and North Africa
An introductory session launching the training programme. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Egypt7 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The WHO Country Office in Egypt supported the Ministry of Health and Population in launching the Middle East and North Africa’s first field epidemiology training programme (FETP) focused on vector control. Supported by the Pandemic Fund,...
