Country news
August
Somalia receives 1.6 million J&J COVID-19 vaccine doses from Sweden and the Czech Republic
28 August 2022
USAID and WHO team up to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Somalia
25 August 2022
Germany donates US$ 4.6 million to WHO to close the equity gaps in COVID-19 and childhood immunizations
4 August 2022
Italy bolsters WHO efforts to enhance COVID-19 vaccination in Syria
2 August 2022
July
WHO and ECHO support of Sudan for COVID-19 helped scale up local response to further health emergencies
21 July 2022
June
How support from ECHO helped contain COVID-19 in Khartoum
8 June 2022
Coastal areas in Syria take the COVID-19 vaccination campaign to a new level
8 June 2022
Fighting COVID-19 and strengthening the backbone of pandemic preparedness and response
2 June 2022
April
WHO delivers rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 to Iraq
10 April 2022
January
151 200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by Japan arrive in Syria
23 January 2022
WHO supports Kurdistan region with over 20 tons of medical supplies to enhance national response to COVID-19 health challenges
23 January 2022
December
Palestine receives its largest COVAX shipment, funded by the Governments of Germany and Italy
30 December 2021
WHO Donates 2 Million Automated Extraction Tests to Islamic Republic of Iran Funded by Government of Germany
25 December 2021
National COVID-19 response assessed in Robert Koch Institute visit to Islamic Republic of Iran ahead of bilateral collaborations
23 December 2021
EU bolsters WHO’s COVID-19 response in Syria
23 December 2021
COVID-19 treatment centres: the first line of defense in saving Yemeni lives
15 December 2021
Antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests: a game-changer for COVID-19 testing in Somalia
7 December 2021
November
New oxygen production stations to be constructed in Yemen
22 November 2021
Over 1.6 million donated COVID-19 vaccines land in Islamic Republic of Iran to increase protection of Afghan Refugees
15 November 2021
Iraq launches nationwide vaccination campaign to scale up immunity against COVID-19
7 November 2021
October 2021
In fight against COVID-19, Germany donates 163 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Somalia through COVAX Facility
26 October 2021
Government of Japan supports Islamic Republic of Iran with US$ 6.3 million grant to strengthen national capacity against COVID-19
26 October 2021
Islamic Republic of Iran receives 1 442 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Italy and Germany through the COVAX Facility
18 October 2021
Supporting health workers - the backbone of the COVID-19 response
3 October 2021
September 2021
Germany donates 7 million masks to WHO to help protect Egyptian health care professionals
28 September 2021
Islamic Republic of Iran receives fourth delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX Facility
11 September 2021
Supporting Yemen’s COVID-19 frontline responders
7 September 2021
Funding pause results in imminent closure of more than 2000 health facilities in Afghanistan
6 September 2021
August 2021
Collective efforts to enhance access to COVID-19 vaccines in Libya
18 August 2021
Race against time to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Somalia
17 August 2021
Egypt receives third batch of 1 766 400 AstraZeneca vaccines through the COVAX Facility
16 August 2021
Updates on COVID-19 vaccination in Syria
11 August 2021
KSrelief partners with WHO to save lives from COVID-19
5 August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
April 2021
March 2021
Iraq receives first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
25 March 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines delivered through COVAX Facility arrives in Lebanon
25 March 2021
Arrival of first wave consignment of COVAX COVID-19 vaccine doses
22 March 2021
Tunisia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX Facility
17 March 2021
Teachers in schools and universities set to receive the COVAX COVID-19 vaccine
16 March 2021
One year of COVID-19 in Somalia and the arrival of first vaccine shipment through COVAX
16 March 2021
Historical moment for Somalia as COVID-19 vaccines arrive through COVAX Facility
15 March 2021
Somalia rolls out vaccines for COVID-19
15 March 2021
First shipment of European Union-funded COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility arrived in Jordan
13 March 2021
COVID-19 vaccines shipped by COVAX arrive in Afghanistan
8 March 2021
First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Djibouti
6 March 2021
Sudan receives first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines with over 800 000 doses
3 March 2021
February 2021
WHO supports Iraq with vital consignment of medical technologies to boost COVID-19 containment efforts
21 February 2021
WHO supports COVID-19 response in Kurdistan with allocation of US$ 1 million for medical supplies and materials
16 February 2021
The EU, through WHO, supports Ministry of Health to strengthen Jordan’s national immunization programme
14 February 2021
Janaury 2021
WHO and KSRelief are working together to support COVID-19 preparedness and response in Yemen
27 January 2021
European Union provides additional 35 million euros to support people of Afghanistan in fight against COVID-19
26 January 2021
Update on COVID-19 vaccination in Syria
26 January 2021
Islamic Republic of Iran’s US$ 50 Million Emergency Response Project (ICERP) for COVID-19 scales up nationwide response
11 January 2021
December
WHO hands over essential health commodities to the Ministry of Health to contain COVID-19 in Iraq
16 December 2020
Digital innovation stories during COVID-19
9 December 2020
An increasing number of suicide cases in Iraq worries public health experts amid COVID-19 pandemic
9 December 2020
Campaign aims to halt surge in COVID-19 cases in Mosul, Iraq
5 December 2020
WHO provides support to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in Jordan
2 December 2020
November
WHO establishes isolation unit in Hamam Aleel Field Hospital to support the treatment of internally displaced COVID-19 patients
22 November 2020
COVID-19 prevention and awareness campaign concludes in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
18 November 2020
WHO conducts community awareness campaign to fight COVID-19 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
8 November 2020
October
WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean hands-over medical supplies during his visit to Syria
24 October 2020
WHO provides Islamic Republic of Iran with 150 ventilators and 100 PCR machines
18 October 2020
Seven months since Afghanistan’s first COVID-19 case, women of the polio programme sustain the response
15 October 2020
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and WHO join forces with the Government of Yemen to respond to COVID-19
12 October 2020
September
WHO delivers additional supplies to ensure protection of health workers responding to COVID-19 in Libya
21 September 2020
COVID-19 response post blast plan
September 2020
Somalia marks 6 months of COVID-19
16 September 2020
Republic of Korea and WHO Afghanistan sign arrangement to support the COVID-19 response
14 September 2020
WHO procures 13 ambulances to enhance the response to COVID-19 and other medical services in hard to reach areas
9 September 2020
WHO Iraq frontline workers tackling COVID-19 with community sensitizations and engagements
9 September 2020
August
WHO declares first COVID-19 case among residents in Syria’s Al Hol camp
27 August 2020
WHO alarmed over rapidly escalating rates of COVID-19 in Libya
26 August 2020
WHO supports COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign in the Kurdistan region
23 August 2020
Health workers on the frontline against COVID-19
19 August 2020
Somalia’s ‘Geesi’ Diaries
18 August 2020
WHO supports the production of face masks to encourage mask wearing and empower local communities
10 August 2020
WHO and Ministry of Health launch second phase of COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign
10 August 2020
July
Children missing out on routine vaccinations in Somalia amid COVID-19 fears
29 July 2020
COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign targets more than 6 million people in Baghdad
28 July 2020
Normalizing physical distancing: how COVID-19 is changing cultural norms
27 July 2020
Confronting outbreaks in Somalia
22 July 2020
WHO delivers 16 CT scan machines to assist Islamic Republic of Iran combat COVID-19
21 July 2020
Essential polio vaccination campaigns resume under strict COVID-19 prevention measures
20 July 2020
WHO mobile clinics serving the vulnerable in Mosul amid COVID-19 outbreak
20 July 2020
Developing the building blocks of public health ─ strengthening laboratory capacity in Somalia
13 July 2020
WHO welcomes Kuwait's generous donation to support COVID-19 response measures at points of entry
5 July 2020
WHO delivers essential COVID-19 medical supplies and equipment to Afghanistan
5 July 2020
WHO provides support to bridge shortfall in oxygen supplies in Iraq
2 July 2020
Health care workers face a double battle— COVID-19 in a conflict zone
2 July 2020
June
UNICEF and WHO support national immunization campaign in Syria amid COVID-19 pandemic
29 June 2020
Awareness is key to flattening the COVID-19 curve in Iraq
29 June 2020
In Yemen, ‘hero’ epidemiologist succumbs to COVID-19
20 June 2020
WHO sends more COVID-19 test kits to Islamic Republic of Iran
20 June 2020
Libya: Fighting COVID-19 in times of conflict
20 June 2020
Public and private sectors join forces to deliver lifesaving COVID-19 supplies in Yemen
19 June 2020
COVID-19 risks reversing health gains in Somalia
18 June 2020
Using technology to contain COVID-19 in Oman
17 June 2020
The European Union and WHO deliver vital medical supplies to East Jerusalem hospitals for COVID-19 response
17 June 2020
After heartbreak, a Pakistani doctor's plea for vigilance against COVID-19
15 June 2020
Health care workers in the frontlines of the struggle against COVID-19
15 June 2020
Somalia expands surveillance to better track COVID-19 outbreak
10 June 2020
WHO Iraq clarifies issue of transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic cases
10 June 2020
WHO supports Pakistan’s "We Care" campaign to protect frontline health care workers
6 June 2020
COVID-19 and counselling for people living with HIV
4 June 2020
May
Early COVID-19 preparation saved lives in Iraq
31 May 2020
Training health workers to fight COVID-19 in Sudan
28 May 2020
Health care workers, a fragile health system and the looming spectre of COVID-19 in Yemen
27 May 2020
WHO intensifies support to improve COVID-19 case management in Somalia
20 May 2020
An Egyptian doctor's experience of COVID-19
19 May 2020
Conflict-ridden Yemen faces unprecedented risk as COVID-19 starts to spread
13 May 2020
WHO is working with authorities to scale up COVID-19 response in Yemen
14 May 2020
WHO, IOM raise concern over COVID-19 discrimination against migrants in Yemen
10 May 2020
WHO and European Union unite to fight a common enemy to humanity
7 May 2020
Maintaining a steady state of low-level or no transmission of COVID-19 cases in Lebanon
8 May 2020
WHO Lebanon fighting COVID-19 through risk communication and community engagement
4 May 2020
Somalia’s polio teams help combat COVID-19
4 May 2020
WHO delivers medicines for "Solidarity" clinical trials in Islamic Republic of Iran
3 May 2020
In Islamic Republic of Iran, volunteers join battle against COVID-19
3 May 2020
Keeping vigilant for COVID-19 in Libya
2 May 2020
April
Pakistan’s launches COVID-19 preparedness and response plan
27 April 2020
WHO welcomes a contribution from the Government of France to help tackle COVID-19 in Libya
27 April 2020
WHO welcomes Republic of Korean support to Pakistan to combat COVID-19
25 April 2020
WHO provides support to increase testing capacity for COVID-19 to limit community transmission
23 April 2020
As Somalia braces to effectively respond to COVID-19 outbreak, life-saving essential health care services are scaled up
23 April 2020
Somalia rolls out EWARN as surveillance for COVID-19 increases
23 April 2020
WHO provides Iranian hospitals with vital equipment for COVID-19 treatment
22 April 2020
WHO provides medical supplies and equipment to the Ministry of Health of Kurdistan to fight COVID-19
19 April 2020
COVID-19 medical supply cargo for Afghanistan arrives at Hamid Karzai International Airport
13 April 2020
Ministry of Health in Aden confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Yemen
10 April 2020
WHO commends efforts of Iraq Supreme Seminary and urges citizens to follow health measures to save lives
9 April 2020
World Bank and WHO scaling up readiness and response to COVID-19 in Yemen
6 April 2020
Iraq produces COVID-19 laboratory supplies to more rapidly test cases
5 April 2020
WHO continues to support the fight against coronavirus in Syria
2 April 2020
COVID-19 response guidelines
2 April 2020
The fight to contain COVID-19 in Iraq
1 April 2020
March
COVID-19 response across Afghanistan
31 March 2020
Iraq reports a noticeable increase in COVID-19 cases since February
30 March 2020
WHO delivers new shipment of medical supplies for COVID-19 response in Islamic Republic of Iran
23 March 2020
Djibouti joins global action to prevent COVID-19 as first case is confirmed in the country
18 March 2020
UNSMIL appeals for ceasefire to strengthen COVID-19 response
18 March 2020
WHO technical mission visits Iraq to step up COVID-19 detection and response activities
15 March 2020
WHO and public health experts conclude COVID-19 mission to Islamic Republic of Iran
12 March 2020
WHO team arrives in Tehran to support the COVID-19 response
12 March 2020
WHO scales-up support to COVID-19 reference hospital in Islamabad as three more cases are confirmed in Pakistan
5 March 2020
WHO combats misinformation circulating on COVID-19
5 March 2020
COVID-19 preventive measures during mass gatherings discussed with religious leaders and health officials in Iraq
3 March 2020
WHO extends support to Pakistan as it confirms its first two cases of COVID-19
1 March 2020