6 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – On 6 December 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and ReAct Africa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen efforts against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This strategic partnership aims to enhance collaboration across countries in the Region and...

10 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Last week in Amman, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) convened the Region’s first workshop to launch the All-Hazards Information Management (AIM) Toolkit and build artificial intelligence (AI) literacy for emergency information management. Led by WHO Regional Office for...

Resilience and recovery: 100 days after the Herat earthquakes. Photo credit: WHO/Zakarya Safari 10 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – On 10 December every year, the world observes Human Rights Day, commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This landmark document enshrines...

Third meeting of the Regional Validation Committee (RVC) for hepatitis, HIV and syphilis, Cairo, 12-13 November 2025 8 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean convened the third meeting of the Regional Validation Committee (RVC) for hepatitis, HIV and syphilis. The meeting,...

World Disability Day 2025: WHO Lebanon works to advance inclusive health 3 December 2025, Beirut, Lebanon – International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), celebrated every year on 3 December, provides a platform to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities at every level of society, and an opportunity to assess – and...

Dr Hanan Balkhy addressing participants in the Regional Health Alliance’s meeting to accelerate equitable access to medical products across the Region. Photo credit: WHO/Mahmoud Essa 3 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Today, the Regional Health Alliance (RHA) concluded its meeting on strengthening regulatory systems, enhancing local production and...

Heads and representatives of UN agencies gathered in the WHO Regional Office to advance the WHO Flagship Initiative: “Investing in a Resilient Health Workforce.” Photo credit: WHO 2 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted a Regional Health Alliance (RHA) hybrid meeting...

WHO distributes assistive technology tools to older people and people living with disabilities in cooperation with local NGO, Islamic Republic of Iran. Photo credit: WHO 2 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) promotes the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities and raises...

01 December 2025 It is an immense honour to be joined today by Professor Anthony Fauci, Professor Wafaa El-Sadr, and this extraordinary community of clinicians, researchers, and advocates who have dedicated their lives to combating one of the most formidable pathogens of our time. HIV has captivated me since my earliest days as a young physician...

1 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is joining partners and communities around the globe to commemorate World AIDS Day 2025 under the theme “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response”. There are an estimated 40.8 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) around the world, 610 000 of whom live in the...