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Urgently needed emergency health supplies arrive in Port Sudan from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai
For every 2 injuries due to the Syria earthquake, a death has occurred. WHO trauma experts explain why
WHO Regional Director's appeal following occupation of Sudan's health facilities
Launch of the Morocco–WHO cooperation strategy 2023–2027 on World Health Day and the 75th anniversary of WHO
WHO training on mass casualty management could have saved a quarter of the lives lost in Sudan to date if health care workers had access to injured civilians
Regional Director opening remarks at Regional press briefing on Sudan
Regional Director statement on attacks on health care in Sudan
WHO calls for protection of health workers and patients and unrestricted access to health care in Sudan
800 000 children to be vaccinated against measles and polio across earthquake-stricken northwest Syria
Eight years of prolonged conflict in Yemen leave over 20 million people in need of urgent health assistance
WHO and Ministry of Health collaborate to enhance Syria’s medical supply chain
WHO calls on global community to stand by Syria at Brussels donor conference
Third Scientific Conference and sixth EMARIS meeting on acute respiratory infections in the Region concludes in Muscat
Second high-level interregional meeting on the health of refugees and migrants
Syria: the time is now
Health experts discuss acute respiratory infections and epidemic and pandemic preparedness in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Message from Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director, on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023
WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response
Novo Nordisk Foundation supports earthquake-affected Syrians with DKK 13 million
Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries highlights impact of South-South cooperation
Syria: “Enough is enough”
WHO health supplies continue to flow into all areas in Syria affected by the earthquake
Regional Director's briefing on earthquake in southern Türkiye and northern Syria
With Al Takamol refugee camp destroyed by fire in Sudan, WHO extends health support and assesses further needs
Japan contributes US$ 881 344 to boost the response capacity to infectious diseases in Sudan
WHO supports response to the tribal conflict in Sudan’s South Darfur State
WHO art competition for school students "75 years of improving public health"
WHO launches funding appeal to help a record number of people in complex, intersecting health emergencies
Information note on new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
Elevating country preparedness and readiness at the core of the mpox response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Launch of the Regional Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Afghanistan, Women’s participation in aid delivery must continue
WHO leading the humanitarian response to the escalation of violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile State
IAG reaffirms commitment to addressing current and emerging public health challenges in the Region and beyond during ninth annual meeting
Saving lives and limbs: WHO scales up its trauma response in Somalia
Cholera further exacerbates vulnerabilities in Syria
WHO Regional Director’s statement to the press for International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day
Universal Health Coverage Day: building the healthy future we want
2022 in focus: With recent floods and drought impacting health in several countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, WHO warns that extreme weather will lead to extreme disease
WHO enhances national efforts to prevent the spread of leishmaniasis in Syria
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week calls upon leaders to renew global commitments
Advancing nurturing care in humanitarian settings: overview of workshops in Arab countries
WHO is on the ground as climate-driven health emergency in the Greater Horn of Africa threatens 47 million people
WHO warns that this winter may witness a strong comeback for influenza in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
WHO Regional Director’s statement on cholera outbreaks
Partnerships for health
Regional Director’s statement for the RC 69 press conference
Collaborative action supports SDGs
Urban initiatives beat the clock: success stories from around the Region
New and emerging nicotine and tobacco products pose challenges for tobacco control
One planet, one health: building sustainable and resilient health care systems
Towards more responsive and participatory health systems
Mass campaigns and collaborating centres: success stories from the Region expand outreach
Regular sessions begin for the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
Annual report of the Regional Director
Building back better, and finding ways to pay: how countries in the Region are innovating for health
Polio eradication: delegates recommit to step up efforts at the 69th Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
The 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean opens in Cairo
BMJ devotes special issue to health for peace
Walk towards a healthier world
From camels with coolboxes to digital transformation: how innovation paves the way to success
69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
Statement by WHO’s Regional Director on the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
Statement by WHO Regional Director on health needs in Syria
Investment in genomic surveillance: a priority for the Region
WHO Regional Director’s statement on visit to Sudan
WHO inaugurates an emergency operations centre and provides urgently needed essential medicines in Swat
New WHO tuberculosis centre in north-west Syria’s Al-Bab city brings health support closer to those who need it
WHO airlifts medical supplies to Pakistan amid evolving humanitarian crisis
Statement by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on the floods in Pakistan
Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan
WHO condemns attacks against health care in Libya
WHO mission on mRNA technology transfer initiative in Tunisia
WHO supports Gaza’s public hospitals to better respond to the recent escalation of hostilities
Thanks to support from the Government of Germany, WHO delivers mobile clinics to Benghazi
Statement by WHO Regional Director on monkeypox and COVID-19
WHO and UDER implement multi-partner project to boost primary health care services in northwest Syria
Yemen-Oman twinning project to enhance critical care and save lives
Update on the monkeypox outbreak in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Egyptian national regulatory authority reaches second highest level in WHO classification
Statement by WHO’s Regional Director on COVID-19 and monkeypox
WHO and ECHO support of Sudan for COVID-19 helped scale up local response to further health emergencies
WHO delivers 18 trucks of medical supplies to northwest Syria through the Bab-al-Hawa border crossing
COVID-19 cases rising in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
UNHCR and WHO join hands to improve access to health for refugees in Sudan
Irish and Norwegian foreign ministers visit Bab-al-Hawa border crossing with northwest Syria
USA ambassador to the UN visits Northwest Syria’s last remaining border crossing
Regional Director’s statement on Eid Al-Adha 2022
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean delivers monkeypox diagnostic kits to 20 countries in 11 days
WHO launches case study on Bahrain’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
New shipment of WHO health supplies for Afghanistan earthquake response delivered to Kabul from Dubai hub
WHO and IOM discuss diaspora engagement in health and health workforce shortages
WHO scales up health response after Afghanistan earthquake
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean concludes COVID-19 response review mission to Sudan, with actionable recommendations across nine pillars
Regional Director’s statement on COVID-19 and monkeypox outbreak
World Refugee Day: Everyone has the right to seek safety
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO work jointly to accelerate action on maternal and child undernutrition in the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Arab regions
Regional Director's statement on monkeypox
Intercountry consultation on the sustainability of tuberculosis, HIV and malaria programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and transitioning towards domestic financing
Statement by the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on monkeypox

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