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Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region for World Malaria Day
‘Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite’
World Immunization Week 2025: ‘Immunization for All is Humanly Possible’
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
After 2 years of conflict Sudan’s health system faces collapse as rainy season nears
Dr Hanan Balkhy concludes a 1-day visit to Oman
Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures – On World Health Day WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
World Health Day 2025: ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’
Strengthening health collaboration with Qatar
Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on the occasion of the World Tuberculosis Day
Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the Health emergencies press briefing
Eighty percent of WHO-supported facilities in Afghanistan risk shutdown by June
On International Women’s Day WHO calls for accelerated action on gender equality
Cancer surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a 10-year IARC-WHO collaboration
Obesity Day 2025: addressing the growing burden of obesity
World Hearing Day 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, 28 February 2025
Humanitarian access improves quality of polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip
WHO and NRC address rising 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
WHO and King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre expand life-saving health interventions with new agreements at Riyadh Humanitarian Forum
First ever WHO treaty marks 20 years of saving millions of lives worldwide
Substance use disorders: policy dialogue
Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip
Dr Hanan Balkhy’s visit to Kuwait
Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region at the inauguration of the poliovirus environmental surveillance diagnostic laboratory, Oman
World Epilepsy Day 2025 – a call for improved access to care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
International Childhood Cancer Day
Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to the Second Healthy Cities Conference in Kuwait
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: Poliomyelitis
WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem
UN partners unite for a healthier Eastern Mediterranean
Regional Director opening remarks at the emergencies press briefing
WHO calls for global action on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025: Unite. Act. Eliminate.
Presidential Initiative on Women’s Health hosts high-level dialogue to advance equity and innovation in women’s cancer care in collaboration with WHO
The ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but immense challenges lie ahead to restore the health system
Regional Health Alliance strategic dialogue: towards a unified regional WHO–UN health agenda in 2025
Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following a raid yesterday and repeated attacks since October
Yemen reports the highest burden of cholera globally
Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation
WHO’s Region of the Americas and Eastern Mediterranean Region sign an agreement to enhance access to medicines
International Migrants Day 2024: building a healthier future for all
Universal Health Coverage Day 2024: WHO urges governments to prioritize financial protection for health
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal special edition: How taxes on tobacco, nicotine and sugar sweetened beverages help save lives
Regional press briefing on health emergencies
WHO report highlights major returns on investment in protecting women against cancers
Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World AIDS Day
WHO Regional Director concludes second visit to Afghanistan, reinforcing support for polio eradication and enhanced action against substance abuse and preventable diseases
Message from WHO’s Regional Director for the eastern Mediterranean to mark
World AMR Awareness Week 2024
Lebanon: a conflict particularly destructive to health care
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2024
World Diabetes Day 2024
Qatar Foundation’s WISH Summit 2024 addresses global health challenges in partnership with WHO
Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the Regional press briefing on emergencies
WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region Dr Hanan Balkhy’s statement on her visit to Somalia
Second round of polio campaign in Gaza completed amid ongoing conflict and attacks: UNICEF and WHO
WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region visits Djibouti
Pink October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign
Patients transferred, critical supplies denied as high-risk, on WHO-led joint mission in northern Gaza amid intense hostilities
Egypt is certified malaria-free by WHO
WHO secures an additional US$ 18 million in partner funding
RC71 concludes in Doha
The Statement of the Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy for the post RC 71 press conference
Regional Director’s special event on the Investment Round, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies
Addressing the increasing burden of trauma in humanitarian settings
Introduction of the annual report and the Regional Director’s vision
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"
Side event: innovative approaches for preventing and controlling dengue and other mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
Member States redouble commitments for a lasting polio-free world at RC71
Updates on the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body
Launch of the Eastern Mediterranean regional framework to strengthen immunization
Accelerating the response to antimicrobial resistance across the Region
Strengthening health information systems: a new regional strategy
The 71st session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean opens in Doha
Opening address by Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health to the Seventy-first session of the WHO Regional Committee, Doha, Qatar, 14–17 October 2024
Opening address by H.E. Dr Ali Haji Abubakar Minister of Health of Somalia to the Seventy-first session of the WHO Regional Committee, Doha, Qatar, 14–17 October 2024
Director-General’s address 71st session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, Doha, Qatar, 14 October 2024
Opening address by the Regional Director to the Seventy-first session of the WHO Regional Committee, Doha, Qatar, 14–17 October 2024
Flagship Initiatives: towards a healthier future
New Regional Operational Strategic Plan for the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
71st session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
Regional Director's statement for the presser on RC71 highlights and emergencies updates
WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy concludes her first official visit to Oman
Regional expert network launched to help ensure continuity of care for chronic kidney disease patients during emergencies
International Day of Older Persons
WHO validates the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Pakistan
World Heart Day - 29 September 2024: campaigning for cardiovascular health
Sudan surpasses 100 attacks on healthcare since 2023 armed conflict began
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
100 Days of Detention: Regional Directors of UN agencies and INGOs Call for Immediate Release of Arbitrarily Detained Staff
Jordan becomes first country to receive WHO verification for eliminating leprosy
Suspect and Protect: Concussion awareness campaign
Around 560 000 children vaccinated in first round of polio campaign in Gaza
WHO analysis highlights vast unmet rehabilitation needs in Gaza
High-level mission to Sudan reaffirms WHO commitment, calls for urgent action to address and end the extreme health and humanitarian crisis
First phase of polio campaign concludes successfully in Gaza

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