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WHO art competition for school students
World Cancer Day 2024
WHO advocates for solidarity to paint a healthier and safer future
Leadership roundtable event on women’s health: addressing women’s cancers in the Eastern Mediterranean
WHO and partners bring fuel to Al-Shifa, as remaining hospitals in Gaza face growing threats
Dr Hanan Balkhy is appointed WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
Young health professionals combat antimicrobial resistance
Regional Director opening remarks at WHO/EMRO press briefing
WHO teams deliver supplies to hospitals in Northern and Southern Gaza
WHO builds health emergency response capacities
Lethal combination of hunger and disease to lead to more deaths in Gaza
Opening remarks, UN Palais briefing, 21 December 2023
WHO and IARC: 10 years of collaboration to control cancer
Regional Director statement for media briefing
WHO delivers health supplies to Al-Shifa Hospital, appeals for continued access to address urgent needs in north Gaza
WHO calls for protection of humanitarian space in Gaza following serious incidents in high-risk mission to transfer patients, deliver health supplies
RD’s intervention for the special session on the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem Geneva
WHO strengthens risk assessment capacities in Morocco
Meet the heroes powering our emergency response
WHO appeals for protection of the health system from further attacks and degradation of its capacity
Joint UN mission transfers critical patients from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, under intense fighting
WHO and King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) sign a Letter of Intent to scale up health response assistance in Gaza Strip
Safe and disaster-resilient health facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
WHO Regional Director’s remarks at the regional press briefing on health emergencies
WHO staff member killed in Gaza
Regional Director statement on the health crisis in Sudan
WHO appalled by latest attack on Indonesian Hospital in Gaza
WHO-led joint UN and Red Crescent mission evacuates 31 infants from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza
WHO leads very high-risk joint humanitarian mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza
World AMR Awareness Week 2023: Prevent infections and improve antimicrobial use to make sure they remain effective
Meet the heroes powering our emergency response
Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action: For the first time in history, a cancer can be eliminated!
Statement by the Regional Director at the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2023 press conference
World Diabetes Day 2023: ensuring access to diabetes care
Scaling up infection prevention and control capacities in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings
UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO Regional Directors call for immediate action to halt attacks on health care in Gaza
WHO loses communication with contacts in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza amid reports of attacks
Risk of disease spread soars in Gaza as health facilities, water and sanitation systems disrupted
Attacks on health care in Gaza Strip unacceptable, says WHO
WHO Regional Director Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari concludes visit to Lebanon
Healthy Cities Conference concludes with Doha Statement
WHO welcomes decision by Egypt to receive patients from Gaza Strip
Eastern Mediterranean Region Healthy Cities Conference 2023 opens, with 15 countries participating
Meet the heroes powering our emergency response
Multi-Country Funding Appeal: occupied Palestinian territory and Egypt, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic and Jordan
As Gaza’s health system disintegrates, WHO calls for safe passage of fuel, supplies for health facilities
New GIS Portal for Health Emergencies goes live
WHO health supplies move towards Gaza
WHO workshop reviews project to improve monitoring capacity in humanitarian and fragile settings
WHO statement on attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital and reported large-scale casualties
WHO Regional Director’s remarks at the regional press briefing on health emergencies
WHO delivers medical supplies to Lebanon as violence in the occupied Palestinian territory intensifies
Advancing health security in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Strengthening public health intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Revitalizing M&E systems in humanitarian and fragile settings: the success story of WHO’s Response Monitoring project
Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured
Lifesaving WHO health supplies land in Egypt for people-in-need in Gaza
Hospitals in the Gaza Strip at a breaking point, warns WHO
Earthquake in Herat province
RC70 concludes with important decisions and resolutions on priority health issues
Progress update on health-related SDG targets
Meet Dr Sumaya Shaftar providing urgent mental health support to flood-affected people in Derna, Libya
Climate change, health and environment: a new regional framework for action, 2023–2029
Noncommunicable diseases in fragile and conflict-hit settings
Situation in the occupied Palestinian territory
Enhancing health security: strengthening readiness for mass gatherings
Beyond the spiritual: Saudi Arabia and WHO’s partnership to ensure safe Hajj gatherings
Building a resilient world together: the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for pandemic preparedness
New Regional Director nominated for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Health workforce in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from COVID-19 lessons to action
Member States urged to go all in to end polio during meeting of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks
WHO works to strengthen mental health services in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
World Mental Health Day 2023: mental health is a basic human right
Final report on implementing Vision 2023
Strengthening global health security: the working group on IHR amendments
The 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean opens in Cairo
Unprecedented scale of health emergencies engulfs the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Egypt becomes the first country to achieve WHO validation on the path to elimination of hepatitis C
WHO Regional Director’s statement at the media briefing, 4 October 2023
101 health workers killed in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
WHO extends gratitude to the Government of Japan for life-saving support in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Libya: “A disaster of epic proportions”
Meet the heroes powering our emergency response
Statement by the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the press conference on RC70
Saving lives, preventing health risks and restoring health care services in the aftermath of the Libya floods
Operations at WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai reach an unprecedented scale and impact, says new report
Faster progress on nutrition is the focus of regional meeting and new resource
WHO health supplies arrive in Libya as part of intensified response to devastating floods
World Patient Safety Day 2023
COVID-19 remains a persistent public health threat
World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO join efforts to address child malnutrition affecting millions of children in the region
Call for nominations to serve on the WHO regional Youth Council
World No Tobacco Day 2023 award
Statement by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day 2023
Afghanistan's health system suffers critical underfunding, calls for donor support
World Humanitarian Day
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: After 4 months of war, humanitarian leaders urge action to end the tragedy in Sudan
Strengthening laboratory services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Hepatitis medicines are cheaper now. Treat to save lives.

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