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International Nurses Day 2022: Nurses: respect, support and appreciate them
12 May 2022 – Every year on 12 May, the world marks International Nurses Day in recognition of the tireless and invaluable contribution of nurses to health care and global health security. Nurses and midwives make up more than half of the health workforce in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. However, the Region accounts for 17% of the global shortage of 5.9 million nurses according to the report “State of the world's nursing 2020: investing in education, jobs and leadership”. The Region has the second lowest density of nurses among WHO regions, at 15.6 nurses per 10 000 population, ranging from less than 1 to 81 per 10 000 population.
Regional dialogue on diaspora engagement in health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The WHO Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, in collaboration with the IOM Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa will host a regional dialogue on diaspora engagement in health in the Region on 28 June 2022. This is the first session in a series of regional dialogues as part of collaborative plans between the two organizations to maintain a continuous dialogue on international mobility of health professionals in the Region. The event will be hybrid, held in the WHO Regional Office in Cairo and virtually.
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Health Worker Recognition Awards
WHO Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean recognizes and appreciates the untiring efforts and services of all health workers , especially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a Health Workers Recognition Award at the occasion of 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers, for their outstanding contribution. We congratulate the awardees for their outstanding contribution to improving health services and strengthening health workforce in the Region.
Leadership
Dr Maryna Doumit
Nurse, Lebanon
Service Delivery
Ms Hinda Ali
Nurse/Midwife, Somalia
Service Delivery
Dr May El Meraisi and the COVID-19 mental health Helpline Team
Clinical psychologist, Qatar
Health Professionals Education
Prof Hossam Hamdy
Medical doctor, Egypt
