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WHO and UNICEF join forces with International Federation for Red Cross and Red Crescent to Improve WASH services in health care facilities
26 October 2025 — The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, through its Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (IFRC MENA) and in collaboration with the United...
WHO and CEHA strengthen collaboration with Oman’s Nama Water Services Company to advance water and sanitation safety
5 October 2025, Amman, Jordan –Following on from the successful Water Safety Forum held in Muscat, Oman in April 2025, the WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA) hosted a follow-up strategic planning meeting with a delegation from Nama Water Services (NWS) Company at the WHO Amman Hub on 1–2 October 2025. The NWS delegation...
WHO participates in the 7th Global Occupational Safety and Health Conference in Saudi Arabia
29 May 2025, Cairo, Egypt – WHO participated in the 7th Global Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH7) Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, held between 4 and 6 May 2025. The Conference brought together occupational safety and health (OSH) experts, policy-makers and partners to shape safer and healthier working conditions. Held under the theme The...
WHO participates in a technical session on sanitation safety planning at the 7th Arab Water Week
29 May 2025, Cairo, Egypt – During the 7th Arab Water Week, held from 4 to 5 May 2025 in Jordan, the Climate Change, Health and Environment Unit at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean participated in a technical session on sanitation safety planning (SSP), organized by the Food and Agriculture...
WHO and Oman partner to advance water safety
27 April 2025 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with Oman’s Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR), convened a Water Safety Forum between 13 and 17 April 2025. The forum began with a high-level policy session encouraging decision-makers to advocate for water safety plans (WSP) and secure robust government buy-in. The...
First regional INSOFAN meeting in the Eastern Mediterranean
On 11–12 November 2024, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, the Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Office for Near East and North Africa and the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) secretariat held the first regional INFOSAN meeting. Under the theme Strengthening intra-regional collaborative efforts for...
Consultation on updating national ambient air quality standards
13 June 2023 – A regional expert consultation was held on 6–8 June 2023 in Amman, Jordan, to harmonize the national ambient air quality standards in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, in line with WHO air quality guidelines. The consultation was organized by the Climate Change, Health and Environment/Healthier Populations Department of the Regional...
National workshop to develop a plan of action for implementation of the WHO chemicals road map to enhance health sector engagement
27 September 2022 – In response to requests of countries of the Region for support in implementing the WHO chemical road map in order to enhance health sector engagement in the strategic approach to international chemicals management. The Climate Change, Health and Environment programme of the Department of Healthier Populations, in collaboration with the...
National training workshop on health impact assessment of air pollution
26 September 2022 – In line with the regional fFramework for addressing air pollution and health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2017–2022. The Climate Change, Health, and Environment programme of the Department of Healthier Populations, in collaboration with the WHO’s country office in Saudi Arabia and the Public Health Authority (Weqaya)...
Progress on WASH in health care facilities in the Region
The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) recently published a report entitled Progress on WASH in health care facilities 2000–2021: special focus on WASH and infection prevention and control during World Water Week (23 August to 1 September). The report says that half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with...
