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The launch of Egypt's road safety project
Speakers at the launch of Egypt's road safety projectEgypt is one of 10 low- and middle-income countries included in a five-year “Road safety in 10 countries” project, which aims to reduce road traffic-related injuries and deaths in the 10 participating countries. The project is funded through a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, and is being...
Media and tobacco use in Egypt
The meeting attracted participants from diverse backgrounds to discuss the role of the media in tobacco use in Egypt. Photo credit: WHO23 May 2012 – WHO and the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population held a round table discussion on media and tobacco at the Fairmont Hotel in Cairo on 20 May 2012. The discussion attracted 50 participants from...
National polio immunization campaign
24 April 2012 – This week Egypt has been celebrating two important immunization events – a national polio immunization campaign and Vaccination Week. The polio immunization campaign began on Saturday 21 April when the Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt, in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF, began to conduct a series of national...
Joint agreement for tobacco cessation
The collaboration agreement brings together the Ministry of Health and Population, WHO country office and the National Research Institute. Photo credit: WHO.2 April 2012 – A joint agreement for setting up a tobacco cessation clinic was signed on 2 April 2012 between the Ministry of Health and Population, WHO country office and the National...
WHO/CDC mission to assess viral hepatitis control efforts in Egypt
The mission gathered experts from different agencies to assess the current status of viral hepatitis in Egypt. Photo credit: WHO.18 February 2012 – Viral hepatitis is an immense public health problem in Egypt. More than eight million people suffer from chronic infection and more than 150 000 new cases occur every year. In response to this...
WHO Regional Director meets with the Minister of Health and Population
12 February 2012 – The continued collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Population and the WHO country office was reinforced though a meeting on 12 February between the Regional Director of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, the Minister of Health and Population and the WHO Representative in Egypt. The most important...
