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WHO Egypt concludes an extended training programme on health technology assessment
1 September 2025, Cairo, Egypt –WHO Egypt has concluded a 1-year extended training programme on advanced economic evaluation and health technology assessment (HTA). The programme included virtual sessions and collaborative projects and 40 full days of in-person training. Structured into 5 specialized modules and a capstone project, it covered...
Egypt builds national capacity on clinical guideline adaptation with WHO support
27August 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Between 11 and 12 August 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt, in collaboration with the Egyptian Health Council (EHC), convened a national training workshop for methodologists on guideline adaptation using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)...
Strengthening surveillance systems for vaccine-preventable diseases in Egypt
Representatives from the WHO and the Ministry of Health launch the workshop. Photo credit: WHO/S Eissa28 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, together with the Ministry of Health and Population’s Expanded Programme on Immunization, conducted a...
Egypt launches the first field epidemiology training programme in vector control in the Middle East and North Africa
An introductory session launching the training programme. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Egypt7 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The WHO Country Office in Egypt supported the Ministry of Health and Population in launching the Middle East and North Africa’s first field epidemiology training programme (FETP) focused on vector control. Supported by the Pandemic Fund,...
WHO Egypt and the UK strengthen collaboration to support Palestinian patients in Egypt
5 May 2025, Cairo, Egypt – WHO Egypt has signed a new £1 million funding agreement with the UK Government to help provide high-quality medical care for patients who have been evacuated from Gaza to receive treatment in Egypt. The project aims to support around 4000 individuals, including trauma patients and those with chronic conditions. The new...
Egypt becomes the first country in the Region to achieve hepatitis B control status
1 May 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In December 2024, Egypt became the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to achieve hepatitis B control status. Egypt's success in reducing hepatitis B prevalence to less than 1% among children aged 5 and above, and in maintaining vaccination coverage of over 90% for both the birth and third dose, is the...
