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First FETP vector-control cohort graduates in Egypt
Dr Abid and Dr Kandeel addressing graduates during the graduation ceremony. Photo credit: WHO Egypt10 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The first cohort of Egypt’s Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP) specialized in vector control – the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa – has graduated. The training, hosted by the...
Strengthening vector control capacity: training of trainers on WHO susceptibility bioassays for mosquito vectors
Participants gained hands-on experience during the workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Egypt4 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt, in collaboration with the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL) at the Ministry of Health and Population,...
Strengthening rapid response capacities in Egypt
Ministry of Health and Population representatives attend the final session of the nationwide RRT training. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Egypt2 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In October 2025, the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), in collaboration with WHO Egypt and with support from the Pandemic Fund, concluded the final round of nationwide...
Enhancing biosafety and biosecurity measures in Egypt
WHO and Ministry of Health and Population representatives address participants during the biosafety excellence workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Egypt 26 November 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population and with support from the Pandemic Fund,...
Egypt and WHO enhance national surveillance for acute respiratory infections
Facilitators discuss preparedness for respiratory disease threats with participants. Photo credit: WHO / WHO Egypt23 November 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The annual meeting and accompanying workshop on integrated surveillance of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), conducted by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population in collaboration with the...
Towards full elimination of hepatitis by 2030: Egypt launches its Hepatitis Elimination Sustainability Plan
The WHO Representative to Egypt delivers a speech during the event in Cairo. Photo credit: WHO23 November 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Marking another milestone in Egypt’s journey towards a hepatitis-free future, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), with the support of WHO Egypt, has launched the National Viral Hepatitis Elimination...
