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Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
Cairo/Geneva, 12 November 2025 -The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR). It is the seventh country in WHO EMR to achieve this milestone. The validation of...
WHO Regional Director concludes an official visit to Egypt to promote health cooperation
WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy met Dr Ali Al Ghamrawi, Chairman of the Egyptian Drug Authority. © WHO 26 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy has concluded an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt. During her visit, Dr Balkhy and WHO representative in Egypt Dr Ni’ma Abid met...
From crisis to Care: Fathia’s journey to lifesaving treatment in Egypt
7 September 2025 – Fathia, a 54-year-old Sudanese refugee in Egypt, describes the situation back in Sudan as horrific. Dependent on haemodialysis sessions, she had to travel long distances to a medical centre, where she was repeatedly stopped by armed groups and asked for money and gasoline. Together with other patients, she used to collect money to buy...
The Government of Egypt and UN Reaffirm Coordinated Response under Joint Platform for Migrants and Refugees
Cairo, 2 September 2025 – The Government of Egypt, the United Nations, and their partners reaffirmed today their commitment to a coordinated response under the Joint Platform for Migrants and Refugees (JPMR). Convened in Cairo, the meeting brought together government counterparts, United Nations agencies, the diplomatic corps, development...
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)...
