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WHO and partners launch first hospital financial management course in the Region
29 July 2022 – On 29 June, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and WHO country office in Egypt, along with the International Hospital Federation and the Healthcare Financial Management Association launched an online hospital financial management course for non-financial managers in Egypt. Since financial management play a central...
WHO supports injection safety in Egypt with the support of USAID
24 July 2022 – With the support of USAID, the WHO country office in Egypt is conducting a nationwide injection safety project to help assess and improve injection safety practices among national hospitals and health care facilities in Egypt. The safe use of injections is essential to avoid the transmission of life-threatening infections and to protect...
WHO supports expansion of immunization efforts in Egypt
29 June 2022 – Funded by the German Government, WHO Egypt procured 10 refrigerated cars for the Ministry of Health and Population, with a total cost of US$ 825 000. The refrigerated cars will support the national vaccines delivery and rollout efforts through ensuring the safe storage and delivery of vaccines at the recommended temperature levels. ...
World Refugee Day Event 2022: from the eyes of Abutalib Ibrahim
29 June 2021 – Abutalib Ibrahim describes his journey when he first fled from Sudan to Egypt in 2015 as one that he had to undertake in order for him and his family to live in a safe place. Unfortunately, that is not Ibrahim’s story alone but that of the 26.6 million refugees around the world who were forced by war, conflict, natural disasters,...
WHO Egypt and Ministry of Health and Population celebrate physicians on Family Doctor Day
25 May 2022 – With the support of USAID, the WHO country office in Egypt and the Primary Healthcare and Nursing sector at Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population held a conference on 19 May to acknowledge and honour family physicians in celebration of World Family Doctor Day. Two hundred (200) primary health care workers from different...
Egypt launches mental health platform
18 May 2022 – Egypt officially launched a freely accessible mental health and addiction treatment electronic platform on 16 March 2022. Development of the platform was the result of collaboration between the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, the General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, the WHO country office in...
