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World Family Doctor Day celebrated in Egypt
17 May 2017 - WHO in Egypt celebrated World Family Doctor Day on 15 May 2017 in coordination with the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA). The Dayunderscores the importance of family practice in delivering integrated quality primary health care. Egypt’s Family Health Model was established in 1999 as one of Egypt’s health sector reform...
Celebrating Hand Hygiene Day in Egypt
5 May 2017 – The WHO country office in Egypt organized a social event to celebrate Hand Hygiene Day on 5 May 2017. The event was organized in coordination with Ministries of Health and Population, Youth and Education under the auspices of H E the Minister of Health and Population, Egypt. The main event was conducted at Al-Asmarrat neighbourhood in...
WHO support gives new life to Syrian refugees in Egypt requiring emergency medical care
7 May 2017 – “I left Syria to keep my family safe. In my home in Rural Damascus, I couldn’t go to work and my children couldn’t go to school for fear of the bombs,” said Mohammed, sitting in the Syrian Cultural Centre in Cairo, Egypt, with his 4-year-old son, Obai, on his lap. And then, Mohammed’s face changed “I could not believe that after all we...
WHO support to the national joint committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Health and Population in the field of public health emergency
27 February- 2017 | Cairo – The WHO country office in Egypt received a courtesy invitation from the national joint committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Health and Population to discuss public health emergencies of international concern (PHEIC) on 26 February 2017. Dr Jean Jabbour, WHO Representative in Egypt,...
Training on acute flaccid paralysis for surveillance officers
27 November 2016 – The WHO country office in Egypt organized training on acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) for surveillance officers under the national Expanded Programme on Immunization, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and Population, in Sharm El-Sheikh, from 19 to 24 November 2016. About 50 participants from national and...
Celebration of United Nations Day in Egypt
10 November 2016 – The WHO country office in Egypt participated in the celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the day that the United Nations officially came into being. This year’s observance of United Nations Day occurs at a time when humanity has entered the era of sustainability, with a global commitment to fulfil the great promise of the...
