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Egypt: first country in Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
12 March 2018 | Cairo | Geneva -- Egypt becomes the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the latest in the world to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. Egypt’s success comes after almost two decades of implementing sustained control and prevention measures...
Stories from Egypt: patients with hepatitis C tell their stories
Hepatitis becomes like any other disease Amal Ahmed, a 52-year-old Egyptian woman who lives in Cairo, told us: “I felt a continuing pain in my chest and abdominal area, so I decided to go and do a few medical tests in a hospital in Nasr City, where I discovered that I had hepatitis C". “Once I knew my diagnosis, I felt so scared and I stayed for...
WHO and Embassy of Australia explore areas of support to Egypt
26 February 2018 – Dr Jean Jabbour, WHO Representative in Egypt, welcomed H.E. Ambassador of Australia, Mr Neil Hawkins who visited the WHO country office in Egypt, on 25 February 2018, to discuss collaboration between the Australian Embassy and WHO in strengthening health systems within the umbrella of universal health coverage and other public health...
WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt, celebrates World Rabies Day
10 October 2017 – WHO/ Egypt in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population launched a social media campaign, on World Rabies Day, on 28 September 2017. The campaign aimed to raise community awareness about the principles of disease prevention, injury avoidance from an infected animal, associated symptoms and post-exposure measures. To achieve...
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...
