Courtesy visit of Dr Ernest Massiah, World Bank’s Practice Manager Health - Middle East North Africa Region, to the Regional Director Dr Mahmoud Fikri
September 2017
HE Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General at King Salman’s Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action, and Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, sign agreement on cholera response in Yemen
August 2017
WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Mahmoud Fikri and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus were received by H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Vice President, Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. H.E. Reem Ebrahim Al-Hashimi, Minister of State and Managing Director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee attended the meeting.
July 2017
Dr Mahmoud Fikri and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros met H.E. Dr Amal Al Qubaisi, President of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates.
July 2017
Dr Mahmoud Fikri and Dr Tedros met H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates.
July 2017
Dr Mahmoud Fikri and Dr Tedros met H.E Mr Abdul Rahman Ben Mohamed Al Owais, Minister of Health of United Arab Emirates and member of the Council of Ministers.
July 2017
During the mission to the United Arab Emirates WHO's Regional Director and WHO's Director-General visited the WHO logistics hub in Dubai International Humanitarian City. The Hub was established to respond to the needs of countries affected by emergencies.
July 2017

During his official visit to Islamic Republic of Iran in July 2017, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, met with H.E the Minister of Health of Islamic Republic of Iran Dr Hashemi
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July 2017

During his official visit to Tunisia in May 2017, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, met with H.E the Minister of Health of Tunisia Samira Maraei
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May 2017

Mr Afif Al Fariqi, President of the Arab Road Safety Organization, his deputy Brigadier Hassan Al Hosani, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and HE Mr Ghassan Hasbani, the Minister of Public Health and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
17 May 2017

Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director, has been honoured yesterday by H.E. Prime Minister Of Tunisia, Yousef El-Shahed, during the inaugural session of the PRI World Congress on Road Safety currently held in Tunisia
3 May 2017

WHO Regional Director Dr Mahmoud Fikri meets H.E. President of Pakistan Mr Mamnoon Hossein to discuss polio eradication efforts
30 March 2017

WHO Regional Director meets with H.E. Mr Mohamed Douhour Hersi, Ambassador of Djibouti in Egypt
22 March 2017

Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director, meets with Dr Ahmed Hosny, Rector of Al Azhar University, and Dr Gamal Serour, Director of Al Azhar University’s International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research
7 March 2017

WHO Regional Director meets with H.E. Dr Nasir Baoum, Minister of Public Health and Population, Yemen
6 March 2017

WHO Regional Director meets with H.E. Mr Bahar Idris Abu Garda, Federal Minister of Health, Sudan
28 February 2017

Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director, meets with Dr Ossama Raslan, Secretary General of the Arab Medical Union
21 February 2017

Visit of H.E. Dr Ahmed Emad Eldin Rady, Minister of Health and Population of Egypt
16 February 2017

Dr Fikri meets with Mr Mubarak Al Bakr, Executive Director, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia National Committee for Palestine
15 February 2017

Dr Fikri and Dr Hamad Al Ghaferi, Director General of the National Rehabilitation Centre, Abu Dhabi
14 February 2017

Dr Fikri and Saeed Alhadi, Director of Health and Humanitarian Aid Management, Technical Secretariat of the Council of Arab Health Ministers
14 February 2017

Dr Fikri and Mr Richard Dictus, UN Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative, Egypt
14 February 2017

Dr Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, meets with Dr Maha Rabat, Executive Director of Health Policies Forum
8 February 2017