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US$ 43.5 million needed to provide life-saving health aid in Libya in 2019
Cairo, 11 February 2019 – The World Health Organization and health partners are appealing for US$ 43.5 million to provide life-saving interventions for 388 000 people inside Libya affected by ongoing conflict. “Years of conflict in Libya have left behind a struggling and over-burdened health care system. Many health facilities are fully or...
WHO warns of increasing attacks on health facilities in Libya
5 February 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of increasing attacks on health facilities and workers in both frequency and scale. WHO has documented more than 41 attacks targeting health workers and facilities throughout 2018–2019 across the country. These attacks resulted in 6 health workers and patients killed and 25 health...
Training workshop on mental health in primary health care
30 January 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Ministry of Health of Libya, has organized a one-week training of trainers workshop on mental health within the framework of family practice, which is taking place in Tunisia from 28 January to 1 February 2019. The aim of the workshop is to provide additional guidance,...
Training workshop for nurses on national guidelines to prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases
15 January 2019 – A training workshop for nurses on national guidelines to prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of Libya from the 12 to 14 January 2019 in Sabha, Libya. The workshop was attended by 30 nurses from the Algurda health centre in Sabha (800 km...
