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Planning workshop on implementation of the family practice approach in Libya
29 July 2018 – The Ministry of Health of Libya, in collaboration with the WHO country office, organized a 5-day planning workshop from 23 to 27 July 2018 to discuss various aspects of the family practice approach. Implementation of the family practice approach is one of the essential element of a primary health care project, funded by DFID. This...
Joint external evaluation of IHR capacities in Libya
25 July 2018 – The joint external evaluation (JEE) is a key component of WHO's International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) monitoring and evaluation framework. It is a voluntary, collaborative, multisectoral process to assess country capacity in order to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to public health risks, whether occurring naturally or...
WHO addresses medical needs of chronically ill patients in conflict settings of Libya
23 July 2018, Libya – WHO has delivered one basic noncommunicable disease (NCD) kit of module 1b that comprises cold chain medicines to the medical supply office in Albaida in the east of Libya. Funded by the Central Emergency Response Fund, the complete NCD kit is enough to cover 10 000 patients for a duration of 3...
Core team trained on district health information system
23 July 2018, Tripoli – The Health Information Centre, Ministry of Health, in partnership with WHO, UNICEF and Interantional Organization for Migration (IOM) started a series of capacity-building workshops for implementation of the district health information system (DHIS2). The first workshop from 21 to 26 July focuses on building...
French Government and WHO strengthen access to lifesaving medicines and supplies in the south of Libya
1 July 2018 – With the generous support of the Government of France, WHO has delivered lifesaving medicines and supplies to His Excellency the Minister of Health of Libya fto enable the Ministry to improve the access of the Libyan people to essential medicines and supplies in the south of Libya in a simple ceremony held at the National Centre for...
WHO sends medical aid in response to urgent humanitarian needs in Derna
19 June 2018, Libya – The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 2 kits of noncommunicable disease (NCD) medicines to Derna health authorities. An NCD kit is a pre-packed set of essential medicines to meet the initial primary health needs of 10 000 people for 3 months in emergencies. This will cover the urgent needs for patients with...
