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Libya prepares to assess the safety of health facilities using the hospital safety index
WHO experts facilitate HSI workshop sessions in Tripoli. ©WHO Libya 1 December 2024, Tripoli, Libya – Between 27 and 28 November, 42 senior health and disaster response officers from public hospitals in Libya were trained in the use of the hospital safety index (HSI) tool during a hands-on training workshop organized by the Health Emergency...
Libya launches the One Health approach
HE the Minister of Health Ramadan Abu Janah and WHO Representative in Libya Dr Ahmed Zouiten co-chair the signing ceremony to launch the One Health approach in Libya. Photo credit: WHO Libya 6 November 2024, Tripoli, Libya – On 3 November, in a ceremony co-chaired by HE the Minister of Health Mr Ramadan Abu Janah and the World Health Organization...
Libya endorses new strategy to prioritize mental well-being
Dr Ahmed Zouiten, WHO Representative to Libya, congratulates the workshop participants on their achievements in prioritizing mental health on Libya’s health agenda. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Libya 7 May 2024, Misrata, Libya – Libya’s National Mental Health Strategy 2024–2030 has been endorsed following a 2-day workshop led by WHO Libya and the...
Libya releases STEPS survey results on NCDs
Libya’s Minister of Health, the Director-General of NCDC and the WHO Representative open the national symposium on the STEPS survey results for Libya. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Libya 7 December 2023, Tripoli, Libya – Survey findings on the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Libya have just been released by the Ministry of Health and the...
WHO supports Benghazi Children’s Hospital with cancer medicines
A team from WHO Libya hands over a new batch of oncology medicines to Benghazi Children’s Hospital. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Libya 27 November 2023, Benghazi, Libya – On 23 November 2023, WHO and the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) delivered a fifth batch of oncology medicines and supplies to Benghazi Children’s Hospital to treat child cancer...
WHO and the Libyan Ministry of Health adopt the Joint Operational Plan for 2024–2025
H.E. the Minister of Health in Libya and the WHO Representative co-chaired the national consultation to adopt WHO-Libya Joint Operational Plan for 2024-2025. 15 November 2023, Tripoli, Libya – The WHO–Libya Joint Operational Plan for 2024–2025 was adopted on 14 November 2023 at a high-level consultation between the WHO Libya Country Office and...
