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World Health Day 2018
Dr Syed Jaffar Hussein, His Excellency Dr Omar Bashir Al-Tahir and colleagues in front of a WHO mobile clinicTripoli, 7 April 2018 – Libya celebrated World Health Day 2018 by holding a seminar at Tripoli University Hospital on ‘Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere’, this year’s theme. It was organized jointly by WHO, the Ministry of...
WHO condemns attack on Sebha Medical Centre
5 April 2018 – The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns the attack on the Sabha Medical Centre in the south of Libya which was shelled on 2 April 2018. The environment has become too dangerous for health services to be delivered. Repeated attacks on health facilities will lead to closure of health facilities, adding to the sufferring of the...
Migrant health assessment mission in Libya, 27–30 March 2018
4 April 2018 – WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Libya and the International Organization for Migration conducted an assessment on the public health needs of migrants and host communities in Libya, from 27 to 30 March 2018. WHO approaches the refugee and migrant health issue from the perspective of "leaving no one behind". As...
WHO provides essential medical supplies to Derna hospital funded by ECHO
19 March 2018, Tunis – In the context of the ongoing response to the crisis in Derna, the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided Derna Hospital with 148 saline infusion boxes which contain about 2800 bottles of saline infusion sets. These supplies funded by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) are considered as...
Road traffic injury, disability and rehabilitation in Libya
Developing a strategic plan to address priority needs 14 March 2018 – The WHO country office in Libya with the support of WHO staff from headquarters and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean conducted a 3-day workshop which was developed in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Libya. The workshop was attended by 25...
UK Government and WHO, in partnership with Ministry of Health, launch project to support access to primary health care services
14 March 2018 – Primary health care is the pillar of health systems. By providing access to quality preventive and curative care, strong primary health care services play a critical role in preventing epidemics; improving women’s and children’s health; controlling major infectious diseases, such as HIV and TB; and managing the rising burden of...
