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World Health Organization delivers dialysis supplies to Ministry of Health of Libya
25 October 2017 – The World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Libya delivered 20 000 dialysis units to the Ministry Of Health of Libya on 25 October 2017. The dialysis units have been procured from Belgium with financial resources provided by the Ministry of Health of Libya, in addition to 300 000 € provided by the Italian Agency for...
WHO delivers medical supplies to Sabha Medical Centre
8 August 2017 – The World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Libya delivered on 8 August 2017 10 International Emergency Health Kits (IEHK) which are standardized kit of essential medicines, supplies and equipment to Sabha Medical Centre. This kits were procured with financial assistance from the European Union Civil Protection and...
WHO's response to humanitarian needs in Brak Alshaati, Libya
31 May 2017 – The World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Libya delivered on 28 May 2017, 5 emergency trauma kits to treat 500 moderate and serious injuries to Brak Alshaati (Alzwaya Centre and Bergen Hospital). About 140 people have been killed in recent conflict in Brak Alshaati and more than 200 people have suffered moderate to...
Polio immunization campaign conducted in the south of Libya
16 May 2017 – In continuation of WHO efforts to prevent importation of poliovirus to Libya, WHO in coordination with UNICEF, has supported the efforts of the national Centre for Disease Control in the implementation of a subnational immunization campaign in 8 districts of the south of the country, including children of migrants and internally...
Review and planning meeting to ensure access to life-saving health care services in the south of Libya
Participants at the review and planning meeting for health services in the south of LibyaA review and planning meeting to ensure access to life-saving health care services in the south of Libya was held by WHO on 21 April 2017. It was attended by all hospital directors and managers of health services from the 8 regions of the south, in addition...
European Union and WHO strengthen access to medicines and health information in Libya
29 March 2017 – Today the European Union (EU) and WHO launched a new programme to support the Libyan Ministry of Health to maintain and strengthen health services across the country. This new programme, running over 24 months with a contribution of € 3.6 million from the EU, targets 2 key aspects of Libya's health system – supply chain management and...
