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WHO supports Syria’s first specialized burns unit to meet growing need for treatment

WHO supports Syria’s first specialized burns unit to meet growing need for treatment

Geography student, Jinan, suffers from severe burns on her arms, legs, neck and chest after a massive explosion near her home in Damascus. She is currently being treated at al-Mouwassat hospital. Photo credit: WHO/Syria17 September 2013 – "I’ll be home in a couple of minutes’, she said on the phone. A moment later, I heard the explosion and I knew...

Sudan scales up efforts to improve maternal and child health

Sudan scales up efforts to improve maternal and child health

Sudan has made tremendous progress over the last two decades, however, the country still has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the Region and the life time risk of death for a mother in Sudan is 1 in 32. 1 September 2013 – on 28 August Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health together with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the...

Floods hit Eastern Mediterranean Region

Floods hit Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO staff and volunteers carry boxes of medicines and supplies while they cross flooded areas to reach a health facility in Aroma locality, Kassala, East Sudan. A. Alhassan/WHO21 August 2013 – Floods affecting parts of the Eastern Mediterranean Region have killed hundreds of people and left thousands more homeless. As the monsoon season begins,...

Statement by the WHO Regional Director on World Humanitarian Day 2013

Statement by the WHO Regional Director on World Humanitarian Day 2013

World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the globe. 19 August 2013 – When we talk about the World Health Organization’s work in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, our focus is usually on the millions of people affected by war and natural disasters and in need of humanitarian...

Breastfeeding support: close to mothers

Breastfeeding support: close to mothers

WHO remains firmly committed to protecting and promoting breastfeeding and supporting mothers to give their babies the best start in life.30 July 2013 – From 1 to 7 August 2013, more than 170 countries will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week under the theme of “Breastfeeding support: close to mothers”. Breastfeeding is the best source of...

Hepatitis, the silent killer: know it … confront it

Hepatitis, the silent killer: know it … confront it

Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D and E can cause acute and chronic infection and inflammation of the liver that can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. 25 July 2012 – World Hepatitis Day will be celebrated globally on 28 July 2013 under the slogan of: “This is hepatitis. Know it. Confront it”. The campaign emphasizes the fact that hepatitis remains...

Emergency Committee advises on MERS-CoV, 17 July 2013

Emergency Committee advises on MERS-CoV, 17 July 2013

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that includes viruses that may cause a range of illnesses in humans, from the common cold to SARS. There is very limited information on transmission, severity and clinical impact. Photo credit: Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Center.An Emergency Committee convened by WHO’s...

In focus: WHO supports health of Syrian refugees in Iraq

In focus: WHO supports health of Syrian refugees in Iraq

"The current security situation and my wish to protect my children forced me to leave my home," said Samira, a middle-aged Syrian mother who fled the Syrian Arab Republic with her four children seven months ago and now lives in Domiz camp in Iraq. "We are living in crowded conditions, but we are safe and healthy and receiving food and health...

More than half of the world’s refugees from the Region

More than half of the world’s refugees from the Region

To support national health authorities in countries hosting displaced populations, WHO works with UNHCR, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and other partners to ensure the provision of health services to refugees and host communities. Photo credit: Heba Aly/IRIN.2 July 2013 – More than 55% of the world’s refugee population come...

Global report highlights impact of violence on women’s health

Global report highlights impact of violence on women’s health

The study highlights the need for all sectors to engage in eliminating tolerance for violence against women and better support for women who experience it.23 June 2013 – The first global report on the worldwide prevalence of violence against women and the serious impact of violence on women’s health was released on 20 June 2013. The report,...

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