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Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the 4th Annual Meeting of UN Group of Friends to Eliminate Hepatitis

Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the 4th Annual Meeting of UN Group of Friends to Eliminate Hepatitis

22 September 2025 Excellencies, colleagues, friends, When we speak about liver disease, statistics can be overwhelming. But sometimes, a single life can shed light on an entire nation’s struggle against illness. Many of you will know Abdel Halim Hafez—the legendary Egyptian singer whose voice still moves hearts across the Arab world. He suffered...

WHO holds workshop on new vaccine introduction in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO holds workshop on new vaccine introduction in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

The WHO held a three-day regional workshop on new vaccine introduction prioritization and sequencing, in Cairo, Egypt, from 31 August to 2 September 2025. The workshop brought together representatives from 14 countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to strengthen national capacity for making proactive, evidence-informed decisions on the...

Tackling antimicrobial resistance and the collapse of microbiology diagnostics in Gaza

Tackling antimicrobial resistance and the collapse of microbiology diagnostics in Gaza

On 10 September 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean brought together an influential panel of more than 40 experts, health professionals ministry of health officials from Gaza and West Bank, and humanitarian organizations for a critical discussion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the Gaza...

Afghanistan’s hidden epidemic of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions

Afghanistan’s hidden epidemic of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions

21 September 2025, Kabul, Afghanistan – Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are taking a heavy toll on Afghanistan health system. Heart disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung conditions account for 43% of deaths in the country, a figure expected to rise above 60% by 2030, mainly among women. Substance use and road traffic accidents further...

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Connecting Regional Health Emergency Leaders to advance Continental Health Security

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Connecting Regional Health Emergency Leaders to advance Continental Health Security

16 September 2025 Morocco Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues, and partners, A very warm welcome to you all. I begin by thanking our generous hosts—His Excellency Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, and His Excellency Amine Tahraoui, Minister of Health and Social Protection of...

World Patient Safety Day 2025

World Patient Safety Day 2025

Patient safety from the start! 16 September 2025, Cairo, Egypt – World Patient Safety Day, marked each year on 17 September, is an opportunity to raise public awareness, foster collaboration between stakeholders and mobilize to improve patient safety. The theme this year – “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, accompanied by the slogan...

WHO, Africa CDC, and Morocco launch Health Emergency Leaders Network for Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean

WHO, Africa CDC, and Morocco launch Health Emergency Leaders Network for Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean

Rabat, 15 September 2025 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the Kingdom of Morocco, today opened a landmark meeting in Rabat to launch the Health Emergency Leaders Network for Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. This network is the first of its kind, bringing...

World Suicide Prevention Day 2025

World Suicide Prevention Day 2025

10 September 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Each year, on 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) – organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and co-sponsored by WHO – focuses global attention on suicide prevention, uniting communities, organizations and governments with the shared belief that suicidal behaviour is a...

Member States review the draft Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance

Member States review the draft Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance

3 September 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In response to the urgent – and  growing ­– threat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses to global health, development and security, the World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a new Global Action Plan on AMR (AMR GAP 2.0) in line with Resolution WHA77.6 and the 2024 UN Political Declaration on AMR. As part of...

Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the Member States Consultation on the new AMR global action plan

Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the Member States Consultation on the new AMR global action plan

3 September 2025 Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent threats to global health, development, and security. It jeopardizes our ability to treat common infections, threatens food security, and erodes decades of progress in health. This is a rapidly evolving challenge—growing in scope, scale, and...

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