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Stop illicit trade of tobacco products: World No Tobacco Day 2015

Stop illicit trade of tobacco products: World No Tobacco Day 2015

27 May 2015 | Cairo, Egypt – On World No Tobacco Day, 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is calling on countries to stop the illicit trade of tobacco products, by committing to, and becoming Party to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. “Ratifying, accepting, approving or...

WHO Regional Director calls for respect and safety for health care workers and facilities

WHO Regional Director calls for respect and safety for health care workers and facilities

Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director, said that new approaches were needed to ensure greater protection of people and health workers during conflict21 May 2015 – In a speech at a side meeting "A tribute to health workers" at the World Health Assembly, Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, called for respect and safety for...

Health diplomacy seminar highlights importance of engaging in global health issues for countries of the Region

Health diplomacy seminar highlights importance of engaging in global health issues for countries of the Region

Cairo, 10 May 2015 – The fourth annual seminar on global health diplomacy concluded in Cairo with a commitment from participants to advocate for the concept of health diplomacy in their respective countries. The meeting was attended by high-level representatives of health and foreign affairs, including ministers, ambassadors, deans of diplomatic...

WHO pushes the health diplomacy agenda forward in fourth high-level seminar in Cairo

WHO pushes the health diplomacy agenda forward in fourth high-level seminar in Cairo

Cairo, 2 May 2015: The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean held the fourth seminar on health diplomacy in Cairo, Egypt, from 2 to 4 May 2015. More than 90 senior officials from ministries of health and foreign affairs,  ministers and permanent missions at the United Nations in Geneva, ambassadors, heads of...

WHO warns of imminent collapse of health care services in Yemen

WHO warns of imminent collapse of health care services in Yemen

21 April 2015, Cairo, Egypt – WHO warns of an imminent collapse of health care services in Yemen. Health facilities are struggling to function as they face increasing shortages of life-saving medicines and vital health supplies, frequent disruptions in power supply and lack of fuel for generators. Lack of fuel has also disrupted functionality of...

WHO delivers life-saving health supplies into Yemen

WHO delivers life-saving health supplies into Yemen

16 April 2015, Cairo, Egypt -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered critical life-saving medicines, and medical/surgical supplies to Yemen, where fighting has resulted in hundreds killed and thousands injured, and newly displaced up to 100 000 people since March. The shipment, which landed in Sana’a today, contains more than 17 tonnes...

World Health Day 2015: From farm to plate, make food safe

World Health Day 2015: From farm to plate, make food safe

2 April 2015 ¦ Cairo – New data on the harm caused by foodborne illnesses underscore the global threats posed by unsafe foods, and the need for coordinated, cross-border action across the entire food supply chain, according to the World Health Organization, which next week is dedicating its annual World Health Day to the issue of food safety. World...

Millions of Syrians endure deteriorating health crisis: WHO calls for increased funding

Millions of Syrians endure deteriorating health crisis: WHO calls for increased funding

Aleppo, Syria, 27 March, 2015 – Ahead of next week’s third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Kuwait, the World Health Organization (WHO) appeals for US$ 124 million to continue its support to health services in the Syrian Arab Republic.  “Scenes of severely injured children and civilians are yet another stark reminder of...

WHO Regional Director reviews health situation in Iraq and sounds alarm on diminishing health response due to limited funding

WHO Regional Director reviews health situation in Iraq and sounds alarm on diminishing health response due to limited funding

Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern MediterraneanBaghdad, Iraq, 16 March, 2015 -- WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ala Alwan continues his visit to Iraq to review the unmet health needs of populations affected by the conflict due to lack of funding. Out of the US$ 314.2 million required by the health...

WHO Regional Director inaugurates primary health care centre and hands over urgently needed mobile medical clinics and ambulances to health authorities in Dohuk, Iraq

WHO Regional Director inaugurates primary health care centre and hands over urgently needed mobile medical clinics and ambulances to health authorities in Dohuk, Iraq

WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean opens primary health care centre in Dohuk, Iraq,. From left to right: Dr Sayed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative in Iraq; Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director; Dr Rekawt Hama Rasheed, Minister of Health of the Kurdistan region; Mr Naseer Shamma, Iraqi musicianErbil, Iraq, 14 March 2015 – WHO’s...

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