25 April 2026, Cairo, Egypt – World Malaria Day 2026 comes at a critical moment. Under the theme “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must”, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for urgent action to halt rising risks and get malaria elimination efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region back on track. Malaria is surging across parts...

16 April 2026, Cairo, Egypt — The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has launched a Community of Practice on artificial intelligence for disaster and emergency response surveillance through the WHO Collaboratory platform. The initiative brings together national authorities, practitioners, researchers,...

14 April 2026, Geneva, Cairo, Port Sudan – After three years of war, Sudan now accounts for the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 34 million people needing aid, 21 million lacking health services, and repeated attacks crippling a medical system already weakened by disease and hunger. While the situation is improving in some states, the...

10 April 2026, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$ 800 000 from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) to support the health response in Iran over a three-month period, as the health system continues to face significant strain following weeks of hostilities. “The release of WHO CFE funds for Iran coincides with a...

8 April 2026 Good morning. Thank you for joining us. This week we marked World Health Day, but the health situation across the Eastern Mediterranean Region is fast deteriorating. Multiple crises are claiming lives, driving mass displacement, and pushing already fragile health systems to the brink. A few days ago, WHO was forced to suspend medical...

7 April 2026, Cairo, Egypt – On World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments, partners, health workers and communities across the Eastern Mediterranean Region to unite under the theme “Together for health. Stand with science.” This year’s campaign celebrates the power of scientific collaboration to protect the health of...

7 April 2026  World Health Day 2026 calls on all of us to stand with science. Science is the cornerstone of everything we do in health. It helps us understand diseases, develop vaccines and treatments, and deliver care more efficiently and affordably—making services more equitable and accessible. It enables better, evidence-based decisions and helps...

Cairo, Egypt, 2 April 2026 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a US$ 30.3 million flash appeal to support its health response to the escalating conflict across the Middle East, focusing on Lebanon, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, the Syrian Arab Republic and Jordan. The appeal covers the period from March to August 2026 and...

24 March 2026, Cairo, Egypt – Under the theme of this year’s World Tuberculosis Day (WTBD 2026) – Yes! We can end TB! Led by countries. Powered by people – the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for urgent and sustained action to reverse the TB epidemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. TB remains a significant public health concern...

17 March 2026 – Conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, unfolding a multi-layered public health emergency. Increasing numbers of deaths and injuries are being reported, with over 1,440 deaths and more than 18,700 injuries reported in Iran, and more than 886 deaths and 2105 injuries in Lebanon. Displacement is also rising rapidly, with...