Tag: EMRO

15 April 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Two years into the conflict, Sudan’s health system is at breaking point. As the ...

Jerusalem, Cairo, Geneva, 7 April 2025 – On World Health Day, with the theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,” the Gaza Strip ...

On World Health Day, marked every year on 7 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for global action ...

March 2025, Doha, Qatar – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy concluded a successful official visit ...

24 March 2025 Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean region, particularly in low- and middle-income ...

18 March 2025 Colleagues, members of the press,  Good afternoon.  Thank you for joining us today.  Before I begin my ...

17 March 2025, Kabul, Afghanistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan is deeply concerned that funding shortages could ...

6 March 2025 – “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, ...

5 March 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In 2024, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health ...

On the occasion of Obesity Day, 4 March 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for urgent action to ...

2 March 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The theme of World Hearing Day 2025, marked annually on 3 March, builds on ...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 28 February 2025 Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Partners, and colleagues, As this policy dialogue on strengthening ...

Polio campaign in Gaza Strip reaches around 603 000 children with better access 28 February 2025, Jerusalem/Amman/Geneva – A five-day mass ...

26–28 February 2025, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean ...

Agreements strengthen cholera response and malaria prevention in Yemen, boost global polio eradication efforts and support dialysis treatment for Sudanese ...

Geneva, Switzerland – 25 February 2025 – The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) – one of the ...

20 February 2025 – Substance use disorders represent one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time, with ...

19 February 2025 – The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign ...

World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy paid an official visit to Kuwait between ...

13 February 2025 Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to join you in inaugurating the Poliovirus ...