Tag: EMRO

13 February 2025, Cairo, Egypt – To mark World Epilepsy Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is raising awareness about ...

15 February 2025, Cairo, Egypt – As the world observes International Childhood Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is ...

10 February 2025  Your Excellency Dr Ahmad Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi, Minister of Health of Kuwait, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a ...

February 2025 Esteemed Chair, Your Excellencies, Director-General, It is my honour to brief you on the 71st session of the ...

February 2025 Esteemed Chair, Your Excellencies, Director-General, Ours is the only remaining WHO region with endemic wild poliovirus. We have ...

February 2025 Esteemed Chair, Your Excellencies, Director-General, The suffering in the Gaza Strip is beyond comprehension. Tens of thousands of ...

15 January 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The Regional Health Alliance (RHA) Strategic Dialogue, Towards One Regional WHO-UN Health Agenda in ...

29 January 2025 Good afternoon to all journalists and media representatives, and thank you for your continued efforts to shed ...

Cairo, Egypt, 29 January 2025 – On the occasion of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day 2025, the World Health ...

23 January 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Under the auspices of H.E. Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of ...

19 January 2025, Jerusalem, Cairo, Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the Gaza ceasefire, hostage and prisoner release deal, ...

On 15 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, under the leadership of Regional ...

28 December 2024 - WHO is appalled by yesterday’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which put the last major health ...

23 December 2024, Aden, Yemen – Yemen bears the highest burden of cholera globally. The country has experienced persistent cholera ...

Thousands of civilians require reconstructive surgeries and physical rehabilitation. All but one hospital are gradually reopening, while most are not ...

17 December 2024, Cairo, Egypt – In a significant step towards improving access to essential medicines, the Pan American Health ...

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 – The theme of this year’s International Migrants Day – Honouring the Contributions of Migrants and ...

12 December 2024, Cairo, Egypt — Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day is celebrated annually on 12 December. This year’s theme, ...

5 December 2024 – The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (EMJH) has published a special edition examining the role of taxation in ...

4 December 2024 Good afternoon, everyone, and greetings from Cairo. As we hold our final press briefing of the year, ...