بتمويل من الاتحاد الأوروبي وصندوق الإغاثة المركزي للطوارئ: منظمة الصحة في ليبيا تصل باللوازم الطبية الضرورية للمناطق المحرومة من الخدمات في الجنوب

6 كانون الأول/ ديسمبر 2017، تونس، طرابلس--نجح مكتب منظمة الصحة العالمية في ليبيا في الوصول بالإمدادات الطبية التي تمس الحاجة إليها إلى مستودع الإمدادات الطبية بفزان لتلبية الاحتياجات الصحية العاجلة للآلاف من سكان المناطق الجنوبية المحرومين من الخدمات الصحية الملائمة. ويتم حالياً توزيع تلك الإمدادات على المستشفيات والمراكز الطبية في الجنوب والتي تم تمويلها بدعم قدمته المعونة الإنسانية والحماية المدنية التابعة للاتحاد الأوروبي (إيكو) وصندوق الإغاثة المركزي للطوارئ (سيرف).

تشتمل الإمدادات على 10 حزم طبية من النوع بي المعدة للمعالجة أكثر من ألف إصابة متوسطة إلى شديدة، وثلاثة حزم طبية لمعالجة الأمراض غير السارية كل منها توفر إمدادات أساسية لمعالجة المصابين بالأمراض غير السارية مثل الأدوية اللازمة لمعالجة مرضى القلب والإنسولين ولوازم قياس مستوى السكري في الدم وبخاخ موسع الشعب الهوائية لمعالجة الربو. وقد أعدت كل حزمة طبية بحيث تكفي 30 ألف شخص لمدة حوالي ثلاثة أشهر، فضلاً عن 12 صندوقاً من موسع الشعب الهوائية لمعالجة أكثر من 3600 حالة. ويتم توزيع هذه الإمدادات بناءً على الحتياجات العاجلة في الجنوب الليبي.

علاوة على ذلك، تم توزيع 11 من أجهزة التنفس الاصطناعي من قبل مكتب منظمة الصحة العالمية في ليبيا على مستشفى تراغين ومركز سبها الطبي ومركز سبها للسرطان ومستشفى مرزق وكلها في مناطق تعد الأكثر تعرضاً للمخاطر والأقل تمتعاً بالخدمات الطبية في مناطق الجنوب الليبي.

ومن شأن توفير أجهزة التنفس الاصطناعي أن ينقذ آلاف الأرواح من خلال تقوية نظام التنفس الطبيعي في وحدات الرعاية المركزة.

وبهذه المناسبة تجدد منظمة الصحة العالمية التزامها الإنساني المتواصل ودعمها للقطاع الصحي في مختلف أنحاء ليبيا. كما تعرب عن شكرها العميق لكل من المعونة الإنسانية والحماية المدنية التابعة للاتحاد الأوروبي (إيكو) وصندوق الإغاثة المركزي للطوارئ (سيرف) على ألتزامهما بمواصلة توفير الدعم وتلبية الاحتياجات الصحية الإنسانية في ليبيا.

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لمزيد من المعلومات:

الدكتور سيد جعفر حسين

ممثل منظمة الصحة العالمية ورئيس بعثتها في ليبيا

إيميل: عنوان البريد الإلكتروني هذا محمي من روبوتات السبام. يجب عليك تفعيل الجافاسكربت لرؤيته.,

For more than three years, the people of Hawiija district in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq, were cut off from lifesaving health care and immunization services, leaving many children susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases. “For years, I worried that my children may contract polio and measles or die,” said Hadija, a 32-year-old mother of three children.

In September 2017, the district became accessible following military operations launched by the Government of Iraq. WHO, together with Kirkuk Directorate of Health, immediately deployed mobile medical teams to provide immunization services, and health care for people suffering from trauma injuries or chronic disease conditions.

Five mobile medical teams were deployed to Khan, Tal Ali, Abbassi, Masanaa, Al Zab and Ryadh areas. Since then, from mid-September to 15 November 2017, more than 10000 people in Hawiija district have benefited from WHO’s support, including 1563 children vaccinated against childhood immunizable diseases.

Although these newly accessible areas are still security compromised, WHO saw urgency in delivering health care to thousands of people that had been cut off from aid for years, and whose health was being compromised day by day. Five main health facilities have been partially or completely damaged, in addition to Hawija general hospital. Currently, only the Kirkuk Directorate of Health and WHO-supported frontline health teams are delivering immunization services in these areas.

Among the beneficiaries is Hadija, who brought two of her children to the mobile teams for vaccination. “I believe that vaccination prevents many childhood diseases and can save my children. I take this seriously and it has always been a top priority when it comes to the health of my children,” she said.

“Being cut off from regular health services worried me. I thought of my children and how they may become disabled or die. Now we have health teams that move around our village to ensure that not only children, but everyone has access to health care,” added Hadijah.

The WHO-supported mobile teams deliver a comprehensive package of lifesavi

ng health services that include vaccination, medical consultations,

 medicines, referrals, health promotion and treatment for chronic conditions. In addition, the teams conduct water quality monitoring, and distribution of chlorine tablets at household levels.

Additional 30 mobile medical teams will be deployed to Hawiija on 3 December 2018 to vaccinate children during an upcomingimmunization campaign.

To date in 2017, financial support from European Union Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), the Office of United States Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the Government of Germany has allowed WHO to deploy more than 70 lifesaving mobile teams to hard to reach areas and newly accessible locations across Iraq.

For more information, please contact:

Pauline Ajello

Communications Officer

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+964 7510101460

Ajyal Sultany

Communications Officer

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+964 7510101469

Date and location

The venue of the sixty-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee is the Serena Hotel. This hotel is located on Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy, Islamabad; around 16 km from the airport (19 minutes by car).

Date and location The Sixty-fourth session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean is scheduled to take place in the Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan from Monday 9 October to Thursday 12 October 2017, inclusive. 

Address 

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On 9 October 2017, at 09.00, the pre-RC technical meetings will take place in (Sheesh Mahal, Hall # 2 and 3), followed by the inaugural session of the Regional Committee, in the same hall, at 19:00.

Registration for participation The registration form for participation in the Sixty-fourth session of the Regional Committee is attached as Annex A. Each participant should complete the form and return it to the WHO Secretariat not later than 31 August 2017.

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The Regional Director, in consultation with the Regional Committee, may invite States not members of the Committee to participate without vote in the sessions of the Committee. The Regional Director, in consultation with the Regional Committee, may also invite nongovernmental organizations to participate in the deliberations of the Committee (Rule 2 of the Rules of Procedure).

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The working languages of the Committee are Arabic, English and French. Statements made in any of these languages will be interpreted simultaneously into the other two languages.

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The provisional agenda for this Regional Committee (Document EM/RC64/1) is attached as Annex B. Further official documentation of the session will be available in Arabic, English and French on the home page of the session (…………………….) from early September 2017. Documents will not be dispatched by post. Furthermore, participants are kindly requested to bring all documents to the session, as only a limited number of hard copies will be available.

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Travellers are strongly advised to have their return flights confirmed before departing for Pakistan, as onward reservations and deviations may be difficult to obtain at short notice. The Secretariat will provide assistance with travel arrangements during the session, if needed.

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The journey time by car from the airport to the hotel is around 

30 minutes.

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Health requirements on arrival/departure For the participants coming from Africa the yellow fever certificate is needed. 

Insurance The Secretariat cannot accept liability for personal accidents or loss of or damage to the private property of participants and accompanying persons, either during or indirectly arising from attendance at the sixty-fourth session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean. Participants should make their own arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance.

Accommodation Hotel accommodation has been arranged at Serena Hotel. Hotel rates are included in the booking request (Annex A). Participants should complete the form and return it to the WHO Secretariat not later than 31 August 2017.

Hotel bookings will be arranged as and when requests are received and participants will be advised by return about action taken. It is important that requests for hotel accommodation are complete, with the exact duration of stay and number of room bookings to be made, as well as whether each room or suite should be for single or double occupancy.

Please note that the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean cannot guarantee accommodation and rates for requests received after 31 August 2017.

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Banking facilities

The current exchange rate is PAK 104.78 to US$ 1 which is subject to change should there be a revision in rates. Foreign currency can be exchanged at the hotel or at any bank in Islamabad or authorized dealers. The hotel bank is open 24 hours. Major credit cards are accepted in most establishments.

Climate In October the weather is expected to be hot during the day and warm in the evening. Temperatures during this time of the year range between a maximum of 30 ºC and a minimum of 15 ºC.