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Statement by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on the floods in Pakistan
Cairo/Islamabad, 5 September 2022 – We are following closely and with deep concern the humanitarian crisis currently facing the people of Pakistan as a result of devastating monsoon floods. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Pakistan, especially in the directly affected communities and including our own WHO staff and national...
Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan
Photo credit: WHO/Mohbeen Ansari Cairo – Islamabad, 30 August 2022 – As districts in Pakistan continue to be affected by massive monsoon rainfall and unprecedented levels of flooding, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of significant public health threats facing affected populations, including the risk of further spread of water- and...
WHO condemns attacks against health care in Libya
28 August 2022 – WHO is deeply alarmed by recent reports of attacks of health care facilities in Libya. According to reports from the Ministry of Health in Tripoli and Health Cluster partners, hospitals and health centres in Tripoli were attacked during widespread violence in the capital on 26 and 27 August 2022. Dozens of people were injured and...
WHO mission on mRNA technology transfer initiative in Tunisia
29 August 2022 – Tunisia is among 6 African countries (Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia) that were selected to receive mRNA technology transfer as part of a WHO initiative. A mission of senior WHO experts, who visited Tunisia from 23 to 25 August 2022, had extensive meetings with all stakeholders, including the Institut...
WHO supports Gaza’s public hospitals to better respond to the recent escalation of hostilities
Tabletop simulation during the WHO mass casualty management training for Gaza public hospitals, March 2022, Gaza Strip. Credit: WHO 23 August 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO)’s long-term support for increased preparedness and response capacity in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the Gaza Strip, proved vital during the...
Thanks to support from the Government of Germany, WHO delivers mobile clinics to Benghazi
German Ambassador to Libya Michael Unmacht greets WHO staff member on delivery of the ambulances 11 August 2022 – Using a generous contribution from the Government of Germany, WHO has delivered 2 fully equipped mobile clinics to the Directorate of Health Services in Benghazi to supplement primary health care services in the municipality. These mobile...
Statement by WHO Regional Director on monkeypox and COVID-19
23 August 2022 – Good afternoon and welcome to today’s press briefing on the latest updates on monkeypox and COVID-19. As of 20 August, 7 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region have officially reported 35 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox to WHO, with no associated deaths. Globally, the number of weekly reported new cases was...
WHO and UDER implement multi-partner project to boost primary health care services in northwest Syria
21 August 2022 – WHO, together with the Relief Experts Association UDER as implementing agency, has bolstered the provision of primary health care services in northwest Syria by rendering the facilities in the towns of Sarmada, Tarmanin, Daret Azza and Zarzour fully operational. Due to the size and scope of the project – which took place between...
Yemen-Oman twinning project to enhance critical care and save lives
21 August 2022, Aden | Muscat – As part of a fruitful inter-regional collaboration, the World Health Organization (WHO) country offices in Yemen and Oman linked the Omani Medical Specialty Board to the University of Aden Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in a recent twinning project that delivered the fundamentals of a critical care support...
Update on the monkeypox outbreak in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Cairo, 17 August 2022 – The spread of the monkeypox outbreak has been sporadic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, with 33 laboratory-confirmed cases in 6 countries and no associated deaths reported. Most cases have no travel history to areas where the outbreak is heavily circulating. The average age among reported cases are people aged 31...
