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Egyptian national regulatory authority reaches second highest level in WHO classification
Credit: Egyptian Drug Authority 1 August 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Egypt’s National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for vaccines reached Maturity Level 3 (ML-3) – the second highest in the WHO classification of national regulatory systems. This makes Egypt’s NRA the first to reach ML-3 for vaccine regulation in the...
Statement by WHO’s Regional Director on COVID-19 and monkeypox
26 July 2022 – Good morning from WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo and welcome to this media briefing on COVID-19 and monkeypox. Firstly, let me introduce my friend and colleague Dr Maha El Rabbat, Professor of Public Health, member of the African Union Commission for Africa Recovery, and former WHO Director-General...
WHO and ECHO support of Sudan for COVID-19 helped scale up local response to further health emergencies
As part of the COVID-19 response, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), is working with WHO to support rapid response teams working for the Ministry of Health in Khartoum. The teams are provided with training, testing kits and PPE, supportive supervision and 14 vehicles to help them respond to alerts quickly. 30...
WHO delivers 18 trucks of medical supplies to northwest Syria through the Bab-al-Hawa border crossing
21 July 2022 – The border crossing of Bab-al-Hawa saw another 18 trucks of medical supplies delivered by WHO cross from Türkiye into the conflict zone of northwest Syria as part of an interagency United Nations convoy on 8 July 2022. At a value of US$ 1.4 million, the medical supplies delivered by WHO contained emergency health kits, provisions for...
COVID-19 cases rising in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Cairo, 21 July 2022 – Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region have been reporting a continuous increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths over the last 6 consecutive weeks, with a daily average reaching 18 000 cases and 31 deaths. Easing or lifting the proven public health measures such as mask wearing and social...
UNHCR and WHO join hands to improve access to health for refugees in Sudan
15 July 2022 – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and World Health Organization (WHO) signed a letter of understanding on 6 July 2022 to enhance health services for refugees and host communities in Sudan. Building on a 2020 global memorandum of understanding, the agreement enacts the 2 agencies’ first comprehensive partnership in the country beyond...
Irish and Norwegian foreign ministers visit Bab-al-Hawa border crossing with northwest Syria
7 July 2022 – Two Ministers of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Mr Simon Coveney from Ireland and his Norwegian counterpart, Her Excellency Ms Anniken Huitfeldt, visited Bab-al-Hawa on 15 June 2022 to gain further understanding on the crucial significance of the border crossing in addressing the needs of the Syrians living across the border. For the...
USA ambassador to the UN visits Northwest Syria’s last remaining border crossing
7 July 2022 - His Excellency Jeffrey Flake, the United States of America Ambassador to Türkiye, recently escorted Her Excellency Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the USA Ambassador to the United Nations, to the last remaining humanitarian border crossing into Northwest Syria at Bab-al-Hawa. They were received by Mark Cutts, UN Deputy Regional...
Regional Director’s statement on Eid Al-Adha 2022
Cairo, 7 July 2022 – In a few days, tens of millions of people around the world will observe Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim festival marking the culmination of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham; I wish us all healthy, happy, and safe celebrations. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, this religious occasion comes at a...
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean delivers monkeypox diagnostic kits to 20 countries in 11 days
The hand carrying of items was among multiple transportation strategies employed to expedite the dispatch of monkeypox diagnostic kits from WHO’s Dubai Hub to countries of the RegionCairo, 6 July 2022 – In swift response to the global monkeypox outbreak – and true to its vision of “health for all by all: a call for solidarity and action” – the WHO’s...
