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Statement by the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on monkeypox
Geneva, Switzerland, 26 May 2022 Dear colleagues, A warm welcome from WHO headquarters in Geneva, where I am currently attending the 75th World Health Assembly. Over the past few weeks, WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has been closely following reports of monkeypox in countries in other WHO regions where the disease is not...
First case of monkeypox reported in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
24 May 2022, Cairo, Egypt – The first case of monkeypox in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region has been reported by the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the United Arab Emirates as countries continue to scale up detection and response capacities for this viral disease. The patient is currently receiving treatment and additional suspected cases...
International Nurses Day 2022: Nurses: respect, support and appreciate them
12 May 2022 – Every year on 12 May, the world marks International Nurses Day in recognition of the tireless and invaluable contribution of nurses to health care and global health security. Nurses and midwives make up more than half of the health workforce in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. However, the Region accounts for 17% of the global...
Statement by the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in the context of COVID-19
Cairo, Egypt, 1 May 2022 — As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, almost 2 billion Muslims in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and around the world will soon celebrate the Eid al-Fitr feast. On this occasion, I would like to wish everyone in the Region and beyond a blessed, happy, safe, and healthy Eid. This is the third Eid al-Fitr feast...
WHO condemns escalating violence and attacks on health workers in West Darfur, Sudan
Cairo, Egypt, 28 April 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for the immediate cessation of armed violence in West Darfur, Sudan, that has resulted in hundreds of civilians killed or injured, the death of 2 health care workers, and attacks on 2 health facilities in the past 6 days alone. “We are extremely alarmed by reports of...
Our planet, our health: Tunisia celebrates World Health Day
HE the Minister of Health Dr Ali Al-Mrabet and Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Ms Nayla Nawira Al-Qanji sign charter to address environmental health threats in Tunisia, accompanied by acting WHO Representative Ms Joumana George Hermez (far right) 21 April 2022 – On World Health Day, under the theme “Our planet, our health”, the WHO country...
WHO Regional Director’s statement on COVID-19
20 April 2022 – As of 16 April, the Eastern Mediterranean Region has reported almost 21.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and almost 342 000 deaths. Compared to last week, this week we saw a 21% decrease in the number of newly reported cases, and a 24% decrease in newly reported deaths. However, while the trends may seem encouraging, it is...
World Health Day 2022 calls to protect our planet and our health
April 2022, Cairo – World Health Day 2022 will be celebrated globally on the 7 April, focusing on environmental threats and their effect on the health of the planet. The theme of this year's campaign is "Our planet, our health", which aims to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies more focused on well-being. ...
WHO, UNICEF, Qatar and partners meet to discuss interim health priorities in Afghanistan
Cairo/Doha/Kabul/Kathmandu, 31 March 2022 – Delegates from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, donors, Afghanistan representatives and other humanitarian partners convened in a high-level meeting hosted by the State of Qatar to discuss interim health priorities for Afghanistan over the next 18–24 months. During the 3-day meeting, organized in Doha...
Regional Director's statement on observing the holy month of Ramadan safely in 2022
Dear family, friends, and colleagues in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region and around the world, Later this week, more than a billion and a half Muslims around the world will welcome the start of the holy month of Ramadan. One of the blessings of Ramadan is that Muslims can count on it every year to revive their spiritual and religious practices,...
