Cairo, Kuwait, 14 December 2021-With a revived sense of urgency sparked by COVID-19 for innovative approaches to improve public health, WHO Country Office, in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Kuwait, organised a course titled Health Leadership for Positive Change from 6 to 9 December 2021 targeting mid and senior level officials at...

12 December 2021, Dubai – Today, the world celebrates Universal Health Coverage Day – the annual rallying point for the growing movement to ensure the right to health for every one, everywhere. Universal Health Coverage Day marks the anniversary of the United Nations’ historic and unanimous endorsement of a resolution in 2012 urging countries to...

9 December 2021 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) today hosted the final leadership lecture as part of their joint Leadership Programme on Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Response with Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s Director-General. The leadership programme, which was...

9 December 2021, Cairo, Egypt – In its eighth annual meeting, the Islamic Advisory Group (IAG) reiterated its commitment to continue supporting the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, echoing its trust in the safety and effectiveness of all routine childhood vaccinations as a lifesaving tool that aligns with Islamic shariah. The meeting further...

9 December 2021 – We’re excited to announce the return of the global Walk the Talk: Health for All challenge this UHC Day. Hosted by the World Health Organization, in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai and the Ministry of Health and Prevention of the United Arab Emirates, this year’s 24-hour global walkathon will feature people of all ages and...

Cairo, 8 December 2021 – Nine countries and territories from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region met last week for a 2-day workshop in Istanbul to prevent and advance WHO response to attacks on health care in complex humanitarian emergencies. The WHO European Centre on Preparedness for Humanitarian and Health Emergencies and the Regional Office for...

Cairo, 1 December 2021 – COVID-19 continues to take a toll on people’s lives and health across the Eastern Mediterranean Region and beyond, spreading fear and frustration. The arrival of the new variant of concern Omicron has aggravated the situation and poses potential threats to the hard-won gains of the past two years. Recent trends of...

Cairo, 28 November 2021. The emergence of the new COVID-19 variant of concern, Omicron, is a major cause of concern for the people of WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region – just as it is across the world. As of 24 November, the Region has reported over 16.7 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 308,000 deaths since the start of the...

Cairo, 17 November 2021- WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean conducted a webinar series to enhance the knowledge and skills among frontline health care workers on the most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19 over 3 sessions on 18 and 27 October, and 3 November 2021.  The webinar sessions were...

11 November 2021 – Join the WHO Director General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Angela Merkel, Michele Bachelete, Ban Ki-moon, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Soumya Swaminathan and other policy-makers and prominent academics in the virtual Global E2P Summit “COVID-19 and institutionalizing use of evidence for policy-making for health” taking place on 15-17 of...