Meetings of the RC68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
13 October 2021, Cairo ‒ The 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean resumed its session today tackling the Region’s most pressing public health issues through technical papers and panel discussions. Today’s three technical papers emphasized key health concerns and proposed a strategy for integrated disease...
High-level engagement sustained during session on polio at the Sixty-eighth session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
13 October 2021 - The third meeting of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks took place on Tuesday 12 October as part of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region’s Sixty-eighth session of the Regional Committee. Dr Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, Egypt, and Co-Chair for the Subcommittee, reported back to Member...
Rebuilding better and fairer: WHO 68th session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean starts regular sessions today
12 October 2021, Cairo ‒ The WHO 68th session of the Regional Committee started its programme today with a presentation by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on the 2020 Annual Report. Dr Al-Mandhari outlined the main actions taken over the past two years in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as an...
68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean opens in Cairo
Cairo, 11 October 2021 ‒ The 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean was inaugurated today in Cairo by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and H.E. Dr Hala Zayed, Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population and chair of last year’s...
68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
7 October 2021, Cairo ‒ As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean will be held virtually for a second year. Health ministers and high-level representatives of the 22 countries of WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region, along with partner organizations and civil society, will...
Statement by WHO's Regional Director at WHO's press briefing on Afghanistan and Lebanon
23 September 2021 – The Eastern Mediterranean Region, which I represent, covers 22 countries from northern Africa, across the Middle East and as far as parts of southern Asia. It was beset by multiple crises even before the COVID-19 pandemic – and is home to 43% of people who need humanitarian assistance globally, and the source 64% of the...
Joint statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, and Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on Lebanon
19 September 2021, Beirut, Lebanon – We have just concluded a two-day visit to Beirut, Lebanon to reiterate our commitment to the people of Lebanon and express our solidarity and continued support. Since the Beirut port blast last year, the country and its people have slipped even further into despair. The current economic crisis has increased...
WHO Regional Director’s opening remarks at press briefing, Lebanon
17 September 2021 – I join Dr Tedros in thanking you – the media – as well as all health workers, civil society, donors, UN sister agencies and health partners for the enormous efforts made, particularly over the past two years, to prioritize the well-being of people in Lebanon and ensure the continuity of health care delivery. Over the past two...
Statement on COVID-19 by WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
15 September 2021 – As of 12 September 2021, the Eastern Mediterranean Region has reported more than 15 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 278,000 deaths. Over the past few weeks, we have seen the overall number of cases and deaths in our Region decline, but the situation remains fragile and unpredictable. Since the beginning of the...
WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan
Kabul/Cairo, 30 August 2021 - A plane carrying WHO medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan today, 30 August, at 12:25 pm local time. This is the first shipment of medical supplies to land in Afghanistan since the country came under control of the Taliban authorities. “After days of non-stop work to find a solution, I am very pleased...
