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World Breastfeeding Week 2016: enabling conditions needed to support mothers to breastfeed anytime, anywhere
More than 170 countries in the world will be celebrating World Breastfeeding Week from 1 to 7 August 2016 to support and encourage breastfeeding practices in order to improve the health of babies around the world. Breastfeeding is the best way to provide infants with the nutrients they need. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding starting within one hour after...
WHO calls to put hepatitis C medicines within the reach of patients
July 2016, Cairo – To commemorate World Hepatitis Day this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on decision-makers and people affected by the disease to work together to put hepatitis treatment within the reach of all people living with chronic hepatitis C. The newly available treatment known as direct-acting antivirals is safe,...
WHO condemns multiple attacks on Syrian hospitals
19 July 2016 – WHO condemns the attacks on hospitals in Aleppo and Idleb governorates in the Syrian Arab Republic, and offers its condolences to the families and colleagues of the health staff and patients killed in these attacks. On 16 July, Omar Ibn Abdel Aziz hospital, located in Al-Maadi neighbourhood in the eastern part of Aleppo City, was...
WHO condemns attacks on multiple health facilities in Benghazi, Libya
26 June 2016, Tunis, Tunisia – The World Health Organization condemns recent attacks on 2 health facilities in Benghazi. Libya. On 21 June, a rocket hit the roof of the Ear, Nose and Throat and Urological Centre, directly above the operating theatres, causing damage to the roof, all oxygen supply pipes, and the central ventilation. The roof had...
Clarification on a MERS-CoV case in Saudi Arabia
23 June 2016 – Recently, some media reports have misinterpreted and erroneously reported details about Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, published on the WHO “Disease outbreak news” portal on 19 June 2016. In relation to this, WHO would like to state the following in reference to these...
WHO again reaches East Ghouta, Syria, with supplies of lifesaving treatments
21 June 2016 – With another delivery of lifesaving treatments to East Ghouta in Syria on 19 June 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reached, this year, the besieged district with over 30 tonnes of urgently needed medicines and supplies for an estimated population of 246 000 people in need. This was the sixth delivery of lifesaving...
Regional Director’s statement on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2016
20 June 2016 – As conflict rages through the Eastern Mediterranean Region, thousands of people flee their homes every day in search of safety. Faced with violence, blocked roads and sometimes limited resources, their journey is never easy. Crossing borders in search of a safer environment, many refugees still struggle to lead normal lives,...
WHO expresses concern over disease outbreaks in its response to Fallujah crisis
WHO Regional Director’s field visit to camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Amiriyat Al-Fallujah, which house more than 42 000 IPDs. 01/14 Start Stop Previous Next
WHO reaches more people in need with lifesaving treatments in Duma
13 June 2016 – Despite security challenges, WHO continues to reach people in besieged and hard-to-reach areas in Syria with health humanitarian assistance. These sites include Duma, Syria, where impediments to proper water and sanitation services have resulted in poor living, hygiene and sanitation conditions, as well as a lack of access to...
World Blood Donor Day 2016: Blood connects us all Share blood. Save lives
14 June 2016-- On the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on people all over the world to share life by donating their blood to those who need it. “Blood connects us all” is the theme selected to highlight this year’s Day celebrated worldwide on 14 June. About 6 million blood donations are...
