High-level meeting moves health diplomacy agenda forward
The concept of health diplomacy refers to the negotiation process that shapes and manages the global policy environment for healthCairo, 6 May 2014 – The third regional seminar on global health diplomacy concluded Sunday in WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo, Egypt. More than 50 high-level officials and experts in health...
WHO statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee concerning the international spread of wild poliovirus
5 May 2014 -The Emergency Committee convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations [IHR (2005)] was held on 28 April 2014 and on 29 April 2014. The Committee advised that the international spread of polio January-April 2014 (normally low-transmission season) constitutes an ‘extraordinary event’ and a public health...
WHO holds third regional seminar on health diplomacy in Cairo
29 April 2014 – The relationship between health and foreign policy interests has progressed in recent years as health moves beyond its purely technical realm to become a critical element in foreign policy, trade and security. The broad political, social and economic implications of health issues have brought more diplomats into the health arena and...
WHO vigilant on new Middle East respiratory syndrome developments
Cairo, 23 April, 2014 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the rising number of cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in recent weeks, especially in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and in particular that two significant outbreaks occurred in health facilities. “Approximately 75% of the recently reported...
Celebrating World Immunization Week 2014 in the Region “Are you up to date?”
Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective health interventions and prevents between an estimated two and three million deaths every year in all age groups24–30 April 2014 – Throughout the last week of April, more than 180 countries around the world will be celebrating World Immunization Week. This important initiative has...
Lebanon launches nationwide polio immunization campaign
Officials fear that the risks of under-immunization are not clearly understood by the publicBeirut, 10 April 2014 –As the threat of polio grows across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon today launched a national polio immunization campaign to prevent polio regaining a foothold in Lebanon after an absence of...
WHO supports provision of vital medicines in Syria with funding from the Government of Kuwait, 9 April 2014
Cairo, 9 April 2014 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has received a contribution of US$ 10 million from the Government of Kuwait to support its activities in Syria as a result of the crisis. This contribution is a continuation of the US$ 35 million support already provided by Kuwait in 2013. “WHO extends its profound gratitude to the...
World Health Day 2014: small bite, big threat
3 April 2014 – The aim of World Health Day 2014 is to raise awareness of the problem of vector-borne diseases and encourage individuals and communities to take action to protect themselves against the vectors that cause disease. Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens and parasites from one infected person (or animal) to another, putting...
World TB Day 2014: a call to find, treat and cure all TB patients
TB is curable. World TB Day 2014 is a call to find, treat and cure TB18 March 2014 - “Find…treat…cure tuberculosis (TB) patients” is the call of this year’s World TB Day, due to be marked globally on 24 March 2014. Under the slogan ‘Each patient counts’, WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is calling this year for legislation on TB...
International Ear Care Day 2014: avoiding hearing loss
Providing diagnostic procedures with appropriate professional education and affordable hearing aids services worldwide is the most effective and cost-effective way to reduce the burden of hearing impairment2 March 2014 - “Ear care can avoid hearing loss” is the theme for International Ear Care Day 2014. Celebrated on 3 March every year, the Day is...
