The meeting attracted participants from diverse backgrounds to discuss the role of the media in tobacco use in Egypt. Photo credit: WHO23 May 2012 – WHO and the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population held a round table discussion on media and tobacco at the Fairmont Hotel in Cairo on 20 May 2012.  The discussion attracted 50 participants from...

24 April 2012 – This week Egypt has been celebrating two important immunization events – a national polio immunization campaign and Vaccination Week. The polio immunization campaign began on Saturday 21 April when the Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt, in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF, began to conduct a series of national...

The collaboration agreement brings together the Ministry of Health and Population, WHO country office and the National Research Institute. Photo credit: WHO.2 April 2012 – A joint agreement for setting up a tobacco cessation clinic was signed on 2 April 2012 between the Ministry of Health and Population, WHO country office and the National...

The mission gathered experts from different agencies to assess the current status of viral hepatitis in Egypt. Photo credit: WHO.18 February 2012 – Viral hepatitis is an immense public health problem in Egypt. More than eight million people suffer from chronic infection and more than 150 000 new cases occur every year.  In response to this...

12 February 2012 – The continued collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Population and the WHO country office was reinforced though a meeting on 12 February between the Regional Director of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, the Minister of Health and Population and the WHO Representative in Egypt. The most important...

31 January 2012 – Pictogram warning labels for cigarette boxes in Egypt. Photo credit: WHOA set of four new pictorial health warnings were introduced in Egypt on all tobacco products in January 2012. Pictorial health warnings on tobacco packages are a cost-effective means to increase public awareness about the dangers of tobacco use.  The WHO...