27 October 2015, Cairo, Egypt – In an effort to improve health service utilization by Syrian refugees in Egypt, WHO recently held a two-day team building and leadership course for key members of Syrian associations and NGOs supporting health care services in communities. Syrians in Egypt face an overstretched and fragmented national health system...

WHO celebrated World Hepatitis Day 2015 in Cairo in recognition of Egypt’s ‎pioneering role in combatting viral hepatitis. Egypt is supporting a comprehensive approach for tackling hepatitis through their “Plan of action for the prevention, care and treatment of viral hepatitis 2014–2018". Led by the National Committee of Control for Viral...

31 May 2015 – Egypt joined in the global commemoration of World No Tobacco Day, which this year focused on the illicit trade of tobacco, through a tobacco control stakeholder event and a public bicycle event.  The illicit trade of tobacco has devastating affects, especially on young people and low-income groups because of the increased...

The contract between WHO Egypt and the secretariat of Specialized Medical Centres has been renewed until June 2015, allowing continuity of provision of secondary and tertiary health services to Syrian refugees21 May 2015 – The World Health Organization’s Country Office, Egypt, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt,...

14 May 2015 - The recent increase in the number of people affected by the avian influenza virus H5N1 in Egypt is not related to virus mutations but rather to more people becoming exposed to infected poultry, according to a recent mission of six organizations assessing the H5N1 situation in the country.[1]  From 1 November 2014 to 30 April 2014...

This infographic provides an overview of the H5N1 situation in Egypt as of 30 April 2015. Click here to view.6 May 2015 – A total of 342 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) were reported in Egypt between March 2006 and 30 April 2015. Of these cases, 115 were fatal (case–fatality rate: 33.6%). The country has been experiencing a surge of...