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Second high-level interregional meeting on the health of refugees and migrants
Sharm El Sheikh, 18 March 2023 – Amid the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in the Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye over a month ago, as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine now past its one-year mark, 3 WHO regional offices this week brought together governments, civil society and health partners in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the second...
Syria: the time is now
15 March 2023 – It took the massive deadly earthquake of 6 February 2023 for the global community to remember Syria, this beautiful country with its ancient civilization that has given so much to the world. The Syrian people, however, have been enduring crises and hardships of all kinds since the conflict erupted 12 years ago today. Despite their...
Health experts discuss acute respiratory infections and epidemic and pandemic preparedness in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
13 March 2023, Muscat – The third Scientific Conference on Acute Respiratory Infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Sixth meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance (EMARIS) network, organized by WHO together with partner organizations, and hosted by the Ministry of Health in Oman, is taking place...
Message from Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director, on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023
“Digit ALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” Cairo, Egypt, 8 March 2023 – Today we celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 under the theme “Digit ALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. How can new technologies contribute to better health and well-being and reduce gender gaps in health? COVID-19 showed that technology is...
WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response
Cairo/Amman, 8 March 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group (SIG), and Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign in earthquake-hit areas of northwest Syria. During the campaign, 1.7 million doses...
Novo Nordisk Foundation supports earthquake-affected Syrians with DKK 13 million
6 March 2023 – The Novo Nordisk Foundation is granting Danish Krone (DKK) 13 million (approximately €1.75 million) to provide lifesaving emergency relief, as well as health and food assistance to northwest Syria following the recent earthquakes. Two weeks after a series of devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic, another...
Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries highlights impact of South-South cooperation
UNOSSC, IBSA and India-UN Fund outreach for development of least developed countries 5 March 2023, Doha – On the sidelines of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, the catalytic power of South-South cooperation to enable transformational development in least developed countries was celebrated. Eminent personalities...
Syria: “Enough is enough”
26 February 2023 – Buildings pancaked flat over sleeping populations in several governorates in Syria when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on the dawn of 6 February 2023. Heartbroken mothers are grieving their young, fathers are seeking shelter for their now homeless families, and children want to awake from a nightmare that suddenly snatched any...
WHO health supplies continue to flow into all areas in Syria affected by the earthquake
Third charter flight of WHO supplies lands in Damascus Airport, 20 February, 2023. Credit: WHO Cairo, 23 February 2023 – In response to the immense health needs of the Syrian people caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February, 2023, WHO Field Presence in Gaziantep trans-shipped yesterday another...
Regional Director's briefing on earthquake in southern Türkiye and northern Syria
152nd Executive Board Meeting, January–February, 2023 7 February 2023 – Let me again express my deepest condolences to the people of Syria. As my colleague Dr Iman Shankiti noted, we expect the death toll to increase in the coming days. Our hearts and thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those whose lives were lost as a result of this tragic...
