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World Blood Donor Day: Don’t wait until disaster strikes. Give blood now.
12 June 2017, Cairo – Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event serves to thank blood donors for their life-saving gift of blood and to raise awareness of the need for regular blood donations throughout the year to ensure the availability of safe blood supplies for patients in need. This year’s...
Japan's support to WHO boosts lifesaving health interventions for IDPs and refugees in Ninewa, Erbil and Duhok
Baghdad, 29 May 2017 – The Government of Japan extended its support to the World Health Organization in March this year with a donation of over US$ 1 million to implement a project to provide integrated lifesaving services in camps for internally displaced people and Syrian refugees in the hosting governorates of Ninewa, Erbil and Duhok. Through...
WHA side event discusses SDGs, polio eradication and emergencies
24 May 2017 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean convened a meeting for delegates of countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region as a side event at the Seventieth World Health Assembly. The meeting discussed the Sustainable Development Goals, polio eradication and emergencies. Sustainable Development Goals Superseding the...
WHO’s Regional Director presents roadmap for WHO’s work in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Geneva, 23 May 2017 – The Seventieth World Health Assembly (WHA) opened yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland, and will take place until 31 May 2017. The Health Assembly is being attended by nearly 4000 delegates from WHO’s 194 Member States and partner organizations and is WHO’s highest decision-making body, setting out organizational policy and approving...
Tobacco damages more than health; stop tobacco and drive sustainable development
Cairo, Egypt, 18 May, 2017 — On this World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments, partners, communities and individuals to stop using tobacco and drive sustainable development. The slogan for this year’s Day is “Say no to tobacco”. Tobacco control can protect health, reduce poverty and promote development....
Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week: speed management key to saving lives
HE the Minister of Health and Population of Egypt Dr Ahmed Emad El Din Rady and WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Mahmoud Fikri at the opening of the fourth UN Road Safety Week in the Regional Office Cairo, Sunday 14 May 2017 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ministry of...
WHO responds to resurgent cholera in Yemen
11 May 2017, Sana’a, Yemen — The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are responding to an upsurge in cholera transmission in several parts of Yemen that has claimed 51 lives and caused around 2752 suspected cases since 27 April 2017. WHO has rapidly distributed medicines and medical supplies, including cholera kits, oral rehydration...
Prime Minister of Tunisia Yousef El-Shahed honours WHO Regional Director Dr Mahmoud Fikri at World Congress on Road Safety
4 May 2017 – During the 13th session of the Prevention of Road Incidents World Congress on Road Safety, inaugurated in Tunis yesterday, Wednesday 3 May 2017, H.E. Tunisian Prime Minister Yousef El-Shahed honoured Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. The congress started its working sessions today. The first...
“Fight antibiotic resistance … it’s in your hands”
2 May 2017, Cairo – World Hand Hygiene Day, marked globally on 5 May, highlights the importance of hand hygiene in health care. The slogan of this year’s campaign is “Fight antibiotic resistance … it’s in your hands”, illustrating the important relationship between good infection prevention and control practices like washing your hands and...
WHO Regional Director meets Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir
WHO Representative Dr Naeema Al Ghasseer and WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Mahmoud Fikri meeting with the President of Sudan Omar Hassan Ahmad El BashirKhartoum, 20 April 2017 – WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Mahmoud Fikri has just concluded a 2-day visit to Sudan. During his visit, he met with the...
