لا بد من إنهاء توغل العملية العسكرية في رفح الآن وفورًا؛ فثمة خطر داهم يتهدد 1.5 مليون شخص، بينهم 600000 طفل، ويقوض سلامتهم وأمنهم.

وفي ظل كفاح النظام الصحي ليستمر في عمله وأداء مهامه، وبينما المخاطر الشديدة محدقة بحياة الآلاف، تؤكد منظمةُ الصحة العالمية وشركاؤها الالتزام…

The expansion of the military operation in Rafah must end now. The safety of 1.5 million people, including 600,000 children, is in grave danger.

As lives hang in the balance and the health system struggles to remain functional, World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are committed to staying and…

.World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan have a long standing partnership of over 60 years. I was honoured to visit the country during my first 3 months in office and speak with officials and health workers at health facilities to better understand the situation on the ground.

It was a pleasure to meet HE Prime Minister's Office, and his cabinet, in my first visit to #Pakistan as WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Director. H.E. reaffirmed his commitment to contribute to the health and well-being of the Region. Pakistan is determined to #EndPolio , and we appreciate the Government’s…

خلال زياتي #لباكستان الأسبوع الماضي، أمضيت أربعة أيام مثمرة في اجتماعات مع القيادة العليا والعاملين الصحيين والشركاء في المبادرة العالمية لاستئصال #شلل_الأطفال لمناقشة كيفية التخلص من شلل الأطفال الى الأبد، إضافة الى نقاش أهم الاحتياجات الصحية للسكان، وأولويات بناء نظام صحي قادر…

Last week in #Pakistan , I spent four very productive days including meetings with the Prime Minister, senior national and provincial leadership, health workers and partners from the Global Polio Initiative #GPEI to discuss the final mile in eradicating #polio and health needs of…

An exciting announcement today in Kabul by the Acting Health Minister of the Taliban that their top leadership will support house-to-house vaccination in the South Region is a HUGE step toward eradicating wild poliovirus in its last remaining hideouts in Afghanistan and Pakistan.…

17 out of the 22 countries and territories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region have an Infection Prevention and Control #IPC unit or programme, and 19 have developed national IPC guidelines. We need to work together to sustain this momentum and make sure that all health care…

Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective interventions to control infections and respond to public health emergencies particularly during disasters and conflicts. It is also a simple, proven way to fight antimicrobial resistance.

#WorldHandHygieneDay

لقد أظهر العاملون الصحيون في غزة تفانيًا والتزامًا بطوليين بكل ما تعنيه الكلمة.

وبالتعاون الوثيقِ مع منظمة الصحة العالمية والشركاء الدوليين في مجال الصحة، أُعيد تأهيل مجمع ناصر الطبي بعد ما تعرض له سابقًا من تدميرٍ وتخريب على إثر الحصار والهجمات المتكررة عليه. وشملت إعادة…

The commitment and dedication of Gaza's health workers are nothing short of heroic.

Alongside World Health Organization (WHO) and international health partners, Nasser Medical Complex, previously devastated as a result of being besieged and repeatedly attacked, has been refurbished, including cleaning…

شكرًا للمملكة العربية السعودية 🇸🇦 على تعهدها بمبلغ 500 مليون دولار أمريكي خلال اجتماع World Economic Forum اليوم، والذي سوف يسهم في تطعيم 370 مليون طفل سنويًا على مدى السنوات الخمس المقبلة. هذا استثمار عظيم لصالح صحة منطقتنا.

هذه الالتزامات الإقليمية، إلى جانب الالتزامات الوطنية في البلدان…

Thank you, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, for pledging US $500 million at the World Economic Forum today. This will help vaccinate 370 million children annually over the next five years - a great investment in health for our Region.

Regional commitments such as these, along with national…

Pleasure to meet Vice President Thomas Östros and the European Investment Bank team to discuss important health topics and how our collaboration is critical in tackling the most challenging of diseases such as antimicrobial resistance #AMR , #EndPolio , #TB (tuberculosis) and others.
Looking forward…

Delighted to meet with HE Muhammad Sulayman Al Jasser, President of IsDB Group and the bank’s family as they celebrate the bank’s 50th anniversary. Our collaboration has benefited hundreds of thousands globally and across the Eastern Mediterranean. We look forward to jointly…

A great discussion with Kristalina Georgieva, on the sides of the IsDB Group 50th anniversary, on how World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Monetary Fund (@IMFNews) can support Member States strengthen health economics & health financing, build on our collaboration during #COVID19 , and enhance…

Thank you, Your Excellency Minister فهد الجلاجل and وزارة الصحة السعودية for your warm #Saudi welcome to the World Health Organization (WHO) delegation yesterday. We look forward to even more fruitful discussions over the next days.