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WHO director thanks Egypt for support with medical evacuations, health care in Gaza

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 - 11:37 GMT

World Health Organization [WHO] director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanked Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, Algeria, Italy, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Tunisia, Oman, Jordan and the USA for their support with medical evacuations and health care in Gaza

After escaping death, WHO chief describes chaos after Israeli air strikes in Yemen

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 - 03:48 GMT

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), recounted a terrifying experience following Israeli air strikes in Sanaa on Thursday.

Egypt 1st African country to attain WHO Maturity Level 3 for medicines & vaccines

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 - 02:29 GMT

The four-level classification is carried out using the Global Benchmarking Tool comprising 260 indicators, with Level 3 being the second highest.

WHO warns of strong possibility of imminent famine in areas of northern Gaza

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 - 12:19 GMT

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Saturday that the warning of global food security experts made about the possibility of a famine in the northern Gaza Strip is very worrying.

WHO: Monkeypox outbreak in 14 African countries

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 - 10:52 GMT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its 39th report on the outbreak of monkeypox across several African nations

WHO approves first emergency use diagnostic test for Mpox

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 - 10:30 GMT

The WHO has added the first in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for mpox to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL), a key step in improving global access to mpox testing.

Over 500K children under 10 yrs old vaccinated against polio in Gaza: WHO

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 - 03:17 GMT

The 12-day campaign successfully administered the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to 558,963 children, thanks to meticulous planning and coordination.

WHO seeks $87.4M to combat Monkeypox outbreak

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 - 01:50 GMT

WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern on August 14th, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated international action.

WHO on World Humanitarian Day: 100M in eastern mediterranean need aid

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 - 10:27 GMT

World Humanitarian Day 2024: WHO Highlights the Urgent Needs in the Eastern Mediterranean

WHO: Polio vaccination campaign expected to launch in Gaza in Aug.

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 - 06:18 GMT

World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that two rounds of a polio vaccination campaign are expected to be launched at the end of August and during September 2024 across the Gaza Strip to prevent the spread of circulating variant type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2).

Egypt escalates preparedness at entry points after WHO's mpox emergency declaration

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 - 09:37 GMT

The Ministry of Health confirmed the activation of necessary preventive measures at the country's entry points to avert the spread of this infectious disease

WHO declares mpox global health emergency

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 - 09:40 GMT

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency.

WHO reports 934 Mpox cases, 4 deaths across 26 countries

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 - 01:18 GMT

Most Affected Regions and Case Distribution

WHO sends over 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza children

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 - 04:01 GMT

It added that the detection of polio in Gaza’s wastewater indicates that the virus has been circulating in the community, posing a risk to unvaccinated children.

WHO: Egypt managed to eliminate diseases, viruses through '100 Million Healthy Lives' campaign

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 05:11 GMT

Speaking at a press conference held by the WHO's regional bureau on Monday on the occasion marking World Immunization Week, Hajjeh added that Egypt has become the first country globally to receive a certificate from the WHO in recognition of its success in eliminating Hepatitis C.

WHO tries to send more aid to Gazans through Egypt: Spokeswoman

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 09:09 GMT

Margaret Harris said that The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to deliver the necessary supplies and aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

WHO assistance sufficient for months arrives in Gaza loaded on 4 trucks

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 - 07:48 GMT

The WHO announced that the convoy of aid that arrived in Gaza Strip Saturday through Rafah Crossing consisted of four lorries carrying medicines and medical supplies from the organization.

WHO calls on Israel to immediately rescind its evacuation order in north Gaza

Sat, 14 Oct 2023 - 08:15 GMT

WHO said that a mass evacuation would represent a disaster for patients, health workers and other civilians who would remain in the area or be trapped during the Mass exodus.

WHO holds health action marathon in Cairo Monday

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 - 08:54 GMT

This came on the sidelines of the opening of the 70th Eastern Mediterranean session of the World Health Organization global conference, which will be jeld this afternoon at the organization’s headquarters in Cairo.

Egypt soon to receive certificate of being Hep. C free from WHO

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 - 01:23 GMT

The health units in the various governorates are still performing their role in providing presidential initiative services in the various governorates.

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