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Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Nov 04, 2024

Breaking the cycle: addressing recurring cholera outbreaks in Somalia

The latest outbreak occurred early in 2024 in the capital Mogadishu, with the districts of Dayniile, Dharkaynley, Wadajir, Kahda and Hamar Jajab particularly badly affected

Since the early 1990s, Somalia has suffered multiple outbreaks of cholera which, due to poor sanitary conditions, have affected a majority of the population living in internally displaced camps. The latest outbreak occurred early in 2024 in the capital Mogadishu, with the districts of Dayniile, Dharkaynley, Wadajir, Kahda and Hamar…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Oct 28, 2024

Voices from the field: Hani Jilaow Mohamed, polio vaccinator in Mogadishu

The absence of a functional government made it difficult for aid workers like Hani and her team to deliver essential health services

In Mogadishu, one of the few cities in the world where the threat of polio persists, Hani Jilaow Mohamed, a dedicated polio vaccinator, has been working on the front lines of public health since 2005. Hani’s blend of skill and courage has made her a pivotal figure in the ongoing…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Oct 20, 2024

Egypt is certified malaria-free by World Health Organization (WHO)

A total of 44 countries and 1 territory have reached the malaria-free milestone

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as ‘malaria-free’, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants. The achievement follows a nearly 100-year effort by the Egyptian government and people to end a disease that has been present in the country since…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Sep 23, 2024

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Children with lived experience with cancer and their families should play a vital part in the design, implementation and follow-up of programmes

Yazan is a 20-year-old Syrian who was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma as a child. The conflict in Syria and resulting humanitarian crisis meant that Yazan struggled to access treatment for his cancer, and he received little support from his school and community. “I was denied entry to my final exams…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Sep 09, 2024

High-level mission to Sudan reaffirms World Health Organization (WHO) commitment, calls for urgent action to address and end the extreme health and humanitarian crisis

Much of Sudan’s health system has been devastated by the conflict, with more than 100 attacks on healthcare facilities in the over 500 days of conflict leading to significant casualties among health workers and patients

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy yesterday concluded a two-day mission to Port Sudan, where they reaffirmed WHO's commitment to reaching all Sudanese in need and called on the international community to urgently act to end the extreme health and humanitarian crisis. During their…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Jul 29, 2024

World Health Organization (WHO) condemns the increasing attacks on health care amid Sudan’s war

Since the war erupted in April 2023, WHO has verified 88 attacks on health care – including on health facilities, ambulances and transport, assets, patients and health workers

WHO is appalled by the increasing attacks on health care in Sudan, with 22 such attacks verified in the last 8 weeks alone. Attacks on health care are deplorable and a violation of international humanitarian law. Access to health care is already severely constrained in Sudan due to the war…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Jul 17, 2024

Full COVID-19 vaccination in sight for 70% of Somalia’s population

One such initiative is the Somalia COVID-19 Emergency Vaccination Project, which has been central to the COVID-19 vaccination efforts to date and is set to continue until September 2025

Since COVID-19 was first detected in Somalia in March 2020, the country has made remarkable progress in limiting its spread and rolling out COVID-19 vaccination. Thanks to support from partners including WHO Somalia, almost 50% of Somalia’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as at 30 March 2024. But more…

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Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | May 25, 2024

World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes funding support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) for critical health response operations in Sudan, Syria, and Yemen

In Sudan, the generous contribution of USD 5 million will ensure the provision of life-saving dialysis treatment for individuals living with kidney failure in 77 renal dialysis centers across the country

The World Health Organization (WHO) today signed funding agreements with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) valued at USD 19.4 million to jointly address global health challenges including in emergency responses. The support will reinforce WHO operations and programmes in three countries namely Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Jan 30, 2024

World Health Organization (WHO) advocates for solidarity to paint a healthier and safer future

The aim was to renew commitment to our shared regional goal of Health for All by All

To mark the World Health Organization’s 75th anniversary, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted a networking and partner and staff appreciation event last night, at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, under the theme “Painting a healthier and safer future together”. The aim was to renew commitment to…

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Dec 12, 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) calls for protection of humanitarian space in Gaza following serious incidents in high-risk mission to transfer patients, deliver health supplies

A WHO team, in collaboration with the PRCS and the OCHA, and with support from the UNDSS, completed a high-risk mission to Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City to deliver medical supplies

Cairo, Geneva, Jerusalem, WHO reiterates its call for the protection of health care and humanitarian assistance in Gaza, following military checkpoint delays and detention of health partners during a mission to transfer critically-ill patients and deliver supplies to a hospital in northern Gaza. During the mission, a patient reportedly died. …

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