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Treating severe acute malnutrition and saving young lives in Herat, Afghanistan

WHO-supported IPD-SAM centre at Guzara District Hospital, Herat Province. Photo credit WHO Afghanistan21 October 2026, Kabul, ...
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Eastern Mediterranean Region renews its commitment to a polio-free world

At the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean (RC73), ...
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WHO Eastern Mediterranean countries adopt resolutions to strengthen financial protection and accelerate disease elimination

Countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region have adopted resolutions to protect people from the financial burden of ...
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Pakistan, WHO launch first national strategy to end violence affecting millions of children

Pakistan’s Ministry of Human Rights launches the first National Strategy to End Violence Against Children (2026-2031) together with WHO, partners, civil society, youth organizations and children.
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WHO-EU partnership helps people access infectious disease care in in western Afghanistan

Seya Moy, 32, on her road to recovery at Herat Infectious Disease Hospital. Photo credit: WHO Afghanistan.15 October 2026, ...
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Closing Remarks by Dr Adham Ismail, officer in charge WHO Eastern Mediterranean on Artificial intelligence for health in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

Excellencies, distinguished colleagues and partners,Thank you for a very rich discussion.Let me take you to Vienna, in 1847.A young doctor, Ignaz Semmelweis, asked his colleagues to wash ...
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WHO highlights responsible AI governance as a public health priority at RC73

On the final day of the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean (RC73), a high-level technical dialogue was ...
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WHO scales up Bundibugyo virus disease readiness in the Eastern Mediterranean Region amid conflict and displacement

15 October 2026, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening readiness for Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, with intensified support to ...
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Opening Remarks by Dr Adham Ismail, officer in charge WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region at the Launch of the First Digital Platform for Health Research Prioritization in the ...

Every day, across our Region, health professionals and policymakers face difficult decisions. Where should limited resources go? Which interventions will make the greatest difference? And where do we ...
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Countries endorse the multi-communicable disease elimination approach towards a disease-free Eastern Mediterranean Region

14 October 2026, Cairo, Egypt – Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region have endorsed the multi-communicable disease elimination (MCDE) approach at the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee ...
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Steering Committee validates Yemen’s National Health Strategy 2026–2030, paving the way for implementation

16 July 2026, Aden, Yemen – The Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, convened a ...
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World Mental Health Day 2026

People with lived experience of mental health conditions bring knowledge and expertise that can help to transform mental health systems, services and communities. This World Mental Health Day, we are ...