Health & Wellness

May 20, 2025 The adoption of the agreement follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequalities identified in the national and global Covid-19 response. The agreement increases global collaboration to ensure a stronger and fair response to future pandemics. The next steps include negotiations on access to pathogens and on the […]

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-19 May 2025-The WHO Foundation has signed a strategic Memorandum of understanding (Mou) with Tawuniya, the largest insurance provider of Saudi Arabia, marking his first corporate partnership in the region of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This milestone agreement establishes a picture to advance the regional health priorities in line with

May 15, 2025, Cairo, Egypt – World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has launched a historical innovation designed to transform the way the countries are preparing and respond to health emergencies. The All-Hazard Information Management Toolkit (AIM) uses generative artificial intelligence to drastically reduce the time necessary to produce critical response

April 29, 2025 Excellence, Mr. Bilal Ahmad, permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Xu Chen, permanent representative of the People’s Republic of China, Estimated representatives of the permanent missions to the United Nations, Colleagues from United Nations agencies and civil society organizations, This was a fascinating discussion – and the one that

12 May 2025 Good morning, and a warm welcome to all of you. While commemorating the international nurse day, we honor the dedication, resilience and leadership of the nurses in the eastern Mediterranean region and beyond. Nurses and midwives are the backbone of our health systems – compensation more than half of the global health

13 May 2025 Thank you for being combined with today’s whiefing briefing today. I always appreciate the opportunity to connect with our media colleagues. I will start with an update on some of the most acute emergencies in our region. We remain deeply worried about the catastrophic situation in Gaza, with over 52,000 deaths and

12 May 2025 Your excellence Dr Jaleela Bint al-Sayed Jawad Hassan, Distinct guests, It is an honor to face this important forum, which reflects the shared commitment of the kingdom of Bahrein, the League of Arab States and those who are fair access to essential medicines and the strengthening of pharmaceutical production and vaccines in

May 12, 2025 – Cairo/Geneva/Jerusalem, the risk of famine in Gaza is increasing with the deliberate deduction of humanitarian aid, including food, in the current block. The entire population of 2.1 million of Gaza is facing prolonged food deficiencies, with almost half a million people in a catastrophic situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, hunger, disease

12 May 2025, Rabat, Morocco – World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for dr. Hanan Balkhy of the Eastern Mediterranean, concluded his first official visit to Morocco, from 5 to 7 May 2025. The visit represents an important step in strengthening the collaboration between the WHO and the Government of Morocco. The meeting of dr.

May 12, 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The International Day of Nurses 2025, celebrated on May 12, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the United Arab Emirates host the regional launch of the State of World’s Nursing 2025, completing the global launch. While we honor extraordinary contributions and the resilience