Health & Wellness

[ad_1] May 31, 2025 The use of tobacco is the main cause of global preventable death and a great health challenge in the eastern Mediterranean region. It is estimated that 37 million children aged between 13 and 15 years old worldwide use tobacco. Our region has the highest youth smoke rates in the world. An […]

[ad_1] May 26, 2025 Thank you all for being here today. It is always a pleasure to connect with Acanu: you know the problems and you deeply worry about the United Nations. I would like to start with the assembly of world health, in particular the Pandemic agreement – before turning to Gaza and Sudan.

[ad_1] Wha78, Geneva, 19-27 May 2025Article Agenda: 17.5Document: A78/4 President, excellence, general manager, When we committed to eradicating Poliomielite in 1988, the world was different. Today, conflict, climate change and economic tension make our mission more difficult. However, our goal is at hand. Since 1988, we have reduced the cases of Poliomielite of 99.9 percent,

[ad_1] Wha78, Geneva, 19-27 May 2025Article of the agenda: 17.1Document: A78/13 President, excellence, general manager, The Mediterranean region of the WHO EASTERTHS A third of the humanitarian load of the world and 15 % of our population requires humanitarian assistance. The crises that take place in Gaza and Sudan – Alongside have prolonged the emergencies

[ad_1] Wha78, Geneva, 19-27 May 2025Article Agenda: 20Document: A78/16 President, excellence, general manager As indicated in the report of the general manager, the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory are at crisis levels. In the West Bank, access to health care is significantly hindered by movement restrictions, violence and interruptions to essential services. Almost

[ad_1] May 19, 2025 Excellence, Distinct colleagues, It is an honor to join you today, and I thank the President his excellence: Saleh Al-Hasnawi, Minister of Health of the Republic of Iraq-For this important opportunity. The World Health Organization greatly appreciates its long -standing partnership with the League of Arab States. Our cooperation is rooted

[ad_1] 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

[ad_1] 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

[ad_1] 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

[ad_1] 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