Cairo, 9 December 2012 UN Women, WHO, UNFPA and UNAIDS are fully committed to stopping violence against women and to ensuring the security, safety and dignity of women and girls regardless of where, when and how this violence is perpetrated.… Read More »Standing up to the “epidemic” of violence against women
Cairo, 29 November 2012 On the occasion of World AIDS Day, 1 December, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is putting the spotlight on the HIV treatment gap in the Region. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the number… Read More »Scaling up HIV testing and counselling is crucial for “getting to zero” World AIDS Day, 1 …
17 November 2012 The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the escalating situation in the Gaza Strip and Israel and its impact on the health and lives of civilian populations in the area. As of noon Saturday 17… Read More »World Health Organization concerned over the emergency situation in Gaza
Cairo, 14 November 2012 – The annual celebration of the World Diabetes Day on 14 November is a reminder that this disease remains one of the most serious and most prevalent chronic problems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, threatening lives and… Read More »Children are targets of powerful food marketing campaigns World Diabetes Day: let’s protect …
Cairo, 15 October 2012 – WHO strongly condemns attacks on health facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic and expresses deep concern about the serious implications of such attacks on medical personnel, patients and health infrastructure. The recent escalation of the conflict… Read More »WHO condemns attacks on health facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic
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The prime minister conceded the government had not made enough progress during an interview with TalkTV. Read More
Craig Shore, who has ocular uveal melanoma, will have to pay up to £240,000 for chemosaturation. Read More