Health

Cairo, 9 October 2012 Avoidable blindness and visual impairment are global health problems which have significant economic dimensions. Globally, 285 million people are visually impaired, including 39 million people who are blind. The global economy loses tens of billions of… Read More »Universal access to eye health can save millions from losing their sight and can boost the …

The WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean concluded its 59th session by calling upon Member States to provide support to alleviate the suffering of refugees and internally-displaced persons in the Syrian Arab Republic and neighbouring countries. It also expressed… Read More »59th session of the Regional Committee concludes

Members of the Regional Committee attended today the opening of the 59th session in the Regional Office With a heavy agenda full of important health issues, and the features of a new health strategy in the Region, the 59th session… Read More »Noncommunicable diseases, maternal and child health and coronavirus in the opening session of …

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

Becky has spoken out as official figures show testing for HIV remains below pre-pandemic levels. Read More