WHO report highlights major returns on investment in protecting women against cancers
2 December 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report that highlights how, if…
Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the …
This World AIDS Day, I want to emphasize the importance of knowing one’s HIV status. There are an estimated 530…
WHO Regional Director concludes second visit to Afghanistan, reinforcing support for polio …
26 November 2024, Cairo/Kabul – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy recently concluded a 3-day visit…
Message from WHO’s Regional Director for the eastern Mediterranean to mark
16 days of activism to end violence against women The 16 Days of Activism campaign is an annual call for…
World AMR Awareness Week 2024
24 November 2024, Cairo, Egypt – Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to public health, economic growth and development…
Lebanon: a conflict particularly destructive to health care
More health workers and patients have been killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza 22 November 2024, Beirut,…
World Diabetes Day 2024
Breaking barriers, bridging gaps: uniting to strengthen diabetes well-being. 14 November 2024, Cairo, Egypt – World Diabetes Day, commemorated annually…
Qatar Foundation’s WISH Summit 2024 addresses global health challenges in partnership with WHO
12 November 2024, Doha, Qatar – The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of the Qatar Foundation for…
What It Really Means to Get an Abortion After ‘Fetal Viability’
Kate Dineen was about 33 weeks pregnant with her second child when an ultrasound revealed that her baby had suffered…
Which Weight-Loss Drug Is Better: Wegovy or Zepbound?
With more people taking the weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, one question inevitably arises: which one is more effective? In…
