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How can countries better prepare for the next health emergency?
National public health institutes (#NPHIs) play a vital role in helping countries detect health threats, prepare for emergencies and protect people's health.
The latest issue of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (EMHJ) puts NPHIs in the spotlight, exploring how they can strengthen health systems in a Region facing protracted conflicts, population displacement, growing health inequalities and environmental hazards.
📖 What can countries learn from each other? Explore a framework for strengthening emergency preparedness and response capacity, approaches to financing NPHIs, and lessons from Member States across the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
🔗 Read the special issue: emro.who.int/emh-journal/eas…
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
The #FirstAfricaHealthDataForum is underway in Nairobi, #Kenya 🇰🇪.
During the 3-day gathering participants discuss how to strengthen health information systems in #Africa.
Watch their expectations for the forum 👇🏿🎥
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
☀️ يومٌ أكثر إشراقاً، وأساسٌ أقوى للرعاية الصحية.
شاهد كيف تساهم الطاقة الشمسية في دعم المستشفيات في #اليمن، وذلك من خلال الشراكة بين منظمة الصحة العالمية وصندوق الكويت للتنمية.
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#الصحة_للجميع
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
☀️ A brighter day. A stronger foundation for care.
See how solar energy is supporting hospitals in #Yemen, through @WHO’s partnership with the @KuwaitFund.
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#HealthForAll
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
The Ministry of Public Health and Population, @WHO and @UNICEF_Yemen, with @Gavi support, are reaching displaced children through the measles-rubella campaign.
Around 700 children have already been vaccinated at Al Fardous camp, Aden, as vaccination efforts continue.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
تواصل وزارة الصحة العامة والسكان، بالتعاون مع @WHO و@UNICEF_Yemen وبدعم من @Gavi، جهودها للوصول إلى الأطفال النازحين ضمن حملة التمنيع ضد الحصبة والحصبة الألمانية.
وقد جرى تطعيم نحو 700 طفل في مخيم الفردوس بعدن، ولا تزال حملة التطعيم مستمرة.
The World Health Organization signed an agreement with the Government of Japan for a grant of 294 million yen (approximately US$ 1.97 million) to strengthen the ongoing health response in the Gaza Strip: emro.who.int/opt/news/japan-…
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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
After long and difficult journeys, Afghans returning from Iran can now access lifesaving emergency health care at the Pul-e-Abrisham/Milak border crossing in Nimroz.
With funding from @ECHO_Asia and in partnership with @IOMAfghanistan, @WHO is supporting emergency health services to ensure timely care for returnees in need.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3WB0bb9
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
In partnership with @DRA_Pakistan, @WHO supported during #MedSafetyWeek 2026 awareness sessions to promote medicine safety & encourage the reporting of side effects across Lahore.
Strong pharmacovigilance is vital to ensure the safe use of medicines & protect every family.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
🇱🇾🇯🇵 بفضل الدعم المقدم من الشعب الياباني، تمكنت #منظمة_الصحة_العالمية من تقديم أكثر من 8,400 استشارة طبية، مما أسهم في تقريب خدمات الرعاية الصحية الأساسية من المجتمعات المحلية في #الكفرة، #ليبيا.
🔗 اقرأ المزيد ⬇️⬇️
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@DrShible
@WHOEMRO
@JapanGov
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
LIVE from #COP31: Health Day Ministerial Roundtable with @DrTedros xitter.twitterapi.xyz/i/broadcasts/2WXEJnrdQ…
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
LIVE from @ParisPeaceForum: @DrTedros’ remarks at the #ChildSummit High-Level Plenary xitter.twitterapi.xyz/i/broadcasts/2rJXOAOQp…
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
Prolonged conflict and economic hardship are exacerbating health and nutrition needs in El Obeid, Northern Kordofan.
@WHO Representative Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar is currently on a mission to El Obeid with his team, meeting with government and health authorities and partners, and visiting key health infrastructure.
Today, he visited El Obeid Teaching Hospital and Kuwaiti Specialized Children’s Hospital, where he met hospital management and frontline health workers. WHO continues to support both hospitals with essential medicines, medical supplies, equipment, operational assistance, and capacity building to help sustain critical health services.
Together with the acting State Minister of Health, Dr. @abdinasirgole also joined the monthly Health Cluster partners meeting, which brought together six health partners to strengthen coordination and the collective health response.
Humanitarian health needs remain critical in North Kordofan. Thousands of displaced people in camps and host communities are facing the combined impact of conflict, food insecurity, malnutrition, and disrupted health services.
🚨Urgent and sustained humanitarian support is needed.
Health emergencies in the Eastern Mediterranean are becoming more prolonged and complex. How can essential health services continue when conflict, displacement and limited resources put health systems under immense pressure?
A new commentary in the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal looks at WHO’s emergency response in Gaza, Sudan and Yemen, highlighting the work to sustain lifesaving health services, respond to disease outbreaks, coordinate health partners and strengthen health systems even in the most challenging circumstances.
Read the commentary to explore the lessons and challenges shaping health emergency response across the Region: applications.emro.who.int/EM…
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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean retweeted
🇱🇾🇯🇵 Thanks to the support of the people of #Japan, @WHO has delivered over 8,400 medical consultations, bringing essential health care closer to communities in Al-#Kufra, #Libya.
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@MofaJapan_en
@WHOEMRO
Yesterday, a meeting with Syria’s Minister of Health, Dr Musab Al-Ali, @WHOEMRO’s Officer-in-Charge Dr Adham Ismail commended the Ministry’s transparency, leadership and swift action following the detection of polio in Deir Ez Zor.
WHO appreciates Syria’s close cooperation and is mobilizing technical support, working with national authorities and partners to strengthen surveillance and vaccination efforts, stop transmission and protect every child.
Syria has stopped polio before. With urgency and determination, the country can do it again.
Read more on the Syrian Arab Republic’s coordinated public health response following poliovirus detection in Deir Ezzor: emro.who.int/syria/news/syri…
#EndPolio
@SyrMOfH @WHOSyria
في اجتماعه أمس مع وزير الصحة السوري، الدكتور مصعب العلي، أشاد الدكتور أدهم إسماعيل، المسؤول عن تسيير أعمال مكتب المنظمة الإقليمي لشرق المتوسط، بوزارة الصحة لما تتميز به من شفافية وقيادة، وللإجراءات السريعة التي بادرت بها بعد الكشف عن وجود شلل الأطفال في دير الزور.
وتُعرب منظمة الصحة العالمية عن تقديرها لسوريا لما تُبديه من تعاون وثيق، علاوة على حشدها للدعم التقني، وعملها مع السلطات الوطنية والشركاء لتعزيز جهود الترصُّد والتطعيم، ووقف انتقال العدوى، وحماية كل طفل.
وقد نجحت سوريا من قبل في وقف سريان شلل الأطفال. وبالعزم والتحرُّك العاجل، يمكنها أن تنجح في ذلك مرة أخرى.
اقرأ المزيد عن الاستجابة الصحية العامة المُنَسَّقة للجمهورية العربية السورية عقب الكشف عن وجود فيروس شلل الأطفال في دير الزور:
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@SyrMOfH @WHOSyria
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