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WHO EMRO | On International Women’s Day WHO calls for accelerated action on gender equality | News

6 March 2025 – “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, celebrated each year on 8 March, resonates deeply with the…

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WHO EMRO | Humanitarian access improves quality of polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip | News

Polio campaign in Gaza Strip reaches around 603 000 children with better access 28 February 2025, Jerusalem/Amman/Geneva – A five-day mass polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip concluded on Wednesday,…

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WHO EMRO | Cancer surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a 10-year IARC-WHO collaboration | News

5 March 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In 2024, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean celebrated 10…

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WHO EMRO | WHO Regional Director’s address to the Policy Dialogue to Scale Up the Implementation of the Regional Director’s Flagship Initiative to Strengthen the Public Health Response to Substance Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 28 February 2025 | News

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 28 February 2025 Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Partners, and colleagues, As this policy dialogue on strengthening the public health response to substance use draws to a…

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WHO EMRO | WHO and NRC address rising substance use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region | News

26–28 February 2025, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in Abu Dhabi, a…

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WHO EMRO | WHO Regional Director’s address to the Policy Dialogue to Scale Up the Implementation of the Regional Director’s Flagship Initiative to Strengthen the Public Health Response to Substance Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region | News

26 February 2025 Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Partners, We are gathered here today to discuss an extremely grave and urgent matter. A matter that destroys individuals, tears families apart and eviscerates…

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WHO EMRO | WHO and King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre expand life-saving health interventions with new agreements at Riyadh Humanitarian Forum | News

Agreements strengthen cholera response and malaria prevention in Yemen, boost global polio eradication efforts and support dialysis treatment for Sudanese refugees Riyadh 25 February 2025 – The World Health Organization…

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