17 April 2025 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to join you here today at the TCT Plus Middle East inaugural international conference on cardiovascular care. We come…
23 April 2025 Your Excellency Dr Fahad Abdulrahman al-Jalajel, Minister of Health, Saudi Arabia, Distinguished colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining us today at this important gathering of…
29 April 2025 Excellencies, Mr. Bilal Ahmad, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Xu Chen, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China, Esteemed representatives of the…
On this World Malaria Day, we are reminded of the devastating impact malaria continues to have on the world’s most vulnerable people. In 2023 alone, over 600,000 lives were lost…
22 April 2025 Your Highness Princess Nouf bint Muhammad bin Abdullah, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, It gives me great pleasure to join you here to today to discuss the strategic partnership between…
9 April 2025 – The Sultanate of Oman welcomed World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy for a 1-day visit, on Wednesday, 9 April 2025,…
Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean region, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In 2023 alone, the region recorded 936,000 new TB cases and nearly…
18 March 2025 Colleagues, members of the press, Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today. Before I begin my briefing, I would like to mention that the Eastern Mediterranean…
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy paid an official visit to Kuwait between 9 and 12 February 2025. During the visit, Dr Balkhy…
13 February 2025 Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to join you in inaugurating the Poliovirus Environmental Surveillance Diagnostic Laboratory at the National Polio Laboratory in…