WHO EMRO | Speech by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director on the occasion marking Egypt achieving regional target of Hepatitis B control | News

02 June 2025 Your Excellency, Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population of Egypt, Distinguished officials, Representatives of the Egyptian Vaccine Manufacturers Alliance, Colleagues and Partners, On behalf…

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WHO EMRO | Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day | News

31 May 2025 Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death globally, and a major health challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.  An estimated 37 million children aged 13-15 years worldwide…

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WHO EMRO | Message from Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on the occasion of the World Tuberculosis Day | News

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…

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