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First phase of polio campaign concludes successfully in Gaza

First phase of polio campaign concludes successfully in Gaza

Youth raise awareness of tobacco industry tricks

Youth raise awareness of tobacco industry tricks

Humanitarian pauses vital for critical polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on World Humanitarian Day 2024

Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on World Humanitarian Day 2024

Together to fill the gap and support breastfeeding mothers

Together to fill the gap and support breastfeeding mothers

WHO and United Arab Emirates evacuate 85 patients from Gaza

WHO and United Arab Emirates evacuate 85 patients from Gaza

Regional Health Ministers rally to support immediate steps to stop polio from paralyzing children in the Gaza Strip

Regional Health Ministers rally to support immediate steps to stop polio from paralyzing children in the Gaza Strip

WHO Regional Director and Japan's Ambassador to Egypt commit to strengthening partnership for health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO Regional Director and Japan's Ambassador to Egypt commit to strengthening partnership for health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Statement by WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy on visit to the occupied Palestinian territory

Statement by WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy on visit to the occupied Palestinian territory

WHO Steps Up Cross-Regional Efforts for Sudan’s Humanitarian Emergency

WHO Steps Up Cross-Regional Efforts for Sudan’s Humanitarian Emergency

WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank

WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank

Unsafe food makes 100 million people ill each year in the Region

Unsafe food makes 100 million people ill each year in the Region

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Call for Experts: Eastern Mediterranean Research Ethics Review Committee (EM-RERC)

Call for Experts: Eastern Mediterranean Research Ethics Review Committee (EM-RERC)

Deadline: 16 September 2024

Emad Shehab actively engaging with community members during a cholera awareness campaign in Al-Ashara, Deir-ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, 2023

Emad Shehab: dedicated colleague remembered for his service

19 August 2024

Severe flooding hits Yemen’s Hodeida governorate

8 August 2024

mmunization activity in rural Damascus, Syria, 2024

The Big Catch-Up: Syria rolls out initiative to reach millions of children missed during COVID-19 pandemic

23 July 2024

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occupied Palestinian territory health crisis 2023

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EMHJ volume 30, issue 8, August 2024

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