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The Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer Stakeholder Workshop in Egypt 
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WHO regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

The Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer Stakeholder Workshop in Egypt

The workshop aimed to present the WHO Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer (GICC) and the WHO CureAll technical package to national policymakers and multidi..

Egypt

12 May 2025



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International Childhood Cancer Day in Pakistan
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WHO Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

International Childhood Cancer Day in Pakistan

Dr. Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH) and Islamabad Medical &amp; Dental College (IMDC) commemorated International Childhood Cancer Day 2025 with a specia..

Pakistan

04 Mar 2025



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 Stakeholder dissemination workshop: Beliefs surrounding the use of inhaled asthma medication in The Gambia. 
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NIHR, IPCRG, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LSHTM), WHO

Stakeholder dissemination workshop: Beliefs surrounding the use of inhaled asthma medication in The Gambia.

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London S..

Gambia

21 Oct 2024



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“When you need help, people will come”
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WHO Regional Office for Europe

“When you need help, people will come”

Dr Iryna Vlasenko is a Ukrainian pharmacist and Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation. She lives with type 1 diabetes.&nbsp; She ..

Ukraine

27 Sep 2024



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Strengthening Minds: Malaysia Strengthens Efforts to Enhance the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents
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WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific

Strengthening Minds: Malaysia Strengthens Efforts to Enhance the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health crisis among children and adolescents has become more pronounced globally. In Malaysia, the situation..

Malaysia

27 Sep 2024



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Enhancing HPV vaccination
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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Enhancing HPV vaccination

Maseru&nbsp;– “It was a no-brainer,” says 34-year-old ‘Malihaelo Qhobela of her decision to allow her 13-year-old daughter, Lihaelo, to be vac..

Lesotho

27 Sep 2024



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Mauritius intensifies efforts to combat tobacco epidemic
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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Mauritius intensifies efforts to combat tobacco epidemic

Port Louis –&nbsp;Sutrajeet Ghuburrun was 16 when he smoked his first cigarette. Over the next 40 years, the taxi driver from Bel Air, a v..

Mauritius

27 Sep 2024



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Ensuring primary health services for displaced people
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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Ensuring primary health services for displaced people

Juba ‒&nbsp;Cecilia Achuwor, a 38-year-old mother of six children, is one of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and returnees who have crossed the borde..

Sudan

27 Sep 2024



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Implementing the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People living with NCDs in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean Region
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World Health Organization, WHO regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Implementing the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People living with NCDs in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean Region

This July, the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Syrian Ministry of Health conducted a two-day national scoping..

Syrian Arab Republic

26 Aug 2024



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Closer to Home: Australian support makes dialysis accessible for thousands in Lao PDR
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WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific

Closer to Home: Australian support makes dialysis accessible for thousands in Lao PDR

"It was difficult for patients to travel for [dialysis] treatment, especially due to the costs involved. Patients had to go to Vientiane, Khammouan province,..

Lao People's Democratic Republic

10 Jun 2024



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Gender-Based Violence: PAHO/WHO supports women survivors in IDP sites in Haiti
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PAN American Health Organization (PAHO)

Gender-Based Violence: PAHO/WHO supports women survivors in IDP sites in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, June 3, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - In support of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) in its emergency response to the current security..

Haiti

03 Jun 2024



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National Coordinating Mechanisms for Noncommunicable Diseases - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action
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World Health Organization

National Coordinating Mechanisms for Noncommunicable Diseases - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

The National Coordinating Mechanism for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) was established by a Presidential executive order to oversee and mobilize political c..

Palau

30 May 2024

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