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</script> <div class="carousel-inner action" role="listbox"> <div class="item active"> <img src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/37322?1740503606&c=a744911842f288f931187b11ede26e4a&sz=1200" " alt="WHO delegation field visit to Larkana Internally Displaced Person (IDP) clinic . A delegation from World Health Organization (WHO) led by Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme along with WHO Representative in Pakistan, Dr Palitha Mahipala and WHO/EMRO Emergency Director, Dr Richard Brennan visited Pakistan and met with partners and the government to assess the needs and how best WHO can respond. WHO is supporting the Government of Pakistan to respond by delivering supplies needed by health facilities and increasing disease monitoring to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops in Pakistan. The flooding was brought on by monsoon rains which began in mid-July 2022. The catastrophic floods killed over 1,400 people, destroyed more than half a million homes and displaced over 660,000 people into camps. Many more people are displaced in host communities. More than 750,000 livestock – a critical source of income for many families – died after the rainfall, which in August was more than five times the national 30-year average in some parts of Pakistan. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the floods damaged 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land in Sindh Province alone. Some 33 million people have been affected, and access to many vulnerable communities was cut off as hundreds of bridges and thousands of kilometers of roads were destroyed or washed away. https://www.who.int/news/item/17-09-2022-who-director-general-s-statement-on-pakistan--17-september-2022 - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/23000?1740503606&c=8ca3faa1490734fc06161079d75e11eb&sz=1200" " alt="World Health Organization (WHO) team visits an Informal settlement for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa region in Lebanon."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/35953?1740503606&c=dac88d7561d2df46b5f9bc424cf07d02&sz=1200" " alt="Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops in Pakistan. The flooding was brought on by monsoon rains which began in mid-July 2022. The floodwaters have passed the Swat valley, leaving an impact deep enough to be felt for a long time. Signs of the damage mark the valley, where homes along the river have been reduced to debris and bridges reduced to piles of rubble, highlighting the insignificance of the structures in the face of the climate's wrath. The catastrophic floods killed over 1,400 people, destroyed more than half a million homes and displaced over 660,000 people into camps. Many more people are displaced in host communities. More than 750,000 livestock – a critical source of income for many families – died after the rainfall, which in August was more than five times the national 30-year average in some parts of Pakistan. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the floods damaged 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land in Sindh Province alone. Some 33 million people have been affected, and access to many vulnerable communities was cut off as hundreds of bridges and thousands of kilometers of roads were destroyed or washed away. WHO is supporting the Government of Pakistan to respond by delivering supplies needed by health facilities and increasing disease monitoring to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. https://www.emro.who.int/media/news/who-inaugurates-an-emergency-operations-centre-and-provides-urgently-needed-essential-medicines-in-swat.html .. https://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/pakistans-people-ravaged-by-calamitous-floods.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/35647?1740503606&c=927cd1a8e640c62e37acfdc703a2c429&sz=1200"" alt="Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops in Pakistan. The flooding was brought on by monsoon rains which began in mid-July 2022. The catastrophic floods killed over 1,400 people, destroyed more than half a million homes and displaced over 660,000 people into camps. Many more people are displaced in host communities. More than 750,000 livestock – a critical source of income for many families – died after the rainfall, which in August was more than five times the national 30-year average in some parts of Pakistan. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the floods damaged 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land in Sindh Province alone. Some 33 million people have been affected, and access to many vulnerable communities was cut off as hundreds of bridges and thousands of kilometers of roads were destroyed or washed away. WHO is supporting the Government of Pakistan to respond by delivering supplies needed by health facilities and increasing disease monitoring to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. https://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/pakistans-people-ravaged-by-calamitous-floods.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/33933?1740503606&c=3bcfba6ae71b8886a194a0aa2e34940c&sz=1200"" alt="A landscape shot shows an aerial view of Eljale, a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Kismayo, Somalia, on 20 April 2022. WHO Somalia continues to collaborate with key partners to provide support to the Federal and State Ministries of Health in Somalia to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible Somalis, wherever they live. Immunizing newly displaced persons from drought, some of parents didn’t seen an immunization program more than 10 years due to the accessibility or insecurity."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/35582?1740503606&c=dd05b042a5f2148936e5d01d0323bb30&sz=1200"" alt="A charter with 23 metric tons of medical supplies bound for Libya was loaded from WHO’s Global Logistics Hub in Dubai, UAE. The charter contains WHO trauma and emergency surgery kits (TESK) that provide the supplies and essential medicines to cover the surgical care of more than 12,500 patients. In addition, the flight contained personal protective equipment (PPE) to support the protection of health workers and patients, as well as a full range of quality-assured tuberculosis (TB) products to meet the needs of the TB programme and support local laboratories. Working around the clock over the past 48 hours, the WHO Dubai Global Logistics Hub is orchestrating a massive humanitarian response that is delivering life-saving medicines and supplies to dozens of countries including those hardest hit by ongoing health emergencies including Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Libya. Dispatching over USD 1.2 million in health supplies through a series of complex Air Charter operations, the World Health Organization is sending over 123 metric tons of trauma and emergency surgery kits, emergency health kits, essential medicines, water purification supplies, tents, and cholera supplies and equipment. The scale of these operations is sufficient to reach over 1 million people. To date, the WHO/Dubai Hub has delivered over USD 26 million in health supplies across all 6 WHO geographic regions. Currently managing over 100 active emergency requests, the Hub has USD 4.5 million in essential health supplies now under preparation for immediate deployment in response to health emergencies around the world."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/35662?1740503606&c=ea28c7f8654fc0b0a5ebc5db1ace515e&sz=1200"" alt="Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops in Pakistan. The flooding was brought on by monsoon rains which began in mid-July 2022. The catastrophic floods killed over 1,400 people, destroyed more than half a million homes and displaced over 660,000 people into camps. Many more people are displaced in host communities. More than 750,000 livestock – a critical source of income for many families – died after the rainfall, which in August was more than five times the national 30-year average in some parts of Pakistan. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the floods damaged 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land in Sindh Province alone. Some 33 million people have been affected, and access to many vulnerable communities was cut off as hundreds of bridges and thousands of kilometers of roads were destroyed or washed away. WHO is supporting the Government of Pakistan to respond by delivering supplies needed by health facilities and increasing disease monitoring to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. https://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/pakistans-people-ravaged-by-calamitous-floods.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/35664?1740503606&c=48f797f83dca270a365d0abd27c0916e&sz=1200"" alt="Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops in Pakistan. The flooding was brought on by monsoon rains which began in mid-July 2022. The catastrophic floods killed over 1,400 people, destroyed more than half a million homes and displaced over 660,000 people into camps. Many more people are displaced in host communities. More than 750,000 livestock – a critical source of income for many families – died after the rainfall, which in August was more than five times the national 30-year average in some parts of Pakistan. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the floods damaged 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land in Sindh Province alone. Some 33 million people have been affected, and access to many vulnerable communities was cut off as hundreds of bridges and thousands of kilometers of roads were destroyed or washed away. WHO is supporting the Government of Pakistan to respond by delivering supplies needed by health facilities and increasing disease monitoring to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. https://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/pakistans-people-ravaged-by-calamitous-floods.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/33091?1740503606&c=01fa6387f53598a276a9eb09c21d9b34&sz=1200"" alt="The UN High mission, under the leadership of Mr Adam Abdelmoula, DSRSG and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, visited Bulobacley IDP camps in North Galkayo, Puntland to assess the drought impact. The ongoing drought in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa is known to be the region’s worst in the last four decades and it may lead to famine. In Somalia alone, an estimated 6.1 million people have been affected by the drought, of whom 759 400 have been displaced in search of water, food and pasture; 3.5 million lack sufficient access to water; and 6 million continue to face severe food shortages, with approximately 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition, including 329 500 likely to become severely malnourished. So far, a total of 3675 suspected cases of cholera and 2720 cases of measles have been confirmed since January 2022 from the drought-affected areas. World Health organization Somalia along with United Nations Somalia appeals to all donors and partners for support."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/34498?1740503606&c=f7bdf4824d92ad1cc2bec5156b34d2f2&sz=1200"" alt="On July 7, World Health Organization Somalia conducted a field visit to the Daynile Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Mogadishu. Field photo from the Daynile IDP camp."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/34110?1740503606&c=137fd1102a65d08f8166aa3eff676213&sz=1200"" alt="A landscape shot shows a dead cow in Eljale, a Goobweyn village in Kismayo, Jubbaland state, Somalia, on 20 April 2022. WHO Somalia continues to collaborate with key partners to provide support to the Federal and State Ministries of Health in Somalia to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible Somalis, wherever they live. Immunizing newly displaced persons from drought, some of parents didn’t seen an immunization program more than 10 years due to the accessibility or insecurity."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/33031?1740503606&c=bbe2ff4aae43ee080264347928a68f7b&sz=1200"" alt="The UN High mission, under the leadership of Mr Adam Abdelmoula, DSRSG and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, visited Bulobacley IDP camps in North Galkayo, Puntland to assess the drought impact. The ongoing drought in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa is known to be the region’s worst in the last four decades and it may lead to famine. In Somalia alone, an estimated 6.1 million people have been affected by the drought, of whom 759 400 have been displaced in search of water, food and pasture; 3.5 million lack sufficient access to water; and 6 million continue to face severe food shortages, with approximately 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition, including 329 500 likely to become severely malnourished. So far, a total of 3675 suspected cases of cholera and 2720 cases of measles have been confirmed since January 2022 from the drought-affected areas. World Health organization Somalia along with United Nations Somalia appeals to all donors and partners for support. Mother and child are going to the borehole to get water."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/34169?1740503606&c=00022cec4841cf8bdd27b6caec6e6cb2&sz=1200"" alt="Let's vaccinate to protect ourselves and those with weakened immune systems. Long Life For All with vaccination"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/34146?1740503606&c=ad0db44e6ae283189236e06aa9bf1800&sz=1200"" alt="A team from World Health Organization Country Office in the Islamic Republic of Iran stepped forward to take part in the recent world blood donor day. A team of WHO staff joined together on Thursday, 16 June, to donate blood on the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day, celebrated annually on 14 June, at a blood donation center operating under the auspices of the Iran Blood Transfusion Organization. Headed by WHO Deputy Representative Dr Mikiko Senga, the initiative aims to increase awareness of safe blood donation through such activities on a regular basis. Every year countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day, which serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. http://www.emro.who.int/iran/news/who-staff-donate-blood-as-an-act-of-solidarity-to-save-lives-in-islamic-republic-of-iran.html?format=html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/34363?1740503606&c=3de1cc5a7cc4dc6d4fa51b0b226e6960&sz=1200"" alt="Nurse giving twins( sayf and yousf sharyan) polio vaccine- in palestine On Monday 16 May, the Palestinian Ministry of Health launched round one of a polio vaccination campaign targeting all children under age five in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. The vaccination campaign is scheduled to run over three days: Monday 16 May through Wednesday 18 May 2022. Vaccination, using bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV), is free and will be offered at maternal and child centres and UNRWA centres throughout Bethlehem and Jerusalem. The vaccination campaign was carried out with support from WHO, UNICEF and UNRWA’s Palestine country offices. Round two of the campaign will take place in June and will offer all children under age five a second two drops of polio vaccine, further boosting their immunity. Children living outside of Jerusalem and Bethlehem do not currently require an additional dose of oral polio vaccine. If their routine immunizations are up to date, they are well protected from poliovirus and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Poliovirus primarily affects children under age five and can lead to lifelong paralysis. It can easily be prevented through vaccination. Parents are urged to accept polio vaccines every time they are offered. The vaccination campaign in Palestine is part of the global effort to eradicate poliovirus, spearheaded by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/34200?1740503606&c=84a25bc604b2448e038b4e6d61e7ca78&sz=1200"" alt="Let's vaccinate to protect ourselves and those with weakened immune systems. Long Life For All with vaccination"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/33039?1740503606&c=c8fa8cf0324d4d1ab4d4f171b7602a0b&sz=1200"" alt="The UN High mission, under the leadership of Mr Adam Abdelmoula, DSRSG and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, visited Bulobacley IDP camps in North Galkayo, Puntland to assess the drought impact. The ongoing drought in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa is known to be the region’s worst in the last four decades and it may lead to famine. In Somalia alone, an estimated 6.1 million people have been affected by the drought, of whom 759 400 have been displaced in search of water, food and pasture; 3.5 million lack sufficient access to water; and 6 million continue to face severe food shortages, with approximately 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition, including 329 500 likely to become severely malnourished. So far, a total of 3675 suspected cases of cholera and 2720 cases of measles have been confirmed since January 2022 from the drought-affected areas. World Health organization Somalia along with United Nations Somalia appeals to all donors and partners for support."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/20649?1740503606&c=97a59ce6b703fa5b7100c85732919fef&sz=1200"" alt="A one-month campaign, which began on 29 June 2020, targeted more than 6 million people in 10 heavily populated and COVID-19-affected districts in Baghdad with health promotion and awareness messages to limit transmission of COVID-19 following an increase in the number of cases reported in the country. The campaign was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Iraqi Medical Society, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and community police."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/32717?1740503606&c=5a6757c4cb5f102b588acef637b2b998&sz=1200"" alt="The clinical management pillar of WHO’s regional incident management support team completed training of trainers for intensive care doctors and nurses in Iraq as part of its ongoing response to surge demand for intensive care beds and critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like in other complex emergencies, COVID-19 has highlighted a significant need for intensive care and critical care capacity-building among health care professionals in the country. To address this need, 6 rounds of 3-day workshops were held between 16 May and 4 June to train 87 health care professionals who are currently working in COVID-19 intensive care units (ICUs) from all governorates in Iraq. These included 42 doctors and 45 nurses and anesthesia technicians. The training of trainers provided an introductory course on intensive care and critical care for COVID-19 patients, and covered core life support skills and the management of critically ill patients. The training agenda was designed to be flexible and adaptive to local needs and responsive to the requests made by participants and the Ministry of Health to best meet the gaps in ICUs and critical care in the country. A variety of training methods were used, including lectures, demonstrations, group discussions and feedback, interactive question and answer sessions, practical learning stations and quizzes. All materials used during the lectures, along with additional electronic textbooks, were provided to participants for subsequent cascade training at subnational level. Participants demonstrating outstanding skills, knowledge and attitude were identified throughout the training and selected to receive WHO and Ministry support to conduct cascade training to additional doctors and nurses in their respective governorates. During the training period and in the week following completion of the workshops, site visits were conducted to COVID-19 hospitals and ICUs and an assessment was conducted. The ICU assessment tool focused on the quality of services, patient safety strategies, the competency level of clinical services, the level of process capabilities and the impact on patient outcomes. The purpose of the assessment was to help ICU staff identify gaps that require continuous quality and safety improvements. During site visits, the team also worked on developing standard operating procedures to be adapted to public health services in Iraq. WHO will continue to follow up on the implementation of the cascade training in Iraq, and also expand this training to other priority countries in the Region."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/32667?1740503606&c=5f45f0645c65d6f44ccd80aba1ed1356&sz=1200"" alt="During his visit, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited a fixed vaccination site and a school (outreach site) at Gulbahar Colony in Peshawar to witness a nationwide measles and rubella campaign. The campaign is the largest in Pakistan's history and aims to vaccinate 90 million children (9 months to less than15 years) in Pakistan from 15 to 27 November 2021. Children posed with WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari. http://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/who-regional-director-visits-pakistan-during-measles-and-rubella-campaign-and-inaugurates-community-covid-19-vaccination-centre.html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/31806?1740503606&c=97f3a793fb71be238adeca4baad4fdac&sz=1200"" alt="During his 3-day visit to Somalia, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited North Galkacyo in Puntland state of Somalia to oversee WHO’s ongoing drought response activities, see the work of community health workers in delivering integrated health and nutrition services to the people displaced by the recent drought in Somalia and also visit one of the internally displaced population’s camps to see the challenges faced by the communities in meeting their health, nutrition, food and water and sanitation needs. The ongoing drought in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa is known to be the region’s worst one in the last 4 decades. In Somalia alone, an estimated 6.1 million people have been affected by the drought, of whom 759 400 have been displaced in search of water, food and pasture; 3.5 million lack sufficient access to water; 6 million continue to face severe food shortages, with approximately 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition through 2022, including 329 500 likely to become severely malnourished; So far, a total of 3675 suspected cases of cholera and 2720 cases of measles have been confirmed since January 2022 from the drought-affected areas. Somali children. http://www.emro.who.int/somalia/news/who-regional-director-for-the-eastern-mediterranean-officially-launches-who-emergency-health-response-plan-for-drought-in-somalia-calling-for-early-action-to-protect-health-and-save-lives.html?format=html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/17114?1740503606&c=93f875779a2b86ec7dcb0932833c52c2&sz=1200"" alt="An Investigation team including the Disease Surveillance and Laboratory technicians visited Galkacyo General Hospital and other health facilities in Galkacyo. They met the Regional Health Officer, Surveillance Officers, Director General of Galkacyo General Hospital, MSF, and other regional health teams to collect information about the measles outbreak in Galkacyo District, Puntland, Somalia."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/21730?1740503606&c=122baabdbbdefea2e9f585c93da4fbd5&sz=1200"" alt="Children in Al Hol camp, north-east Syria."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/21782?1740503606&c=2855696c34ec1b4e4d034b64a20f03b4&sz=1080"" alt="The World Health Organization (WHO) has successfully evacuated a 60-year-old female patient with a mental disorder from Al Hol camp in north-east Syria to a WHO-supported psychiatric hospital in Aleppo. Read more: http://www.emro.who.int/syria/news/who-supports-the-evacuation-of-a-mental-health-patient-from-al-hol-camp.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/30819?1740503606&c=a7b82d01d6a3273b9b075d13c6951e1a&sz=1200"" alt="Operation room at Al-Thawra hospital."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/30826?1740503606&c=062828a797a8a2d7bf78607c4190d15e&sz=1200"" alt="Children with thalassemia. Thousands of Yemeni children and adolescents suffer from thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that causes anemia, fatigue, stunting, and even death. The disorder is manageable with blood transfusions and iron-chelating drugs, and patients who are treated can live normal lives. But the country's ongoing conflict has severely disrupted the supply of essential medicines for blood disorders, putting the health and lives of patients at risk. In response to the crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in 2021 launched an emergency programme to fill the medications gap. Funded by the IsDB and working closely with the Yemen Society for Thalassemia and Genetic Blood Disorders (YSTH) and Yemen's Ministry of Public Health and Population, WHO procured and delivered 934,550 units of eight essential medications for patients with thalassemia and other genetic blood disorders."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/11712?1740503606&c=4130c6e2cf6c16595101003811cd7456&sz=1200"" alt="Hargeisa General Group Hospital and laboratory. Hargeisa General Group Hospital and laboratory."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/30764?1740503606&c=24355a52382284d28d1470cbadfae5c0&sz=1200"" alt="Cholera camp in Yemen."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/29151?1740503606&c=9bb412f34ccb715cdf421f67730c8fc3&sz=1200"" alt="Sahand, a new town in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran, has just been awarded as a healthy city under WHO’s Healthy Cities Programme. The city is still being developed with a steadily growing population, and it is expected to feature future-proof urban spaces and services. The healthy city program in Sahand started in 2015 with the vision to create “a safe and healthy community for the happy livelihood of every person”. A final evaluation visit was conducted on May 23-25 by experts from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office to assess the city’s “Healthy City” eligibility. The visit was the second, and final, part of the assessment. An important element in Sahand’s Healthy City development is to empower women in collaboration with the governor’s office, health networks, municipal entities, social protection sector and civil society organizations. They have multiple community-led initiatives and programs for the socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable populations, including the elderly, people living with disabilities, women-headed households, children, etc. Pictures are related to non-governmental community center set up in Sahand to support women-headed households. Women are engaged in carpet weaving at a non-governmental community center set up in Sahand to support women-headed households. Supported by the authorities, the workers can present their products to customers in local and global markets. Read more: https://applications.emro.who.int/HCN/News/Details/97"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/31609?1740503606&c=37ca6da762468838b920310061c77fd8&sz=1200"" alt="The heads of World Health Organization (WHO), Qatar Ministry of Public Health, FIFA and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) met together for the first Steering Committee meeting of the “Healthy FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Creating Legacy for Sport and Health” partnership. From right to left: Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Qatar’s Minister of Public Health and Chair of the Steering Committee Meeting, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Sports For Health Didier Drogba and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Read more: https://www.who.int/news/item/01-04-2022-who-qatar-fifa-leaders-agree-actions-to-promote-health-at-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022 - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/11317?1740503606&c=f324b154bab934503c33b6288cd16585&sz=1200"" alt="Health authorities launched a campaign to vaccinate 1.7 million children against measles and polio in Benaadir, Galguduud, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and South West State, Somalia. The 5-day campaign, running from 24 to 28 November, will target children under the age of 5 with polio vaccines and children aged 6 to 59 months with measles vaccines. The vaccination campaign, conducted in partnership with the Somali government, World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), also includes a vitamin A supplement for children under 5 to boost their immunity as well as de-worming tablets. The measles virus is spread by respiratory transmission and is highly contagious. Up to 90% of people without immunity who are sharing a house with an infected person will catch it. As of 9 November, 3616 suspected measles cases have been reported in Somalia in 2019. Somalia also continues to respond to a vaccine-derived polio outbreak. Three vaccine-derived polio cases have been confirmed in the country in 2019 and 15 children have been paralysed since the onset of the latest outbreak in 2017. “One among 7 Somali children dies before their fifth birthday and many of these deaths are preventable by use of vaccines. Although we have made progress over the years to improve routine immunization coverage in the country, there is an urgent need to further scale up the vaccination coverage, especially for measles and polio, by working together with partners, communities and grass-root level organizations. The integrated campaign for measles and polio is expected to improve routine immunization coverage and reach out to those who are missed out during routine immunization programme,” said WHO Representative Dr Mamunur Malik. The campaign targets particularly children in districts with high concentrations of internally displaced persons and nomadic communities. These population groups often have higher mobility, and so are at increased risk for transmission of these diseases. “Crowded living conditions, malnutrition and limited access to water and sanitation in the camps and other sites breed disease and put children at grave risk,” said UNICEF Somalia Representative Werner Schultink. “To protect these children, it is critical to reach them with life-saving vaccines.” The campaign aims to stem the transmission of measles infection and reduce the likelihood of future measles outbreaks in Somalia. Adding polio vaccine to the campaign will also help to bolster protection against polio virus type 1 and 3 among all Somali children. More than 17 000 skilled community vaccinators, frontline health workers and social mobilizers are implementing the campaign. Integrated campaigns are important to raise immunity among children and avoid the devastating implications of these entirely preventable diseases on individuals, families, the local economy and health security in the region."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/29325?1740503606&c=348bf7e750a92b5afb3e59725f863938&sz=1155"" alt="ICERP, a new partnership platform between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Islamic Republic of Iran, funded by international resources, will make substantive contributions to the procurement and delivery of essential medical and diagnostic equipment to many public hospitals and laboratories across the country caring for COVID-19 patients. The procurement is part of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (ICERP), a collaboration between WHO and and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education initiated on 16 June 2020 and funded at US $50 million in an effort to support the country’s health care system in diagnosing and treating patients with COVID-19. By its closing date on 31 May 2021, the project is planned to procure and deliver a total of 316 medical devices, including CT scanners, ultrasound machines, portable digital x-ray machines, as well as 135 diagnostic laboratory devices and their consumables. The devices are being distributed to 136 public hospitals and 43 laboratories across the country caring for COVID-19 patients. There are 10 key steps to go through before the equipment enters the country and reaches its destination, including bidding, purchase order, shipment, customs clearance, site readiness, central warehousing, distribution, handover, installation, and training medical staff. Installation of portable CT Scanners at Rasool Akram Hospital in Tehran."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/31624?1740503606&c=9c7288f78afc95f531c041426d0b4e32&sz=640"" alt="Children queueing for vaccination in a school in Pakistan."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/11314?1740503606&c=a5bcbc0c232edeb2cde56b65e9b7f868&sz=1200"" alt="Health authorities launched a campaign to vaccinate 1.7 million children against measles and polio in Benaadir, Galguduud, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and South West State, Somalia. The 5-day campaign, running from 24 to 28 November, will target children under the age of 5 with polio vaccines and children aged 6 to 59 months with measles vaccines. The vaccination campaign, conducted in partnership with the Somali government, World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), also includes a vitamin A supplement for children under 5 to boost their immunity as well as de-worming tablets. The measles virus is spread by respiratory transmission and is highly contagious. Up to 90% of people without immunity who are sharing a house with an infected person will catch it. As of 9 November, 3616 suspected measles cases have been reported in Somalia in 2019. Somalia also continues to respond to a vaccine-derived polio outbreak. Three vaccine-derived polio cases have been confirmed in the country in 2019 and 15 children have been paralysed since the onset of the latest outbreak in 2017. “One among 7 Somali children dies before their fifth birthday and many of these deaths are preventable by use of vaccines. Although we have made progress over the years to improve routine immunization coverage in the country, there is an urgent need to further scale up the vaccination coverage, especially for measles and polio, by working together with partners, communities and grass-root level organizations. The integrated campaign for measles and polio is expected to improve routine immunization coverage and reach out to those who are missed out during routine immunization programme,” said WHO Representative Dr Mamunur Malik. The campaign targets particularly children in districts with high concentrations of internally displaced persons and nomadic communities. These population groups often have higher mobility, and so are at increased risk for transmission of these diseases. “Crowded living conditions, malnutrition and limited access to water and sanitation in the camps and other sites breed disease and put children at grave risk,” said UNICEF Somalia Representative Werner Schultink. “To protect these children, it is critical to reach them with life-saving vaccines.” The campaign aims to stem the transmission of measles infection and reduce the likelihood of future measles outbreaks in Somalia. Adding polio vaccine to the campaign will also help to bolster protection against polio virus type 1 and 3 among all Somali children. More than 17 000 skilled community vaccinators, frontline health workers and social mobilizers are implementing the campaign. Integrated campaigns are important to raise immunity among children and avoid the devastating implications of these entirely preventable diseases on individuals, families, the local economy and health security in the region."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/22256?1740503606&c=2d842565b86de8b9b0ebcd6a30364362&sz=1200"" alt="Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director EMRO at Heevi Pediatric Hospital in Dohuk, Kurdistan region during his visit to Iraq. Read more: http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/statement-on-iraq-by-dr-ahmed-al-mandhari.html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/22206?1740503606&c=5ae2892214e0b77b18097d7ed28e26f2&sz=1200"" alt="Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean with a paramedic in a new ambulance donated by WHO to the Ministry of Health of Iraq. Read more: http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/statement-on-iraq-by-dr-ahmed-al-mandhari.html - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/29009?1740503606&c=63b7f4b80d389d35d5881713d5eda307&sz=1200"" alt="WHO Iran communication team travel around the country and talk to health care staff, patients, and families to hear first-hand about their experience of dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran before and after the implementation of the Iran COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (ICERP). Field visit to Shahid Beheshti Hospital. ICERP was a collaboration between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran, funded through a loan by the World Bank beginning in June 2020 and completing in July 2021. Over the past year, it procured and delivered 451 essential and life-saving medical and diagnostic equipment to 182 public hospitals and laboratories across 31 provinces of Iran caring for COVID-19 patients to help them in their fight against COVID-19."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/22949?1740503606&c=8d228b0ef64631ebf627eae3a6bc6a81&sz=1200"" alt="Beneficiary measuring her oxygen level of the blood at a primary health care centre. The centre distributes medications and provides health services."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/22087?1740503606&c=2e93de4ab5323e8ad30c59fc09cb10a0&sz=1200"" alt="Yemen has been free of wild poliovirus (WPV) since 2006, but in 2020 a polio outbreak was declared, with more than 28 children being paralyzed by this vaccine-preventable disease. An outbreak response is being implemented by UNICEF and WHO in support of the local health authorities. Polio teams across Yemen are working with partners to reach every child with oral polio vaccine (OPV) and stop the outbreak in its tracks. Sometimes, vaccinators in Yemen reach the end of a long and difficult road, only to continue on foot for hours more. Read more: http://www.emro.who.int/yemen/priority-areas/polio.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/21757?1740503606&c=54e15948a55c843008038d34c797ec25&sz=1200"" alt="Cookery classes at Mandala community centre. Mandala community centre in the city of Aleppo opened in 2017. Since then, it has become a busy and popular hub for local residents, providing a mix of services that include reproductive health care, vocational training and mental health counselling, including sessions tailored for survivors of genderbased violence. These services are offered at the centre, through community visits and by mobile teams working at IDP sites. Community visits help ensure that elderly people are not isolated and that they and their carers obtain the health care and emotional support they need. The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered medicines and other supplies and equipment to the centre, trained its staff on mental health interventions and provided advice and supervision. In 2018, the centre provided 1270 vocational services and 3822 mental health consultations, including many to women who were survivors of gender-based violence. More than 3000 reproductive health consultations were provided at the centre and through mobile teams"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/27356?1740503606&c=d7581a814587a2a7a1f225a33e1085b3&sz=1200"" alt="Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population, with support from WHO and UNICEF, has concluded a national house-to-house polio immunization campaign, targeting 5 019 948 children under the age of 5 across the country. During the campaign, more than 4.5 million children (90% of target) were successfully vaccinated by more than 40 000 health workers. Members of local councils and civil society representatives were engaged to mobilize support and raise awareness about the importance of the polio vaccination among communities. The campaign reached children in high-risk groups, such as internally displaced persons and refugees."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/20836?1740503606&c=ceca5e0435fa4bd75476c564e00e8e79&sz=1200"" alt="Murjan is a senior nurse with a mobile clinic that provides mammography services to women in the West Bank villages in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The mobile clinic team provides breast screening, raises awareness about breast cancer and its prevention, shows women how to do a self-examination and explains the importance of regular check-ups. Read more: http://www.emro.who.int/opt/news/mobile-clinic-brings-mammography-services-to-remote-communities-in-the-west-bank.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/21977?1740503606&c=0ce118a4e2e6142e515df1b085e69725&sz=1200"" alt="To prevent a resurgence of the Cholera outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and health authorities in Yemen launched the first-ever cholera oral vaccination campaign from 6-15 May targeting the most vulnerable 500,000 women, children and men in and around the city. The campaign came at a crucial time during Yemen’s rainy season, when water is easily contaminated by overflowing sewage. This first phase of the campaign targeted high-risk districts that were identified as cholera ‘hot spots’. More than 270,000 people were vaccinated, and plans are currently under way to reach more high-risk districts across the country. Children showing their cholera vaccination card over a balcony in Yemen."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/8262?1740503606&c=fb7a36d548eb9495e7285dc1473cd934&sz=1200"" alt="World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accompanied by WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari visited Pakistan calling for a final push on polio eradication and commitment to ensure that all people in the country can obtain the health care they need. Dr Tedros and Dr Mandhari visited the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Polio Eradication, a basic health unit in Shah Allah Ditta, Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari administering vaccine to a child. - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken. Read more: http://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/who-director-general-urges-final-push-on-polio-eradication-as-he-concludes-his-visit-to-pakistan.html"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/22926?1740503606&c=30064f03a8520b09f0caddde23b0e3c7&sz=1200"" alt="World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a field visit to Primary Health Care Centre Chiyah (PHCCC). The Primary Health Care Center of Chiyah municipality, is one of the leading and unique centers in the region, aiming to improve the health of the community, throughout offering exemplary health care services. Beneficiary doing blood sugar test at a primary health care centre."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/24546?1740503606&c=445351bb7ba9cf6b4b3c2f19103dbb67&sz=1200"" alt="The UN COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Fund project (UN COVID-19 MPTF) aim is to ensure the continuity of primary health care and essential hospital services for vulnerable population and develop prevention and hygiene measures for essential non-health sectors in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. A patient receiving palliative care at home."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/22202?1740503606&c=9455ac150ada59878cf290371a8220fd&sz=1200"" alt="Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Afghanistan. In light of an ongoing Leishmaniasis outbreak in Herat, Afghanistan, WHO along with the Ministry of Public Health and the Afghan Red Crescent Society used this opportunity to raise awareness about and advocate for neglected diseases in Afghanistan, with special emphasis on Leishmaniasis, a disease that threatens the health of 13 million vulnerable Afghans, especially women and girls. In Kabul, commonly considered as the world capital of [Cutaneous] Leishmaniasis, the number of new reported cases dramatically rose from the estimated yearly figure of 17,000 to 65,000 in 2009, mainly among women and girls. "This number is likely to be the tip of the iceberg as cases are grossly underreported owing to poor diagnostic tools and the stigma that is attached to this disease," claimed Peter Graaff, WHO Representative to Afghanistan. [Cutaneous] Leishmanisis is a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of certain species of sandfly. The major symptom is skin sores which erupt weeks to months after the person has been bitten. Leishmaniasis is both preventable and curable. Preventable through bed nets, and curable through medical treatment. "The high cost of treatment makes it difficult to integrate anti-Leishmaniasis drugs into the Basic Package of Health Services," said Her Excellency Dr Suraya Dalil, Acting Minister of Public Health. "I urge donors to take this cause seriously, as it causes unnecessary suffering amongst a large number of Afghans." "Addressing stigma, early diagnosis and early treatment is the way to go about tackling this disease," said Fatima Gilani, Director of the Afghan Red Crescent Society. "Protecting people from Leishmaniasis is affording them the Right to Life with dignity.""> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/21984?1740503606&c=63c7578bf75ca323f211d17dfced420d&sz=1200"" alt="To prevent a resurgence of the Cholera outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and health authorities in Yemen launched the first-ever cholera oral vaccination campaign from 6-15 May targeting the most vulnerable 500,000 women, children and men in and around the city. The campaign came at a crucial time during Yemen’s rainy season, when water is easily contaminated by overflowing sewage. This first phase of the campaign targeted high-risk districts that were identified as cholera ‘hot spots’. More than 270,000 people were vaccinated, and plans are currently under way to reach more high-risk districts across the country. Cholera vaccination team in Yemen."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/21787?1740503606&c=a934e58b3ca1ca5f10ba665ecbc82a91&sz=800"" alt="By the end of 2018, approximately 2.6 million children in Syria had been vaccinated against polio. Oral polio vaccine needs to be administered many times to be fully effective. The number of doses it takes to immunize a child depends entirely on the child’s health and nutritional status, and how many other viruses s/he has been exposed to. Children who are not fully immunized are still at risk from polio. This emphasizes the need for all children to be vaccinated during every round of national immunization days. Vaccination teams from the Syria Immunization Group arrive at a town in north-west Syria to vaccinate children under five years of age against polio."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.emro.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/22135?1740503606&c=e9caa955c381472417e9ba8b778110b1&sz=1200"" alt="To prevent a resurgence of the Cholera outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and health authorities in Yemen launched the first-ever cholera oral vaccination campaign from 6-15 May targeting the most vulnerable 500,000 women, children and men in and around the city. The campaign came at a crucial time during Yemen’s rainy season, when water is easily contaminated by overflowing sewage. This first phase of the campaign targeted high-risk districts that were identified as cholera ‘hot spots’. More than 270,000 people were vaccinated, and plans are currently under way to reach more high-risk districts across the country. 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