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class="lib eqhts" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <h2 class="lib" style="padding-bottom: 0;">Latest publications</h2>  <div class="moduletable ncd-info lib"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.emro.who.int/modules/mod_icetabs/themes/library_publications/assets/slideshow.css?ver=201411189" type="text/css" /> <div id="slider" style="padding: 15px;"><input checked="checked" type="radio" name="slider" id="slide1" style="display: none;" /> <input type="radio" name="slider" id="slide2" style="display: none;" /> <input type="radio" name="slider" id="slide3" style="display: none;" /> <div id="slides">  <div id="slidecontainer"> <div class="inner lib"><article> <div class="ice-description coleqheight"> <h3 class="ice-title"> Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023: 2nd progress report </h3> <h3><a 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aria-expanded="true"> <p>The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a vision of healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. This major report provides an update on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. It presents regional trends between 2010 and 2022 for 50 health-related SDG indicators using available data from WHO and estimates from other United Nations agencies. The report reveals some successes at the country level amid a marked slowdown regionally with setbacks across indicators on health health risks and determinants and access to services. We are at the halfway point for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: to reverse current trends and ensure the health and well-being of our population we must take bold steps now.</p> </div> </div> </section></div> </div></article> </div> <div class="inner lib"><article> <div class="ice-description coleqheight"> <h3 class="ice-title"> Regional action plan for the implementation of the global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2022-2030 </h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 1.17em;"><a href="https://vlibrary.emro.who.int/?goto=Q04jBjQNRBtEPjNfCxJARQYeNjhVTj4UTkUfUBlSC0Yweh8UOjd9XnJTCk8QFGp9A31YVkoxWQVrOic2" target="_blank"><img src="/images/stories/library/9789292743383-eng.jpg" width="115" height="163" alt="9789292743383-eng" title="9789292743383-eng" /></a><a href="https://vlibrary.emro.who.int/idr_records/regional-action-plan-for-the-implementation-of-the-global-health-sector-strategies-on-hiv-viral-hepatitis-and-sexually-transmitted-infections-2022-2030/" target="_blank">Regional action plan for the implementation of the global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2022-2030</a><a href="https://vlibrary.emro.who.int/?goto=Q04jBjQNRBtEPjNfCxJARQYeNjhVTj4UTkUfUBlSC0Yweh8UOjd9XnJTCk8QFGp9A3xSV0oxWQVrOic2" target="_blank"></a></span></h3> <div><section aria-label="Question Accordions"> <div id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true"> <p id="collapse0" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading0" aria-expanded="true">The Eastern Mediterranean Region is challenged by growing epidemics of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Although some progress has been made in all three disease areas, the regional response is off-track and most of the 2020 regional targets were not achieved. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is growing faster than the response, with increases in incidence and mortality over the past decade. Similarly, despite progress in hepatitis B third-dose coverage and in testing and treatment for hepatitis C virus, the coverage of other key interventions – including birth-dose vaccination, injection safety, harm reduction, and testing and treatment – is still low. STIs are increasing in the Region, with a limited response that does not match the burden of disease. Furthermore, COVID-19 disrupted services, exposing profound weaknesses in our health systems and their lack of resilience in emergencies. Overall, achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 and the global targets on HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs by 2030 will be difficult if the Region continues at the current pace. Only a focus and surge of efforts will enable the Region to meet the global targets for the three disease areas by 2030.</p> </div> </section></div> </div></article> </div> <div class="inner lib"><article> <div class="ice-description coleqheight"> <h3 class="ice-title"> Women’s cancer in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: situation analysis and investment case report </h3> <h3><a href="https://vlibrary.emro.who.int/idr_records/womens-cancer-in-the-who-eastern-mediterranean-region-situation-analysis-and-investment-case-report/" target="_blank"><img src="/images/stories/library/9789292743369-eng_1.jpg" width="115" height="163" alt="9789292743369-eng_1" title="9789292743369-eng_1" />Women’s cancer in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: situation analysis and investment case report</a></h3> <div><section aria-label="Question Accordions"> <div id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true"> <div> <div id="collapse0" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading0" aria-expanded="true"> <div> <p>The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region is grappling with a significant public health issue: women’s cancers, especially cervical and breast cancer. These diseases not only have severe health implications but also place substantial burdens on health systems and the broader economy. They affect productivity and result in the loss of women’s societal contributions due to premature mortality. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has developed this regional investment case which provides economic arguments for health ministries to implement and scale up cost-effective interventions. The investment case combines situation and economic analyses: the situation analysis maps available services for women’s cancer prevention and control, outlining opportunities for scaling up relevant interventions, while the economic analysis details the economic and social costs of women’s cancers, including health care costs and costs associated with reduced productivity, including premature death. This analysis also estimates the costs of implementing WHO-recommended cost-effective interventions and calculates the economic returns.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <ul></ul> <div></div> </div> </div></article> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="commands"><label for="slide1"></label> <label for="slide2"></label> <label for="slide3"></label></div> <div id="active"><label for="slide1"></label><label for="slide2"></label> <label for="slide3"></label></div> </div><script type="text/javascript"> var _lofmain = $('icetabs1296'); var object = new LofSlideshow( _lofmain.getElement('.ice-main-wapper'), _lofmain.getElement('.ice-navigator-outer .ice-navigator'), _lofmain.getElement('.ice-navigator-outer'), { fxObject:{ transition:Fx.Transitions.Sine.easeInOut, duration:300 }, interval:800, direction :'hrleft', navItemHeight:100, navItemWidth:200, navItemsDisplay:3, navPos:'0' } ); object.registerButtonsControl( 'click', 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