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At #WHA79, I was pleased to join a timely and forward-looking discussion on health care financing for universal health coverage #UHC. I would like to thank Burkina Faso, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye and the @OIC_OCI for bringing together partners to tackle one of the defining health challenges of our time. At a moment of growing financial pressure on health systems, these conversations are more important than ever to help identify sustainable, locally driven solutions that protect access to care and strengthen resilience for the future. Traditional and innovative financing mechanisms, including Awqaf, Zakat, Sukuk and partnerships with development banks and the private sector, can help complement public financing and accelerate progress towards #UHC. The priority now is moving from discussion to implementation: strengthening governance, building evidence, aligning these mechanisms with national health financing strategies, and advancing practical country-level action that delivers equitable impact for communities across the @WHOEMRO Region and beyond. @WHOJordan | @mohgovjordan | @JordanUNGeneva | @WHOSyria | @syrianmofaex | @SyriatoUN | @SyrMOfH | @TC_BMCenevreDT | @WHO_Turkiye | @WHOAFRO | @WHO_Europe

Day 2 of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly, I’m proud to stand alongside @WHOEMRO Member States at a defining moment for the Eastern Mediterranean Region and the world. From responding to emergencies and conflict to advancing pandemic preparedness, sustainable financing, mental health, noncommunicable diseases and polio eradication, the challenges before us are significant, but so is our shared determination to act. #WHA79 is an opportunity for our Region to come together with one voice to champion equity, health security, humanitarian access and resilient health systems for all. Together, we will work to ensure the priorities of our countries help shape a healthier, safer future for millions across the Eastern Mediterranean Region and beyond. #HealthForAll

As a paediatrician and a mother, I have seen firsthand the profound difference nurses and midwives make in the lives of children, families and communities. As we mark International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife, we reaffirm a simple truth: there can be no resilient health system without them. Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, nurses and midwives continue to serve communities with courage, compassion and unwavering commitment, whether in hospitals, clinics and communities, or on the frontlines of emergencies and conflicts. This is why investing in a resilient health workforce is one of @WHOEMRO’s flagship initiatives. We must do more to invest in, empower and protect nurses and midwives, while creating pathways for the next generation of health leaders. Honoured to join colleagues, young professionals and partners from across the Region for the webinar marking #IND2026 and #IDM2026. I deeply appreciated the inspiring message from HRH Princess Muna Al-Hussein of Jordan, @WHO Patron of Nursing and Midwifery, whose leadership continues to champion the nursing and midwifery workforce. Together, we must ensure nurses and midwives are supported, valued and equipped to shape the future of health for all.

تُذكّرنا أحداثٌ مثل #فيروس_هانتا بأن الاستثمار في القدرات الأساسية، التي تتطلبها اللوائح الصحية الدولية، هو ركيزتنا المشتركة لتحقيق الأمن الصحي العالمي.  وتحدّد هذه القواعد ما يلزم من كل دولة من الدول الأعضاء قانونيا بشكل واضح ودقيق، ومن ذلك أن تلتزم الدول بأن: 1️⃣ تبني نظم ترصُّد قادرة على الاكتشاف السريع للأحداث الصحية غير المعتادة وتقييمها، ولا سيما نقاط الدخول. 2️⃣ تشيد نُظُم نقاط دخول مهيأة وقادرة على الصمود، الأمر الذي يمكّنها من اكتشاف مخاطر الصحة العامة وتقييمها والاستجابة لها، مع الحفاظ على مأمونية السفر والتجارة الدوليين. 3️⃣ تُعِدَّ آليات قوية لمراكز الاتصال الوطنية المعنية باللوائح الصحية الدولية، لضمان إبلاغ منظمة الصحة العالمية في الوقت المناسب بجميع الأحداث الصحية العامة غير المعتادة أو غير المتوقعة. 4️⃣ تبني قدرات استجابة تمكّن من التنفيذ السريع لتدابير الصحة العامة، وخاصة الفحوص المختبرية، وعزل الحالات، وتتبع المخالطين، والوقاية من العدوى ومكافحتها، والعمل المُنسق المتعدد القطاعات.  5️⃣ تُجهّز قدرات التواصل بشأن المخاطر، والمشاركة المجتمعية، وإدارة الأوبئة المعلوماتية، لضمان وصول المعلومات الموثوقة إلى الناس بسرعة، والتصدي للمعلومات المغلوطة، واعتماد السلوكيات الوقائية عند الحاجة. وأما بالنسبة إلى فيروس هانتا الحالي، فلم يجرِ الإبلاغ عن أي حالات مشتبه فيها أو مؤكدة في بلدان إقليم شرق المتوسط إلى الآن. وتقيّم منظمة الصحة العالمية المخاطر العالمية في هذا الصدد بأنها منخفضة. واستنادًا إلى المعلومات المتاحة حاليًا، لا توصي المنظمة بفرض أي قيود على السفر أو التجارة.

Events like #hantavirus serve as a reminder that investing in core capacities under the International Health Regulations is our collective foundation for global health security. These legally binding rules set out exactly what is required of every Member State: 1️⃣ Surveillance systems capable of rapidly detecting and assessing unusual health events, including at points of entry. 2️⃣ Prepared and resilient points of entry systems capable of detecting, assessing and responding to public health risks while maintaining safe international travel and trade. 3️⃣ Strong national IHR focal point mechanisms to ensure timely reporting of any unusual or unexpected public health events to WHO. 4️⃣ Response capacities capable of rapidly implementing public health measures, including laboratory testing, case isolation, contact tracing, infection prevention and control, and coordinated multisectoral action. 5️⃣ Risk Communication, Community Engagement and Infodemic Management capacities to ensure trusted information reaches people quickly, misinformation is addressed, and protective behaviours adopted as needed. No suspected or confirmed cases have been reported in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. @WHO assesses the global risk as low and advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions based on the current information available.

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Deeply concerned by attacks on health care in #Iran, including incidents affecting hospitals, health workers and critical facilities such as the 105-year-old Pasteur Institute of Iran, a cornerstone of scientific research and a @WHO collaborating centre.  Other health facilities have also been impacted, including the Delaram Sina Psychiatric Hospital, while damage to the Tofigh Daru pharmaceutical facility is disrupting the production of essential medicines.  This is not only damage to infrastructure. It is a loss to health systems, scientific capacity and continuity of care. Health care must be protected at all times, in line with international humanitarian law. #NotaTarget For more on the evolving situation and WHO’s response, see our latest situation report: 🔗 emro.who.int/images/stories/…

إنجازٌ عظيمٌ بقيادة صاحبة السموّ الملكي الأميرة غيداء طلال @GhidaTalal، يدفع جهود تعزيز النُّظُم الصحية في الأردن إلى الأمام. ويعكس افتتاح مستودعات إقليم الوسط الطبية في عمَّان قوة الشراكات الوطيدة بين منظمة الصحة العالمية @WHO والاتحاد الأوروبي في الأردن @EUinJordan والقيادة الوطنية لوزارة الصحة الأردنية @mohgovjordan لتعزيز الأمن الدوائي تماشيًا مع المبادرة الرئيسية للمكتب الإقليمي لمنظمة الصحة العالمية لشرق المتوسط @WHOEMRO بشأن توسيع نطاق الحصول المُنصِف على المنتجات الطبية. معًا، نعمل على تعزيز النُّظُم، وتوسيع نطاق إتاحة الخدمات والمنتجات الطبية، وتحقيق أثرٍ حقيقي حيثما تَبرُز الأهمية الكبرى لتلك الجهود. @KHCFKHCC