WHO advocates for solidarity to paint a healthier and safer future
29 January 2024, Cairo, Egypt – To mark the World Health Organization’s 75th anniversary, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted a networking and partner and staff appreciation event last night, at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, under the theme “Painting a healthier and safer future together”.
The aim was to renew commitment to our shared regional goal of Health for All by All. The event also highlighted WHO’s efforts to promote primary health care and advance universal health coverage to ensure that no one is left behind, even in the context of the ongoing health emergencies across the Region.
The event brought together a wide range of senior officials representing the government of the Regional Office’s host country, Egypt; the diplomatic corps; other United Nations entities; donor agencies; the WHO Foundation; and nongovernmental organizations.
Guests were received by WHO senior officials led by the outgoing WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari and the Regional Director-elect Dr Hanan Balkhy.
In his welcome remarks, Dr Al-Mandhari emphasized the vital importance of continuity, solidarity and unity to achieve Health for All by All: “As we commemorate 75 years of work to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable, we need to continue to work together to realize a future in which the right to health is a given. In my 5 years