WHO opens country office in Kuwait

Kuwait City/Cairo/Geneva, 15 June 2021 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today opened a country office in Kuwait in a move set to strengthen its presence and cooperation with the Government to advance the health and well-being of the country’s population. The newly established office will enable WHO to work on the ground with national health authorities, United Nations partners and a range of stakeholders in all sectors to foster public health collaboration at the national, regional and international levels.  H.E. the Minister of Health of Kuwait Dr Bassel Humoud Hamad Al-Sabah formally opened WHO’s new premises in Kuwait City in a ceremony that was attended virtually by WHO's Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, as well as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kuwait Dr Tarek El-Sheikh, and WHO’s Representative in Kuwait, Dr Assad Hafeez, who attended in person. Kuwait has long been an influential and strategic Member State and partner for WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and beyond. Kuwait was one of the first countries to respond to WHO’s COVID-19 appeal, and provided crtitical support to the global and regional response to the pandemic. Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has been leading a well-coordinated multisectoral response to the pandemic within the country and has strengthened national capacity across all levels of government.  “The inaugura...
Source: WHO EMRO News - Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news