Global Health: An outbreak of cholera in 8 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as a result of climate change

The Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean bWorld Health Organization A press conference was held today, Sunday, in Cairo, on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day 2022, under the slogan “Building the World We Aspire To: A Healthy Future for All” with the participation of Dr. Mediterranean and Dr. Soraya Dalil, Director of the Special Program for Primary Health Care at the World Health Organization, and Dr. Awad Matarieh, Director of Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

For his part, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said that the organization celebrates the Universal Health Coverage Week, which is held annually on December 12 of each year, and it is an annual day for the United Nations, describing it as an element of universal health coverage for a healthy future and ensuring health security. It comes at a critical time due to the Corona virus.

Countries pledged to achieve the comprehensive health coverage plan, and the advancement of universal health coverage aims to achieve health for all. During the Corona pandemic, some comprehensive health services were stopped, and in October 7 priorities were adopted to achieve comprehensive health coverage, and this week the organization hosts some officials to achieve the approach to health care and health security, and we hope To join hands to reshape health systems.

For her part, Dr. Rana Al-Hajjah, Director of Program Management at the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, said that climate change is one of the main crises that we are trying to deal with. Last month, the Sharm El-Sheikh conference was held, and some countries reported an outbreak of cholera in some countries, which is the result of weak health systems. There are 8 Countries suffering from cholera epidemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

She added: We are introducing climate change and its relationship to health in all conferences, which causes floods, and there has been a disruption of health systems in Pakistan as a result of the floods, and the World Health Organization has confirmed that Universal Health Coverage Day on December 12 is the annual gathering point for advocates to raise their voices and share the stories of millions of people. People still waiting for health, calling on leaders to make smarter investments in health and reminding the world of this, explaining that it is an official day by the United Nations that marks the anniversary of the consensus endorsing Universal Health Coverage in 2012 as a key priority for international development.

The organization added, this year’s campaign comes at a critical time as countries around the world are rebuilding from the effects of the Corona pandemic while facing many other crises such as natural disasters and conflicts, stressing that the countdown to the high-level meeting on universal health coverage that will be held in the Assembly begins. UN General Assembly in 2023 – the final push to mobilize political support and global action towards achieving the universal health coverage goals set for 2030.

Together, we can build a world where everyone, everywhere can get the health care they need without being pushed into poverty by having to pay for it. This is the goal that makes all the others possible.