Invitation to the media

WHO Hybrid Press Conference

The second high-level interregional meeting on the health of refugees and migrants

Friday, 17 March 2023, at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Cairo time (GMT+2)

What:

The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean would like to invite you to virtually participate in a press conference due to take place during the second high-level interregional meeting on the health of refugees and migrants. The meeting is organized by WHO/EMRO in coordination with the Regional Offices for Africa and Europe, with support from the WHO’s Health and Migration Programme. It will focus on ways to ensure that refugees and migrants across the migration route have equitable access to health care in line with universal health coverage (UHC) and continuity of care.

The meeting will continue the discussion on strengthening cooperation and promoting a whole-of-route approach that allows the African, Eastern Mediterranean and European Regions of World Health Organization to partner together around five action pillars to promote the health and wellbeing of refugees and migrants that were agreed upon at the first high level meeting that took place in March 2022, Istanbul, Türkiye.

Who:

• Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean,

• Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa,

• Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe,

When: Friday, 17 March 2023, at 11:00 am– 12:30 pm Cairo time (GMT+2)

Where: The press conference will physically take place in the Four Seasons Resort, Sharm El-Sheikh, but will also be streamed for remote journalists and participants through Zoom, with simultaneous interpretation provided between Arabic and English. To present panelists with your questions during the event, please register through:

https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WQpBfqiASCCm-djmkRAevA

If you prefer to submit questions in advance, please fill in the form at: http://www.emro.who.int/askemro/ 

LINK: WHO EMRO: Second high-level interregional meeting on the health of refugees and migrants

The event will also be broadcast live on:

• Facebook [Arabic Livestream]: www.facebook.com/WHOEMRO

• YouTube [Arabic Livestream]: www.youtube.com/whoemr

• Twitter [English Livestream]: www.twitter.com/WHOEMRO

Media Contacts: WHO EMRO | Contact us | Media centre | Entity

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