Dr. Hanan Balkhy

Dr. Hanan Balkhy
WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

In Times of Conflict…We Cannot Afford Any Decline in Vaccination

In parts of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, whether a child receives a vaccine no longer depends solely on scientific progress, but also on whether it is safe to leave the house. Conflicts are now casting a shadow over the daily lives of millions of families across the region. In Sudan, years…

From Abdel Halim to a World Free of Hepatitis: Why Elimination Must Be Our Shared Mission

When we speak about liver disease, statistics can seem overwhelming. Numbers climb into the millions; lives reduced to data points. But sometimes a single life tells the story of an entire nation’s struggle. Many in the Arab world remember Abdel Halim Hafez, the legendary Egyptian singer whose…