WHO Regional Director for the Japanese Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy has concluded a profitable 3-day go to to Tunisia between 13–16 April 2025.
Dr Balkhy met with H.E. Dr Mustafa Ferjani, Minister of Well being, to debate methods to handle the social determinants of well being, drug habit, migration of the well being workforce, medication shortages and vaccine plans.
The go to reaffirmed WHO’s sturdy partnership with the nation in advancing well being system resilience and fairness, and Dr Balkhy expressed WHO’s full dedication to help the Ministry of Well being because it addresses Tunisia’s nationwide well being priorities.
Throughout a gathering with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of International Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Overseas, Dr Balkhy mentioned methods to advertise multilateralism and additional the partnership between WHO and Tunisia, constructing on already sturdy collaboration.
Dr Balkhy acknowledged Tunisia’s spectacular efforts to strengthen well being techniques and promote innovation throughout a number of fronts, together with combating antimicrobial resistance, enhancing emergency coordination, strengthening regulation and enabling native manufacturing of medicines, empowering communities, advancing analysis and coaching and scaling up vaccine manufacturing and genomic sequencing.
Dr Balkhy reiterated WHO’s dedication to deepening collaboration and supporting Tunisia’s journey in the direction of common well being protection and sustainable improvement, and advocated for the adoption of the well being in all insurance policies (HIAP) strategy which has proved profitable in lots of nations.
In the middle of the 3-day journey, Dr Balkhy visited the Mom and Kids Safety Centre throughout which a dialogue on group engagement was held, the Leishmaniasis Collaboration Centre, the Pasteur Institute and the Nationwide Well being Evaluation and Accreditation Centre (INEAS). She additionally met with the beneficiaries of Tunisia’s movable cinema for well being undertaking.
Throughout her keep in Tunisia, Dr Balkhy additionally visited the Saudi Embassy for a gathering with Mr Ibrahim Saad Ibrahim, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia.
Chosen images from the mission
WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy meets with Mr Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of International Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Overseas
WHO Regional Director for Japanese Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy visits the Institut Pasteur in Tunis
WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy visits the Maternal and Little one Well being Safety Centre in Hay Helal
