WHO confirms elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya - particularly notable given years of political instability and humanitarian challenges on health services
Feb 21 Sami Zaptia

WHO confirms elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya - particularly notable given years of political instability and humanitarian challenges on health services

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced last Wednesday (18 February) that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, which...

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WHO and the EU deliver portable X-ray machine to Tobruk
Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

WHO and the EU deliver portable X-ray machine to Tobruk

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 October 2021:The World Health Organization, Libya reported on Thursday that it had delivered a state-of-the-art portable X-ra...

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WHO delivers three ambulances to eastern Libya financed by China
Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

WHO delivers three ambulances to eastern Libya financed by China

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 October 2021:The World Health Organization (WHO) in Libya delivered three ambulances to eastern Libya Thursday financed by Ch...

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Mental health services in Libya almost non-existent - approximately one million people need mental health care: WHO 2020 report
Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

Mental health services in Libya almost non-existent - approximately one million people need mental health care: WHO 2020 report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 June 2021:Although COVID-19 has led to increased levels of anxiety, vulnerability and psychological stress among all segments...

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Sep 6 Sami Zaptia

WHO supplies for east Libya attacked in Zawia by armed militias and diverted locally, other supplies stuck in Tripoli and Benghazi ports

By Sami Zaptia.WHO reports that vital medical supplies to combat Libya's exponentially spreading Coronavirus have been stolen by an armed group near Z...

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Aug 26 Sami Zaptia

WHO alarmed by rapidly escalating Libya Coronavirus cases

By Sami Zaptia.WHO is alarmed by the rapidly escalating rates of Coronavirus in Libya (Photo: WHO).London, 26 August 2020:The World Health Organizatio...

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May 19 Sami Zaptia

Over 250,000 children in Libya at risk from vaccine-preventable diseases due to lack of vaccine stocks: UNICEF/WHO

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 May 2020:UNICEF and WHO raised the alarm yesterday over severe vaccine shortages in Libya that are putting more than 250,000...

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WHO delivers scorpion anti-venum serum
Sep 5 Nigel Ash

WHO delivers scorpion anti-venum serum

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 5 September 2017:Libya’s venomous scorpions cause the greatest havoc at this time of year, with their painful sting...

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Dec 18 Sami Zaptia

Libyan health system is dysfunctional: WHO

By Sami Zaptia.Tunis, 18 December 2015:Libya’s health sector is dysfunctional, Jaffar Hussien WHO Libya Director, said at the UNDP-organized Second Li...

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