The news of the launch of the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promise by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is heartening to say the least. The plan helps overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio, including
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The UAE is closely involved in efforts to eradicate polio in Pakistan. Wam
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The rise of the Covid-19 pandemic has shown the world must unite to overcome health threats and eradicate disease, the latest Ramadan Majlis heard.
Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, a member of Abu Dhabi s Executive Council, highlighted the importance of international collaboration during talks with health experts and a leading minister.
Titled ‘Safer and Stronger Together: Improving Global Health and Wellbeing , the majlis centred on the crucial need for nations to be prepared for health challenges and to work together to safeguard lives.
“If the pandemic has proven anything, it is that the world can only face diseases and outbreaks by coming together, said Sheikh Hamed during the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Ramadan Majlis on Monday.
Abu Dhabi: If the COVID-19 pandemic has proven anything, it is that the world can only face diseases and outbreaks by coming together, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, said.
“Our best bet is to continue collaborating across borders to lay solid foundations for action, encourage the exchange of expertise between countries and rally international efforts to face any health challenges that may arise in the future,” Sheikh Hamed told the virtual Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed on Monday.
The importance of a global, collective effort to eradicate infectious diseases and create a healthier world for all was explored in the latest talk in the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed Ramadan Series, which aired on Monday.
(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) ABU DHABI, 26th April, 2021 (WAM) The importance of a global, collective effort to eradicate infectious diseases and create a healthier world for all was explored in the latest talk in the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed Ramadan Series, which aired on Monday night (April 26).
Titled ‘Safer and Stronger Together: Improving Global Health and Wellbeing, the talk featured H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in conversation with local and international experts involved in combatting communicable illnesses and advancing the global health agenda. A key focus during the discussion was the importance of global collaboration for defeating the current coronavirus pandemic.