This International Women’s Day, let us pause to recognise the strength and resilience of women worldwide, particularly those in Gaza who endure unimaginable challenges daily. According to UNRWA, the statistics paint a stark picture of the realities faced by women in Gaza: About 9,000 women were killed in Gaza. 63 […]

The Women of Gaza: International Women’s Day 2024


تتابع الجمعيه العربيه للصحه العامه العامه وبقلق شديد جدا ما تعرضت له جنوب تركيا وشمال سوريا الحبيبه من زلازل وموجات الاهتزازات الارضيه والتي راح ضحيتها عدد كبير من اشقائنا وشرد عدد اكبر نتيجه لكوارث هائلة بالمناطق المتضررة وتدمير للمساكن والبنيه التحتيه والحباه العامه. حدث هذا وبلدنا الشقيق سوريا يمر بضروف […]

Official Statement on Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria 2023 / ...


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3rd ArPHA Conference



⭕️ الجمعيه العربيه للصحه العامه ⭕️ Arab Public Health Association Dear colleagues We are pleased to invite you to our Second COVID-19 Webinar on “EXIT STRATEGY: The ‘New’ Normal” on Wednesday 3rd June, 2020 6:00 pm UK time 7:00 pm Cairo Time 8:00 pm Mecca time Speakers: • Dr Abdullah […]

COVID-19 Webinar: EXIT STRATEGY: The ‘New’ Normal


OPEN DOORS TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES 4-6th April 2019 :: Casablanca :: Morocco Arab Public Health Association The 2ndArab Public Health Conference, awaits you in beautiful Casablanca, Morocco in spring 2019. We will have the presence of excellent lecturers and important figures in public health of the Arab […]

ArPHA Conference 2019


The graph below shows the relationship between what a country spends on health per person and life expectancy in that country between 1970 and 2014 for a number of rich countries. The US stands out as an outlier: the US spends far more on health than any other country, yet […]

Link between health spending and life expectancy: US is an ...



The world is facing an “unrelenting march” of diabetes which now affects nearly one in 11 adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In a major report it warned cases had nearly quadrupled to 422 million in 2014 from 108 million in 1980. High blood sugar levels are a major killer […]

WHO: “Diabetes affecting nearly one in 11 adults”


62nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Kuwait, 5–8 October 2015 Health ministers and high-level representatives of the 22 countries and territories of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, partner organizations and civil society, will take part in the Sixty-second session of the WHO Regional Committee for […]

62nd WHO Regional Committee for Eastern Mediterranean


Members of the Interim Board would like to thank many colleague who have contributed and involved themselves in the development of the Arab Public Health Association. Without their huge efforts and financial support we would not be here today:   Dr Ala Alwan (Iraq/Egypt): Regional Director of WHO EMRO for his […]

Board News: A vote of thanks



The International Conference on Family Physicians will be held in Shiraz, Iran from 27th – 28th December. The Conference deliberations will be on the following themes: – The philosophy of family physician – Family physician and medical education – Family physician and universal health coverage – Incentive and financial system […]

International Conference on Family Physicians