2nd high-level inter-regional meeting on health of refugees, migrants held in Egypt

STORY: 2nd high-level inter-regional meeting on health of refugees, migrants held in Egypt DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED AL-MANDHARI, WHO regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean 3. various of the meeting STORYLINE: After the devastating earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye more than a month ago, as well as the current conflict in Ukraine now past its one-year mark, three World Health Organization (WHO) regional offices on Friday brought together governments, civil societies and health partners in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the second high-level meeting on the health of refugees and migrants. According to the WHO, the timely gathering aimed to ensure that refugees and migrants have access to healthcare across the migration route during emergencies. Hosted by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, along with WHO's African and European regions, with support from WHO's Health a