Country: Iran (Islamic Republic of) Source: World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. This is the fourth global public WHO situation report on the conflict in the Middle East. It covers the health situation and WHO operational updates from affected countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean and European regions, as well as WHO’s global response activities and priorities. The cessation of hostilities, as a result of the 14-day ceasefire, remains fragile, underscoring the need to sustain operational readiness for a potential deterioration in the situation. High-intensity conflict in Lebanon continues. Lebanon and the Islamic Republic of Iran remain priority countries, particularly in light of significant population displacement in Lebanon. The primary health risks remain trauma and injury; disruption to the continuity of care for noncommunicable diseases; increased need for mental health and psychosocial support services; constrained access to essential health services; heightened risk of communicable disease transmission in collective settings; and exposure to radiological, nuclear and industrial chemical hazards, including potential impacts on environmental health and access to safe water. WHO has activated global surge mechanisms, including real-time mapping of technical expertise, Emergency Medical Teams and emergency logisticians, to ensure rapid deployment when requested. Through its global supply chain and logistics platforms, including the Dubai Global Logistics Hub, WHO is procuring and mobilizing essential medicines, trauma and emergency supplies, noncommunicable disease supplies, and laboratory and cold-chain commodities to support continuity of life-saving services. WHO is monitoring the health situation of displaced populations and providing support to ministries of health in the form of policy guidance, coordination and collaboration with partners. WHO is assessing environmental and other health risks and preparing associated response measures, including producing community engagement material for WHO and partners, aligned with the assessed health risks. WHO has enhanced support to ministries of health for community-based health protection, including surveillance and the early detection/alert of risks and emerging threats; health education, providing information on high-risk diseases such as hepatitis and measles; information on self-care at the community-level for noncommunicable diseases; and more. WHO has published community engagement materials for preparing oneself and protection from chemical release; guidance to the public on health effects of white phosphorus; and further material on environmental, industrial and chemical hazards and radio-nuclear emergencies; designed for the general public and communities at risk. Further, community health workers are being trained in community engagement and key messaging, with lessons learned from collaboration with partners, including academia, being applied.

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