24 October 2023, Cairo, Egypt – A regional Geographic Information System (GIS) Portal for Health Emergencies has been developed and launched by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. The GIS Portal is a comprehensive hub, offering an updated geospatial resource to facilitate timely response during health emergencies at the regional and country levels.

The GIS Portal is an invaluable tool in the domain of public health. Accessing accurate and timely information is crucial, especially in an era of unprecedented challenges to global health. The GIS Portal offers the capacity to transform spatial and nonspatial data into insights that provide the necessary support to decision-makers during health emergencies.