WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza
"Around 9,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated abroad for lifesaving health services, including treatment for cancer, injuries from bombardments,...
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Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022: UN report
Geneva, Switzerland – The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to...
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Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat, says WHO
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to toxic...
- The World Health Organization called in 2018 for harmful trans fatty acids to be wiped out by 2023.
- They are thought to be responsible for around 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year.
A fifth of new cars in California zero-emission in 2022: data
On Friday the California Energy Commission said 18.8 percent of new cars sold in the state in 2022 were EVs,...
- Last year officials set ambitious targets for boosting the number of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) on the roads
- The California Air Resources Board announced in August the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered cars would be eliminated by 2035
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DoH, GSC ink MoU to achieve Abu Dhabi’s healthcare sustainability goals
ABU DHABI, UAE - Building on its ongoing efforts to improve the healthcare ecosystem from all aspects, the Department of...
- The GSC is powered by the International Hospital Federation and focuses on assisting healthcare services to address sustainability challenges.
- The MoU will help provide educational resources to aid facilities in addressing identified areas for advancement and accomplishing new positive outcomes.
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Countries which transform food system can meet net-zero goals, says WEF report
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – A report launched Monday at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 shows how countries can accelerate...
- Food systems, when transformed, can help solve some of the world’s toughest problems, from climate change to resilient livelihoods.
- The report identifies models for businesses and policy-makers and a roadmap of priorities for countries to improve productivity and sustainability.
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Global conference on Pharmaceutical Technologies concludes in Dubai
DUBAI, UAE - The 28th edition of the Dubai International Pharmaceutical Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT) 2023 concluded. The three-day event,...
- The largest-ever edition of DUPHAT, the 2023 event brought together more than 1,100 exhibiting companies.
- The event also discussed on how countries in the region can collaborate to enhance partnerships in the pharmaceutical industry.
Business
AstraZeneca buys US firm CinCor
The acquisition has been finalized at $1.8billion.
- The takeover marks the latest push by Astra chief executive Pascal Soriot to bolster the company's pipeline of new products.
- Massachusetts-based CinCor focuses on developing treatments for hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
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90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official
China is battling a surge in cases following its decision last month to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass...
- With a population of 99.4 million, the figures suggest about 88.5 million people in Henan may now have been infected
- Beijing is determined to press on with its reopening, on Sunday lifting mandatory quarantine for all international arrivals
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Abu Dhabi introduces Mobile BSL-3 Laboratory
ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) has introduced the first of its kind mobile BSL-3 (Biosafety...
- The BSL-3 mobile laboratory will enhance the UAE capital's infectious disease preparedness through swift, safe and accurate testing of communicable diseases.
- The mobile laboratory will be accessible across four sites in Abu Dhabi.
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France begins testing Chinese arrivals to track Covid variants
France joins other states including the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States in testing arrivals from China, four weeks...
- As of Sunday, visitors from China must wear a mask and be prepared to submit to a test on arrival, which will be done at random
- Then from Thursday travelers will also have to present a negative PCR or antigen test undertaken less than 48 hours before their flight
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Morocco to forbid entry to travelers from China over Covid spread
the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement that authorities in the North African country "decided to forbid access to...
- Nations, including France, Britain and Morocco's cross-strait neighbor Spain, have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travelers from mainland China
- China said in December that it would end mandatory quarantine for people arriving in the country and that it had abandoned strict measures to contain the virus
WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza
"Around 9,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated abroad for lifesaving health services, including treatment for cancer, injuries from bombardments,...
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Nations start negotiations over global plastics treaty at Nairobi meet
Nairobi, Kenya -- Nations grappling with the plastic "suffocating" nature and leaching into food and the human body began fresh...
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Saudi Arabia to produce 80-90% insulin domestically
"More than 200 essential medications have been identified, making up about 40 percent of the total purchases by government health...
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Positive trial for Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-flu jab
Berlin, Germany - Germany's BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday announced "positive" results from initial trials of their combined...
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Swedish researchers find snoozing in the morning isn’t bad
Stockholm, Sweden - You snooze, you lose? Swedish researchers said Wednesday that might not be the case, after their study even...
- Researchers at Stockholm University found that in general younger people were the ones snoozing and they were to a high degree night owls.
- In a second study, the researchers found that most of the respondents who snoozed for half an hour managed to get a lot of sleep during that half hour even though it was disturbed.
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Markets fall as Biden set for Middle East diplomacy drive
US and European stock markets mostly fell and oil prices rose as US President Joe Biden prepared for a trip...
- Wall Street opened in the red, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq shedding more than one percent, while Frankfurt and Paris fell 0.6 percent afternoon deal.
- "Understandably, not many people are in the mood to put their hard-earned cash at risk in these uncertain economic times," said an expert.
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WHO transports Gaza aid to Egypt, waits for humanitarian access
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said on Saturday enough basic health supplies to serve 300,000 people in the Gaza...
- The WHO supplies include enough medicines to treat 1,200 wounded patients and 1,500 patients suffering from various diseases.
- The supplies were ready to go in once humanitarian access could be established through the Rafah crossing from Egypt into the southern Gaza Strip.