WHO registers eighty percent rise in measles case
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...
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Healthcare experts must keep up with tech innovations
She emphasizes the significant impact of technology on the healthcare sector and highlighted the 'Let's Talk Innovation' Symposium's focus on...
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WHO member states agree to develop draft of pandemic accord in early 2023
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday agreed to develop the first draft of a...
- This zero draft of the pandemic accord, rooted in the WHO Constitution, will be discussed by member states in February 2023.
- The agreement by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body, comprising WHO’s 194 member states, was a milestone in the global process to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EU gives US$131 million to WHO Universal Health Coverage Partnership
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission agreed on reinforcing a decade-long collaboration to accelerate...
- EU contribution will focus on strengthening health systems to make them more resilient and responsive to natural, climate or human-made disasters.
- The partnership with WHO is a key deliverable of the new EU Global Health Strategy adopted by the European Commission.
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UAE’s health and prevention ministry launches National Nutrition Strategy 2022-2030
DUBAI, UAE - UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched the National Nutrition Strategy 2022-2030 to establish sustainable...
- National Nutrition Strategy comes as part of MoHAP’s ongoing efforts to support the UAE’s visions aimed at improving the health of younger generations.
- The strategy was launched during an event hosted by the ministry at the Etihad Museum.
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Saudi Minister inaugurates Aquatic Animal Diseases Network
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Engineer Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli inaugurated Sunday...
- The launch aims to strengthen the aquaculture industry, prevent aquatic diseases, support the production of aquatic organisms.
- It also aims to meet the growing demand for aquaculture and its products, reduce the spread of diseases, train veterinarians and specialists in aquatic health.
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China’s ‘iPhone city’ tightens Covid rules after violent protests
The curbs in Zhengzhou are part of China's national zero-tolerance approach to Covid, which involves grueling lockdowns, travel restrictions and...
- Hundreds of workers took to the streets around the vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, confronting hazmat-clad personnel wielding batons in a rare display of public anger in China
- In the wake of the unrest, Zhengzhou authorities ordered mass testing and an effective lockdown for several districts in the central Chinese city starting Friday
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Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EEA
Across the 27-nation bloc that year, "exposure to concentrations of fine particulate matter above the 2021 World Health Organization guideline...
- Fine particulate matter, or PM2.5 travel deep into the respiratory tract, worsening the risk of bronchitis, asthma and lung disease
- The EU wants to slash premature deaths related to fine particulate matter pollution by 55 percent in 2030 compared to 2005 levels
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Abu Dhabi DoH, Eversight to jointly set up UAE’s first eye, tissue bank
ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi's Department of Health (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, and...
- Department of Health Abu Dhabi and Eversight will focus on implementing the necessary arrangements for the eye and tissue bank.
- Eversight will develop a comprehensive medical framework to standardize and operate procedures on all clinical functions.
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Abu Dhabi inks MoU with African Union in public health
ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) has signed an agreement with the Africa Centers for Disease...
- The partnership aims to bolster collaboration and information exchange between ADPHC and Africa CDC.
- The partnership’s priorities include promoting disease information and surveillance.
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Walmart posts Q3 loss of $1.8bn
Settlement on opioid cases hit earnings of the firm.
- The opioid crisis in the US - causing over 500,000 deaths over 20 years - triggered a flurry of lawsuits against drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies.
- US pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens similarly reached preliminary agreements this month to pay more than a total of $10 billion to resolve opioid claims.
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G20 health, finance ministers agree to launch US$1.4bn pandemic fund
The G20 health ministers have agreed to establish a pandemic fund.
- The fund will be commonly used to fix the health system and close the budget gap for the following five years.
- Up to 20 donor countries and three philanthropists have expressed willingness to contribute to the effort to raise "pandemic fund" totaling US$1.4 billion.
WHO registers eighty percent rise in measles case
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...
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UN agencies warn of disease threat in Libya’s Derna city
UN agencies warned that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of...
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EIH buys stake in Al Ain Pharmacy
Move aligns with EIH's aim to diversify sources of investment.
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WHO tells China to provide ‘full access’ to Covid investigators
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new...
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Immunologist wins ‘Breakthrough Prize’ for cancer treatment
The Breakthrough Prize awards "the world's most brilliant minds" in fields including life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics
- The French and Canadian scientist was announced as a winner of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize for his pioneering work in CAR T-cell therapy.
- The Breakthrough Prize awards "the world's most brilliant minds" in fields including life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.
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ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients ‘like a doctor’
During a study in Netherlands, the chatbot outperformed doctors in some cases. At the same time, it showed some limitations.
- The chatbot's reasoning was "at times medically implausible or inconsistent, which can lead to misinformation or incorrect diagnosis, with significant implications".
- The findings -- published in the medical journal Annals of Emergency Medicine -- will be presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress (EUSEM) 2023 in Barcelona.
Gulf countries witness alarming increase in early-onset cancer cases
A recent study in BMJ Oncology 2023 has highlighted an alarming increase in early onset of cancer cases in the...
- UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia see significant rise in early-onset cancer cases from 1990 to 2019
- The cases in UAE record an increase of 1127.6%, Qatar sees 1089.5% rise and Saudi Arabia 896%