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...
‘Close the windows’: Lebanon power plant sparks cancer fears
Thick black smoke sometimes billows from its red-and-white chimneys, leaving a grey haze in the air above the Zouk Mikael...
- A Greenpeace study found that the surrounding Jounieh area ranked fifth in the Arab world and 23rd globally for cities most contaminated by nitrogen dioxide
- The environmental group's 2018 study singled out the Zouk plant, built in the 1940s, as well as cars on a busy motorway and privately owned electricity generators
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Oxfam says world failing to address ‘dangerous’ inequality
The UN and Oxfam have previously decried the unequal distribution of vaccines from richer Western countries to lower-income ones, particularly...
- Oxfam also found that two-thirds of countries failed to increase their minimum wage in line with gross domestic product
- It delivered a withering criticism of most nations, arguing that the pandemic should have been a "wake-up call" to act on poverty in general
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‘Heatwave to make human life unsustainable in certain areas’
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there...
- Heatwaves are predicted to "exceed human physiological and social limits" in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and south and southwest Asia.
- "There are clear limits beyond which people exposed to extreme heat and humidity cannot survive," a report by the UN and Red Cross said.
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Saudi healthcare needs $35bn as population rises
The kingdom will need an investment of $35.6bn for nearly 20,000 new hospital beds by 2030, according to Colliers. High...
- The cost of land in Riyadh has almost doubled in the last two to three years, according to Mansoor Ahmed, Colliers Executive Director Middle East & Africa.
- REIT funds in the kingdom can unlock around $59 - $63.4 billion property value, playing a key role in growth in the healthcare sector.
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Abu Dhabi launches healthcare grant to help research, innovation
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) launched the first edition of the Healthcare Research and Innovation Grant, a...
- The grant seeks to fuel healthy competition across the healthcare ecosystem in the emirate.
- It seeks to help start unique research projects and innovative products, technologies and services in Abu Dhabi’s healthcare facilities.
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Qatar allows non vaccinated fans at FIFA World Cup
But players and match officials may be forced into a secure "bio-bubble" if Covid-19 cases take off again, with the...
- The 29-day tournament will be the first major global sporting event with fans since the eruption in December 2019 of the Covid pandemic.
- All visitors aged over six will have to produce negative Covid-19 tests before taking flights to Qatar for the tournament that starts November 20.
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Eman Al Shamsi is first Arab, Emirati member of WLPO steering committee
The WLPO network, part of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), promotes female leadership in pediatric oncology.
- The WLPO network, part of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, promotes female leadership in pediatric oncology
- Dr Al Shamsi membership in the WLPO steering is a significant achievement and a success for the EHS medical staff
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UAE to relax COVID-19 restrictions from Sept. 28
The UAE will be relaxing COVID-19 restrictions nationwide which will come into effect starting September 28. Dr. Saif Al Dhaheri,...
- Official websites of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre and NCEMA will continue to issue updated data.
- COVID-19 daily cases announcement will be discontinued.
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Joe Biden says Covid pandemic in US “is over”
Although people are still testing positive for Covid in the country, US President in an interview declared that pandemic in...
- With Covid restrictions largely eliminated and travel having rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in the US, the comments were reflective of the current status of much of US society
- Biden's remarks come only a few weeks after his administration asked Congress for billions of dollars in funding to maintain its testing and vaccine programs
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UAE health ministry inks pact with Mediclinic Middle East
UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Mediclinic Middle East to strengthen...
- UAE Ministry of Health and Mediclinic Middle East will cooperate in exchange of expertise and enhancing health research.
- Both entities will cooperate in organizing scientific conferences, training programs related to health research in the country.
WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza
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‘Broken in two’: Libya flood survivors grapple with mental health
Last month's flood was the latest catastrophe to strike the oil-rich North African country that has been wracked by war...
EU wants to renew herbicide glyphosate for next 10 years
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European Commission is proposing to renew the use of the controversial and widely used herbicide glyphosate in...
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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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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...
- WHO chief said he had already written to China asking "to give us information " and for the organization to send a team "if they allow us to do so".
- He said WHO would not abandon its investigation and has called on China for transparency in sharing data and carrying out investigations.
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California sues oil giants, alleges environment, climate-risks deception
The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars...
- The suit follows numerous other cases brought by US cities, counties and states against fossil fuel interests over the impact of climate change.
- The suit seeks the creation of an abatement fund to pay for future damages caused by climate disasters in California.
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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.