Czech farmer cull 140,000 birds to halt spread of bird flu outbreak
Prague, Czech Republic - Czech farmers have killed about 140,000 birds since the start of the year in a bid to...
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WHO urges limiting trans fat across the world
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said on Monday that nearly half the world's population was now covered by solid...
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Iraq battles with outbreak of cholera as it causes first death
A cholera outbreak in Iraq claimed its first victim Tuesday, with 17 new cases recorded in the country within 24...
- Earlier this month, outbreak was first officially reported with Kirkuk accounting for one of the 13 cases confirmed at that time
- The country's last broad cholera outbreak dates back to 2015, in which the central provinces of Baghdad and Babil was the worst affected
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UAE’s EHS, Johnson & Johnson ink MoU on healthcare
Emirates Health Services has signed a MoU with Johnson & Johnson Middle East to strengthen collaboration towards developing more advanced...
- UAE''s EHS has signed a MoU with Johnson & Johnson to strengthen collaboration towards developing more advanced health services
- The agreement will also strengthen collaboration in developing innovative hi-tech solutions to support the health sector in the country
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Saudi Arabia to invest $3bn in vaccines, vital medicines industry
Saudi Minister Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef said that the targeted pharmaceutical sectors whose value exceeds US$5 billion will be implemented...
- Saudi Minister Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef said that the targeted pharmaceutical sectors whose value exceeds US$5 billion will be implemented in several stages
- The second phase, the minster said, will focus on localising immunological and cancer treatments technologies
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Covid vaccines saved 20m lives in first year: Study
Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large...
- It is the first attempt to estimate the number of deaths prevented directly and indirectly as a result of Covid-19 vaccinations
- The study used official figures or estimates when official data was not available for deaths from Covid, as well as total excess deaths from each country
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China’s zero-Covid policy leaves a long trail of medical waste
Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that...
- From Beijing to Shanghai, Shenzhen to Tianjin, cities are now home to an archipelago of temporary testing kiosks
- Mass testing appears set to stay as Chinese authorities insist zero-Covid has allowed the world's most populous nation to avoid Covid spread
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80 percent children in Ghaza suffer ‘distress’ due to years long blockade: report
Four out of five children in Gaza suffer from emotional distress, Save the Children said Wednesday, 15 years after Israel...
- In a report called "Trapped", Britain-based Save the Children said the mental health of Gazan children has continued to deteriorate
- Since 2018, the number reporting symptoms of "depression, grief, and fear," had risen from 55 percent to 80 percent, the report said
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High taxes on tobacco in MENA weans users off habit
The use of tobacco by people across the world has gone down, and the Middle East has been no exception,...
- The World Health Organization (WHO) said tobacco users have decreased from 1.32 billion 2015 to 1.30 billion in 2021
- In the UAE, the trade in tobacco went down from Dh410 million to Dh62.4 million
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Bahrain denies Amnesty claim that tuberculosis spreads in jails
The Bahrain government on Saturday denied there were "active" cases of tuberculosis in its prisons after the Amnesty International rights...
- The Gulf state's health ministry said one case in quarantine for the past two weeks is now in "stable condition" but there are "no active tuberculosis cases" among prison inmates
- The World Health Organization says that tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people each year, making it the world's top infectious killer
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Morocco ban passengers on Covid-hit liner
Morocco has refused entry to passengers on a German cruise liner after some tested positive for Covid-19, Moroccan media reported...
- Morocco on Tuesday raised its alert level for Covid-19 from green to orange after recorded cases spiked in several major cities
- Last month, Morocco had scrapped Covid rules that ask incoming travelers to present a negative PCR test
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Bioethics: Towards a moral practice of medicine
Bioethicists must support and advance the rights of women through new policies and ensure that established regulations and policies are...
- Bioethicists must support and advance the rights of women through these protections and ensure that established regulations and policies are implemented in support of patients
- Bioethicists must also strive to alert practitioners to the social and cultural challenges that make it more difficult for women patients to access the healthcare they require
Czech farmer cull 140,000 birds to halt spread of bird flu outbreak
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GANDHINAGAR, INDIA - Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs...
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WHO launches global initiative on digital health supported by G20 Presidency
GANDHINAGAR, INDIA - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the G20 India presidency announced a new Global Initiative on Digital...
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WHO’s maiden traditional medicine summit opens in India
"WHO is working to build the evidence and data to inform policies, standards and regulations for the safe, cost-effective and...
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WHO’s first global summit on traditional medicine begins Aug 17
Geneva, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17-18 Aug 2023​ in...
- Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Summit will explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing pressing health challenges.
- Scientists and other experts will lead technical discussions on research, evidence and learning; policy, data and regulation;
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Covid cases up 80 percent globally as new subvariant rises
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80 percent in the last month, the World Health Organization...
- The UN agency said that nations reported nearly 1.5 million new cases from July 10 to August 6.
- Many of the new cases came in the Western Pacific region, which saw infections jump by 137 percent.
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Nearly 14m children in Sudan need aid, says UNICEF
NEW YORK, US - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and fewer bureaucratic impediments to support...
- The crisis in Sudan recently passed the 100-day mark and overall, 24 million people across the country require aid.
- Chad is one of several neighboring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence in Sudan.