Saudi Arabia to host largest health event with global participation on Oct 21-23
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the seventh edition of the Global Health Forum under the...
Newborn mortality and malnutrition surges in Gaza, says WHO
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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
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More than 700 monkeypox cases globally, 21 in US: CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday it was aware of more than 700 global cases...
- All patients are in recovery or have recovered, and no cases have been fatal
- Monkeypox is a rare disease that is related to but less severe than smallpox
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UAE Healthcare charity to receive donations in crypto
Crypto philanthropy has emerged as an important and sustainable source of fundraising for charities, giving people greater opportunities to donate...
- Crypto philanthropy has emerged as an important and sustainable source of fundraising for charities, giving people greater opportunities to donate for good
- According to Chainalysis, the Middle East is one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency markets in the world, making up seven per cent of global trading volumes
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Saudi Cabinet endorses setting up of Health Holding Co.
Saudi Arabia's cabinet has endorsed the setting up of Health Holding Co. and charter of the National Health Insurance Center.
- The move is expected to boost community health, prevention and detection of diseases, and raising the level of quality and efficiency of services
- The decision will raise the effectiveness of the health system, Saudi Press Agency quoted the Kingdom’s health minister as saying
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Monkeypox: Gulf nations brace for the battle
The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention, for example, is cooperating with other health authorities to implement an epidemiological surveillance...
- The virus is an uncommon disease that primarily affects rural parts of central and western Africa
- The disease typically lasts two to four weeks, with symptoms appearing five to 21 days after infection
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From ‘child of war’ to two-term WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the WHO, was re-elected on Tuesday, tearfully accepting a second term as...
- The UN health agency did not provide a breakdown, but sources in the room said he had received 155 of the 160 votes cast
- The 57-year-old malaria expert has also increasingly been sounding the alarm over the heavy toll that conflicts like the war in Ukraine are taking on global health
UAE announces first case of monkeypox
The case was detected in a 29-year-old woman who arrived from West Africa.
- The case was detected in a 29-year-old woman who arrived from West Africa
- The UAE health ministry called on members of the public to refrain from spreading rumours
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Eighth sandstorm since mid-April brings Iraq to a halt
On Monday a thick cloud of dust enveloped the capital Baghdad in an orange glow and blanketed many other cities.
- Authorities in seven of Iraq's 18 provinces, including Baghdad, ordered government offices to shut.
- The last one earlier this month led to the death of one person while 5,000 others had to be hospitalized for respiratory problems
Saudi Arabia to host largest health event with global participation on Oct 21-23
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the seventh edition of the Global Health Forum under the...
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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%
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Healthcare sector in Qatar witnesses remarkable growth, says IPA Qatar
Doha, Qatar--Sustained investment in healthcare infrastructure in Qatar has seen a rapid transformation in the sector as promotion of health...
- A study carried out by IPA Qatar shows that health promotion and disease prevention underpin its commitment to ensuring the well-being of its citizens
- In the next 10 years, digital infrastructure, virtual care, remote patient monitoring and AI will account for some 30% of hospital investments in the region
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AlNeyadi conducts over 200 research experiments on board ISS
ABU DHABI, UAE - Over the course of a six-month space mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), UAE...
- These research experiments were held in collaboration with 10 international space agencies and 25 esteemed UAE and global universities.
- The experiments covered a range of topics including the cardiovascular system, back pain, protein crystallisation growth, epigenetics, immune system,