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Closing the women’s health gap a boon for the global economy
Closing the women’s health gap is a US$1 trillion opportunity to improve lives and economies, the WEF and McKinsey Health Institute...
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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on poultry and eggs from Denmark
Saudi Arabia had stopped the imports as reports of avian influenza, or bird flu, emerged from across the world.
- Food products have a significant role in Denmark’s economy
- Two-thirds of his country’s exports are mainly food products
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Turkey partially lifts COVID-19 mask mandate
The move follows similar actions by European countries, which lifted the mask mandate partially or entirely.
- Mask use would still be in place in mass transit and hospitals
- It would go when the number of daily cases ‘drops below 1,000’
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China expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow
Under its zero-Covid policy, China has used strict lockdowns, mass testing and severe travel restrictions to stamp out infections. But...
- China is struggling with a new wave coronavirus infections, and it reported 52 new Covid deaths on Tuesday
- Officials ordered people in 12 central districts to undergo three rounds of PCR testing
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UN says Lebanon child vaccination rates drop 30%
Child vaccination rates in Lebanon have dropped by more than 30 percent, compounding a health crisis marked by drug shortages...
- Since 2019, Lebanon is grappling with a financial crisis that the World Bank says is of a scale usually associated with wars
- The currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value and in excess of 80 percent of the population now lives below the poverty line
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China economy grows 4.8% in first quarter as virus bites
The world's second-biggest economy was already losing steam in the latter half of last year with a property slump and...
- China's GDP growth was better than expected at 4.8 percent on-year in the first quarter
- But the data did not take in the gnawing impact of a weeks-long lockdown in Shanghai
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Gulf Biotech Company becomes second drug producing firm in Bahrain
The licensed plant will manufacture a variety of injectable human healthcare formulations such as vials, ampoules and prefilled syringes.
- National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) announced that it had licensed the medical firm.
- The injectable drugs will be subjected to final inspection to be granted a Good Manufacturing Practices.
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Unvaccinated citizens can travel if they present negative PCR: UAE
The UAE will allow unvaccinated individuals to travel on April 19 if they present a negative PCR test result taken...
- Unvaccinated individuals aged under 16 is exempt from presenting a negative PCR test result upon arrival
- The policy is aimed at achieving sustainable recovery and the return to normalcy to boost the economy
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Pfizer plans new Covid jab
It has said a shot for multiple variants is coming by 2022-end.
- Chairman Albert Bourla said Pfizer was also working on a vaccine that could provide good protection for a whole year
- This means people would come back annually for boosters, as with influenza shots currently given out in the US
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Qatar, UK ink pact on food safety, environmental health
Qatar Food Safety and Environmental Health Department Director Wassen Abdullah Al Bakr said that the agreement would enhance food safety...
- Qatar Food Safety and Environmental Health Department Director Wassen Abdullah Al Bakr said that the agreement would enhance food safety in Qatar
- It provides a framework for enhanced cooperation in food safety research, particularly food contaminant and risk management analyses
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Pandemic ‘far from over’, but ‘let’s end it together’, says UN chief
The UN chief said countries need to fulfil and accelerate dose-sharing and donation commitments in order to reach the billions...
- Antonio Guterres said the spread of Omicron was “a startling reminder of how quickly COVID-19 can mutate and spread
- The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is now surging in the form of the BA2 variant in many parts of the world
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WHO tells China to provide ‘full access’ to Covid investigators
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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%
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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