Stealth to Health: Medical innovation to combat silent killers
The future of healthcare is shifting towards decentralized, preventive care, leveraging AI to anticipate risks and improve long-term health outcomes,...
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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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GCC pharma industry: Leaders and innovators
GCC countries have a highly dynamic environment characterized by growing populations, a broad diversity of patient demands and increasing healthcare...
- The number of drug factories in the UAE has risen from four in 2010 to 23 in 2021, while its drug market is expected to grow up to $4.7 bn in 2025.
- More than $400m worth of Saudi pharmaceuticals are exported each year. The kingdom aims to double the percentage of local pharma manufacturers.
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‘Hybrid immunity’ is best Covid protection
Two new studies have highlighted the importance of getting jabbed for those who have natural immunity after recovering from the...
- For people who have already had Covid, Pfizer and AstraZeneca's vaccines offered 90 percent effectiveness against hospitalization and death
- Meanwhile, China's CoronaVac had 81 percent and Johnson & Johnson's one-shot jab had 58 percent effectiveness against these occurrences
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Nairobi to host next biodiversity meeting in June to save nature
Countries have proposed to hold an extra biodiversity meeting in Nairobi in June as talks in Geneva tasked with saving...
- The meeting could take place between June 21 and 26 later this year in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital
- Holding the meeting is subject to official approval by the Geneva meeting before it wraps up later Tuesday
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Saudi Arabia eases rules for US, UK, and Schengen visa holders
The move comes two weeks after the country lifted all Covid-19-related entry restrictions.
- Citizens of any country can now receive a 12-month tourism visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia without needing to apply in advance
- However, they will have to hold one of the three visas, and travel on one of the country’s national carriers: Saudia, Flynas, or Flyadeal
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UN Population Fund hails Jordan’s health sector achievements
UNFPA reviewed key areas of cooperation with Jordan in the health sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Jordan’s Minister of Health Feras Hawwari has discussed areas of cooperation with UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNFPA Deputy Executive Director/Programs, Diene Keita.
- The UNFPA agreed to maintain coordination and collaboration with the ministry on specified objectives.
Jordan ends all forms of distancing in mosques
Worshipers have been asked to wear masks when entering mosques and performing prayers.
- Worshipers have been asked to wear masks when entering mosques and performing prayers
- Earlier, the Awqaf Ministry, based on recommendations of the Governmental Epidemiology Committee, decided to enforce social distancing
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On International Day of Happiness, UAE aims for best quality of life
The UAE is celebrating the International Day of Happiness, observed on March 20, with achievements and gains that enhance the...
- The minister was speaking on International Day of Happiness, which is to be held on March 20
- He said the UAE aspires to maintain its leading position among the happiest countries in the world
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One in five Saudi citizens have a food allergy
The SFDA said that food allergy can be best treated by avoiding the ingredients that cause it.
- The SFDA said that food allergy can be best treated by avoiding the ingredients that cause it
- Food allergy is defined as a reaction of the immune system to a certain type of food
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COVID cases increasing once again, especially in parts of Asia: WHO
After several weeks of declines, reported cases of COVID-19 are once again increasing globally, especially in parts of Asia, WHO...
- Â In the past week, the agency has seen an 8 per cent increase in detection of COVID-19 cases, with more than 11 million positive test results.
- In the last 30 days of more than 400,000 sequences sampled, 99.9 percent are Omicron, and 75 percent correspond to the BA.2 variant..
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WTO chief hails Covid vaccines IP compromise
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the compromise was a big step forward in a bid to end the logjam at the global...
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the compromise was a big step forward in a bid to end the logjam at the global trade body
- However, she cautioned that some of the details on waiving WTO rules on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) still needed to be fleshed out
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ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients ‘like a doctor’
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Gulf countries witness alarming increase in early-onset cancer cases
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Healthcare sector in Qatar witnesses remarkable growth, says IPA Qatar
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Sudan refugees stranded without healthcare in Chad
The new arrivals in Adre may now be safe from the gunfire, but they soon learn they are still in...
- The risk of disease soars in the absence of clean water, for which people "begin lining up ... at 2:00 am" amid shortages in some camps, MSF reported
- In Sudan, even before the current conflict began in April, 78,000 children under five died every year "from preventable causes, such as malaria", UN says
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EU okays updated Pfizer and BioNTech’s anti-Covid vaccine
Adults and children over five require a single shot "irrespective of their Covid-19 vaccination history" while younger children may get...
- The European Medicines Agency said it "has recommended authorizing an adapted Comirnaty vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant".
- Known as Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5, the mRNA vaccine is to be used to prevent Covid-19 in adults and children from six months.
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Saudi hospital installs world’s first automated medication dispensing machine
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia -- King Salman Hospital in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern region has installed the world's first automated medication dispensing...
- With a storage capacity ranging from 102 to 700 medical prescriptions, the machine can fill prescriptions containing multiple medications
- The beneficiaries submit requests to get their prescriptions filled by scanning the barcode attached to the prescription