UN warns record e-waste in 2022 a catastrophe for environment
On average, every person on earth generates roughly 7.8 kilograms (17 pounds 3 ounces) of e-waste each year, said the...
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As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
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Lebanon’s health sector is about to collapse: WHO
Lebanon is undergoing one of the worst economic crises in the world, with economists predicting that hyperinflation is imminent in...
- Basic and life-saving medicines are in short supply, with restrictions in foreign currency severely limiting import
- This has been caused by the Lebanese pound losing 90 percent of its purchasing power since end-2019, and subsequent government policies
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No Covid test to enter Abu Dhabi for UAE residents
The committee will continue to monitor events and urges all citizens, residents and visitors to continue adhering to precautionary measures...
- The decision follows the announcement of a decreased COVID-19 infection rate in the emirate
- The government has also activated the green pass system to enter some public places
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Proof of Covid-19 vaccination, PCR test needed to enter Expo Dubai
Expo 2020 visitors will need a coronavirus vaccination or a negative PCR test to enter, organisers in Dubai has said....
- PCR tests will be free for ticket-holders with a 'network' of testing centres available across the city
- The Expo site will have mandatory masks, two-metre social distancing rules and sanitisation stations
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GCC insurance firms battle pandemic woes
It has been a roller coaster ride for insurance companies in the GCC countries and the health care sector since...
- Experts see up to 40 percent rise in premiums in the next two to three years.
- Abu Dhabi-based Daman Insurance looking at new markets such as Kuwait and Bahrain.
Business
UAE firm retained as IPL healthcare partner
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has renewed retained VPS Healthcare as its healthcare partner for the Indian...
- VPS Healthcare has set up a 100-member multidisciplinary team for sports medicine and Covid-19 management
- Two medical teams, comprising doctors, nurses, paramedics and lab technicians, will be assigned to each stadium for every match
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AstraZeneca: Nerve disorder a rare side effect
The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, as a "very rare"...
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome was a "very rare" side effect, occurring in under one in 10,000 people
- The disorder is a nerve inflammation that may cause temporary paralysis and difficulty breathing
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Amid Covid pandemic, Global Fund spent $4.2 bn to fight HIV, TB, malaria in 2020
The Fund approved an additional $980 million to respond to Covid-19
- The Fund approved an additional $980 million to respond to Covid-19
- The number of people who received life-saving antiretroviral therapy for HIV in 2020, rose by 8.8%
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Study: Delta does not cause severe childhood Covid
The health agency analyzed hospital records from across an area covering around 10 percent of the US population
- The health agency analyzed hospital records from across an area covering around 10 percent of the US population
- The study also underscored vaccine effectiveness against pediatric Covid hospitalization during Delta
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No quarantine for fully vaccinated foreign travelers visiting Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi lifted its quarantine requirement for vaccinated tourists on Thursday as the UAE recorded zero Covid deaths for the...
- The emirate said vaccinated travellers with negative PCR tests would not need to quarantine
- The announcement comes as the United Arab Emirates recorded zero Covid-related deaths for the first time since November 14
Science
Global cost of dementia to cross $1.7trn by 2030
The disease, which robs people of their "memories, independence and dignity", is on the rise worldwide but few countries are...
- Figure is set to rise to 78 million by 2030 and 139 million by 2050 as the population grows older
- Yet only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national strategy for supporting people with dementia and their families
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UN warns record e-waste in 2022 a catastrophe for environment
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WHO debates whether Covid emergency should be declared over
Since the beginning, more than 765 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the WHO from around the...
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Bahrain free of India-made ‘contaminated’ cough syrup
Manama, Bahrain - Bahrain has taken steps to ban from its markets the contaminated cough syrups made in India in...
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Flight carrying humanitarian aid from Red Cross lands in Sudan
KHARTOUM, SUDAN - A first Red Cross plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between...
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Malaria-free Asia Pacific region within our reach
Collaborative efforts involving public health professionals, Ministries of Health, and global institutions have been instrumental in the fight against malaria....
- Malaria remains a life-threatening disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes, causing millions of cases and deaths globally, says Altaf Ahmed Lal of Sun Pharma
- Collaborative efforts involving public health professionals, Ministries of Health, and global institutions have been instrumental in the fight against malaria, he adds
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WHO expresses concern after fighters take over lab in Sudan
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that fighters in conflict-ravaged Sudan had occupied the national public laboratory...
- Fighters "kicked out all the technicians from the lab," said Nima Saeed Abid, the WHO's representative in Sudan.
- The lab held so-called isolates, or samples, of a range of deadly diseases, including measles, polio and cholera.
Business
Novartis Q1 profit at $2.3bn
Heart disease, cancer medicines helped enhance revenue.
- Novartis said that its operating profit would likely increase in the high single-digits this year.
- The group would prioritize "high-value" medicines" across five core areas to drive its productivity.