UAE healthcare spending set to reach $30.6bn by 2027
The sector witnesses a shift towards personalized and precision medicine, underscored by healthcare's significant digitization and data generation, says a...
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UAE emerges as a new leader in global healthcare
“This goal, aligned with the forward-looking vision of the UAE's leadership, will not only enhance the quality of life but...
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Lebanon grapples with power, telecom outages
The outages come less than two days after a fuel tank exploded in the village of Al-Tleil, scorching people clamouring...
- The outages come less than two days after a fuel tank exploded in the village of Al-Tleil, scorching people clamouring to fill petrol that the army was distributing
- Lights and phone lines went out across the impoverished and marginalised region that has long suffered from an ailing power grid
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Iran imposes new restrictions as Covid hits new records
The country of 83 million has seen upwards of 98,000 deaths from Covid-19, making it already the Middle East's deadliest...
- The country of 83 million has seen upwards of 98,000 deaths from Covid-19, making it already the Middle East's deadliest outbreak
- Since late June, Iran has seen what officials have called a "fifth wave" of cases and deaths
Burns, tears as Beirut medics treat fuel blast victims
Health authorities acknowledge the official figures underestimate the country's real toll
- Health authorities acknowledge the official figures underestimate the country's real toll
- Numbers have broken daily records several times this month
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Iran’s daily Covid deaths top 600 in new high
Health authorities acknowledge the official figures underestimate the country's real toll
- Health authorities acknowledge the official figures underestimate the country's real toll
- Numbers have broken daily records several times this month
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Covid-19: Abu Dhabi issues new travel norms for green countries
From Sunday, vaccinated travelers arriving into Abu Dhabi from green list destinations will have to take a PCR test on...
- Effective from Aug. 20, only vaccinated persons will be allowed to enter public places.
- The persons with a new residency permit have a grace period of 60 days to be vaccinated.
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Iran tightens Covid curbs as cases, deaths surge
The Islamic republic is struggling to contain what officials have called a "fifth wave" of the virus caused by the...
- The Islamic republic is struggling to contain what officials have called a "fifth wave" of the virus caused by the highly infectious Delta variant
- Hit by the Middle East's deadliest outbreak, Iran has officially recorded more than 97,000 deaths and over 4.38 million infections
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10 die from Covid in Saudi Arabia
Covid shows no signs of relenting as ten people died in Saudi Arabia on Friday, and 681 were infected with...
- The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom has increased to 520,358
- A total of 8,388 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far
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Private investors set to inject $7.3bn in Saudi health
Saudi Arabia is aiming to lure private investors into the health sector of the kingdom with its plan to take...
- The Saudi Ministry of Health aspires to increase the private sector’s participation from 25 percent to 35 percent by 2030
- It is seeking to operate medical cities, hospitals and primary care centers
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Speed up Covid-19 origin studies: WHO
Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.
- Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.
- Advises against blame game or politicizing the pandemic situation.
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Palestinians get 150,000 doses of Pfizer virus vaccine
A Health Ministry statement said that of 4 million doses ordered from the pharmaceutical giant, 1 million have been received...
- On Thursday, authorities identified 199 new infections in the West Bank, which is home to 2.8 million Palestinians.
- There have been 2,503 deaths from coronavirus in the West Bank out of a recorded 200,838 cases.
UAE healthcare spending set to reach $30.6bn by 2027
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Syrian women in rebel-held northwest face ‘reproductive health crisis’
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UAE ministry hosts WHO’s regional expert meet on healthy diet policies
DUBAI, UAE - UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) hosted a regional expert meeting on healthy diet policies in...
- The meeting aimed to discuss recent developments in healthy diet policies, with a special emphasis on the UAE and GCC countries
- Senior officials and experts from the UAE's health and related sectors, as well as representatives from the GCC states, attended the meeting
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Saudis swap kabsa for kale to combat obesity
The Vision 2030 reform agenda spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman includes goals for bringing down both obesity and...
- Roughly one in five Saudi adults is obese, according to an in-depth study published by the World Bank last year that described the problem as alarming
- The Global Obesity Observatory places the kingdom at number 17 in its international rankings of obesity prevalence, three slots below the United States
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Covid-19 ‘most likely’ caused by incident in Wuhan lab: FBI head
Washington, United States--FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the Covid-19 pandemic was "most likely" caused by an incident...
- The comments come after a report earlier this week said the US Department of Energy said that a leak from a Chinese lab was the most likely cause of the Covid-19 outbreak
- FBI head also accused the Chinese government of trying to stall US efforts to investigate the causes of the pandemic