WHO registers eighty percent rise in measles case
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...
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Healthcare experts must keep up with tech innovations
She emphasizes the significant impact of technology on the healthcare sector and highlighted the 'Let's Talk Innovation' Symposium's focus on...
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Covid infects unvaxxed Saudis galore
Saudi Arabia’s health officials are warning people that Covid-19 was spreading rapidly among unvaccinated in the kingdom.
- Transmission among unvaccinated people increases the possibility of new versions or variants, which have prolonged the pandemic
- The kingdom announced 14 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday bringing the national death toll to 8,311
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UAE to give Covid booster shots to all double-jabbed people
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday that everyone who has had two shots of...
Israel reimposes more restrictions as virus surges
Israelis require vaccine certificates or negative tests for entry to venues holding fewer than 100 people.
Saudi Arabia asks pupils to take two jabs in order to attend school
With the government having made clear that only fully jabbed students aged 12-18 would be allowed to attend classes during...
Booster shot for all fully vaccinated UAE individuals
The dose will be given three months after second dose for high risk individuals and after six months for the...
Fully jabbed 60% less likely to get Covid-19: Study
The study also found double vaccinated people may be less likely to pass on the virus to others than those...
Covid returns to China’s Wuhan: Global Delta variant woes mount
A resurgent virus has returned with a vengeance, buoyed by stalling vaccination rates and deadly new mutations.
Covid-19 has disrupted breastfeeding support services: WHO
Several countries report baby foods producers invoking unfounded fears that breastfeeding can transmit virus.
Morocco extends night curfew to curb surge in Covid cases
With the delta variant of the coronavirus striking most parts of the Middle East and North Africa region, Morocco, battling...
UAE children aged 3-17 to receive Chinese Sinopharm vaccine
The UAE has decided to inoculate children between the ages of 3 and 17 with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm. Children...
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WHO registers eighty percent rise in measles case
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...
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Cancer-causing compounds found in everyday food
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Global cocaine supply reaches record levels, says UN drug agency
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Syrian women in rebel-held northwest face ‘reproductive health crisis’
Beirut, Lebanon - Syria's conflict and attacks on hospitals have had a "disproportionate impact" on the reproductive health of women and...
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Syria health workers launch cholera vaccine drive in rebel-held northwest
MAARET MASRIN, SYRIA - Syrian medics launched Tuesday the first cholera vaccination campaign in the rebel-held northwest since a deadly outbreak...
- Health workers were going door to door to inoculate people in homes and displacement camps in Syria's Idlib region.
- Across Syria around 85,000 suspected cases have been logged, according to the United Nations.
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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