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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Women’s health gap costs US$1trn worldwide: report
Women spend a quarter more of their lives suffering from poor health than men, a disparity that includes an unequal...
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Three-year exit ban for Saudis breaking Covid-19 travel rules
Saudi Arabia has officially recorded more than 520,000 cases of coronavirus, of which 8,189 have resulted in deaths.
Two die from Covid-19 as UAE reports 1,539 new cases
The country's Health Ministry says it has conducted a total of 296,686 additional COVID-19 tests using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment...
Kuwait cancels plan to shut businesses from Tuesday
The government has canceled its plan to close down all commercial activities at 8 pm, from Tuesday. It will allow...
Two out of three in Syria are food-insecure, says WFP
Germany has donated €109 million ($128.73 million) to “support 4.8 million Syrians to access lifesaving food and over 600,000 children...
Saudi Arabia to donate a million vaccine doses to Malaysia
The King has directed the country’s officials to provide Malaysia with aid after the country’s Foreign Minister requested Saudi Arabia...
WHO chief hails Bahrain efforts to combat Covid-19
Bahrain has seen more than 269,000 Covid-19 cases of the pandemic, which has resulted in 1,383 deaths
SEHA introduces specialized Saturday clinics
A recent patient experience survey conducted by SEHA revealed people delay healthcare due to long working hours on weekdays
Jordan to vaccinate children and older citizens against Covid
Children aged 12 will be given the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine only with the approval of a guardian and with no prior...
US Covid-19 performance worst: Think Tank
The US has over 34 million confirmed cases and over 600,000 deaths, the highest in the world, and the number...
Equipment, vaccine donations help Tunisia battle Covid-19
With 1.4 daily deaths per 100,000 population, Tunisia is second-worst globally on this metric after Namibia
UAE emerges as a new leader in global healthcare
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Arab Health 2023: Emirates Health Services unveils ‘Microbubble treatments for Children’
‘Microbubble Treatments for Children’ programme research project is being pursued in partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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WHO urges investment in neglected tropical diseases
The World Health Organization called for greater investment in combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which left over 1.6 billion people,...
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UAE’s EHS to showcase innovative health projects during Arab Health 2023
DUBAI, UAE - The Emirates Health Services (EHS) will showcase its 19 innovative healthcare projects during Arab Health Exhibition 2023,...
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Emergency phase of Covid not over as 170,000 die in two months
In terms of monitoring how the virus is evolving, surveillance and genetic sequencing has dropped sharply, making it harder to...
- WHO emergency panel's 14th meeting on the crisis comes nearly three years to the day since it first sounded the WHO's highest emergency alarm.
- Last time the committee met in October it concluded that the pandemic still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern-- the WHO's highest level of alert.
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WHO seeks $2.5bn for health emergency responses in 2023
The World Health Organization appealed for US$2.54 billion for its work in 2023 to help millions of people facing health...
- The WHO was currently responding to 54 health crises around the world, 11 of which were ranked as the highest-possible level emergency.
- The United Nations has estimated that a record 339 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency assistance in 2023.
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Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat, says WHO
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to toxic...
- The World Health Organization called in 2018 for harmful trans fatty acids to be wiped out by 2023.
- They are thought to be responsible for around 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year.