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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WHO urges action to suppress Covid before deadlier variants emerge
The highly-transmissible variant, first detected in India, has now surfaced in 132 territories and is partly to blame for an...
Elderly Israelis to receive third jab of Pfizer vaccine
Much before the US begins to administer a third jab of the Pfizer/Biontech Covid-19 vaccine, Israel will start to give...
26m Saudis receive vaccine against Covid so far
Saudi Arabia has vaccinated more than 26 million people against the coronavirus ever since the kingdom began to inoculate its...
Saudi Arabia opens seven mosques after sanitization
The kingdom reopened 1,909 mosques closed due to Covid-19 infections after cleaning measures during the past 173 days.
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12 die in Saudi Arabia from Covid as infection lingers
Twelve people have died in Saudi Arabia from COVID-19, taking the total count of people having succumbed to the disease...
- The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom has increased to 503,827
- A total of 8,212 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far
Iraqis ask for jabs as Covid tears through the country
Covid has resurfaced in Iraq with a vehemence that people are now frantically looking for jabs as their reluctance to...
Oman to continue with ban on commerce, movement
There will be no relief for citizens of Oman from the restrictions imposed by the government to halt the spread...
On-campus workers must be vaccinated, say Google, Facebook
Spikes in infections due to a Delta variant of the virus have ramped up concerns in the United States, where...
Mubadala invests $250 million in biosimulation firm Certara
The deal happened between Certara, Mubadala, and some existing shareholders of Certara, including a shareholder affiliated with EQT.
Bahrain bats for booster shots to battle Covid-19
Bahrain’s National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus said the booster shots help maximize immunity against Covid-19.
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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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...
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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...
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Saudis swap kabsa for kale to combat obesity
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US agency says Covid likely emerged from China lab leak: reports
Washington, United States--The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to...
- The department now joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation in believing that the pandemic was the result of a mishap in a Chinese laboratory
- The World Health Organization in mid-February pledged to do everything possible "until we get the answer" on Covid's origins
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Nations closer to global guidelines on disease outbreaks, says WHO
NEW YORK, US - Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft...
- A total of 307 amendments to the WHO International Health Regulations came in response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Governments had focused on making their countries, and the international community, better prepared for future emergencies.
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Boosting investment in health systems is essential, says OECD
PARIS, FRANCE - Governments should urgently adapt their health systems to better respond to future shocks, given the huge impact...
- Major investment is needed in the health workforce, alongside increased spending on prevention and digital infrastructure, says OECD
- More workers in health and social care were associated with lower mortality rates.