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Mohammed bin Rashid sets up Dubai Academic Health Corporation
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Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for second hajj of Covid-19 pandemic
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Abu Dhabi implements comprehensive action plan for Eid Al Adha
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Saudi hosts vaccinated pilgrims for 2nd downsized hajj
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UN warns of ‘perfect storm’ as childhood vaccination plummets
A full 23 million children missed out on basic childhood vaccines last year, as routine health services were hit by...
Iraq virus surge strains health system after Covid unit fire
The country reports highest number of Covid cases this month at 9,635 Nearly 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have been reported...
Saudi Arabia invites bids for Jazan sewage treatment plants
Saudi Arabia authorities have invited bids from interested parties to develop small sewage treatment plants at Jazan, said local reports...
Virus-hit Tunisia brings Covid care home
When Covid-19 hit Tunisia hard last September, the germ of an idea was born. Too many patients were overwhelming the...
At least 52 dead in Iraq Covid ward fire
At least 52 people died and 22 were wounded when a massive fire engulfed the coronavirus isolation ward of an...
World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
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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
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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.