Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year -- a 79-percent increase from 2022. "We in the measles world are extremely concerned," said Natasha Crowcroft, a WHO technical adviser on measles and rubella....

The drug maker said revenues swelled 3 percent to $38.54bn.

BELFAST, UK - Long gone from Belfast's famed harbor where the Titanic was built, oysters are making a comeback thanks to a nursery installation project aimed at boosting marine life and water quality. Until the early 1900s, the narrow Belfast Lough channel was home to large oyster reefs but overfishing, disease and...

Abu Dhabi, UAE--PureHealth has joined hands with Dell Technologies to utilise generative artificial intelligence (AI) across healthcare services including in early disease detection, medical data analysis and personalised treatment plans, further enhancing the health ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. The collaboration will harness the collective resources and technologies of both companies...

PARIS, FRANCE - Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock loses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Friday. Floods, droughts, insect infestations, storms, disease and war have caused about $123 billion per year in lost food production between 1991 and...

Several aid organizations have warned of the outbreak of disease in the port city of Derna, after Sunday's flood submerged it, washing thousands of people and homes out to sea. The flooding left behind a trail of devastation after two upstream dams burst under the pressure of torrential rains triggered...

Doha, Qatar--Sustained investment in healthcare infrastructure in Qatar has seen a rapid transformation in the sector as promotion of health and prevention against diseases are set to yield long-term growth for health care sector in the country. A new study issued by Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar (IPA Qatar) indicated...

The EU environmental agency said that air pollution is responsible for causing more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18's across Europe and raises the risk of chronic disease later in life. It said that in spite of recent improvements, "the level of key air pollutants remain stubbornly...

NEW YORK, US - Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft new global guidelines for tackling pandemics, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. According to United Nations News Center, the two processes are complementary. They are guided by the need of...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) will support UNICEF with funding in order to contain the spread of waterborne diseases in Lebanon. In this regard an agreement was signed in Riyadh by Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AGFUND, and...

ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) has introduced the first of its kind mobile BSL-3 (Biosafety level 3) Laboratory in the Emirate. The mobile laboratory will be accessible across four sites in Abu Dhabi, including Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Al Rahba Hospital, Tawam Hospital and...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Engineer Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli inaugurated Sunday the Aquatic Animal Diseases Network in the Middle East in the Kingdom. The inauguration took place in the presence of the Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health...

ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) has signed an agreement with the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to advance research and knowledge exchange and facilitate collaboration across key public health areas. The agreement was signed by Director-General of the ADPHC Matar Saeed...

Stock markets mostly rose, extending last week's strong gains, while oil prices fell after China reaffirmed its commitment to its economically painful zero-Covid policy. The Chinese government said it would stick to its current plan, which involves harsh lockdowns and strict quarantine and testing regimens.

The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention, for example, is cooperating with other health authorities to implement an epidemiological surveillance system to ensure sustainable efficiency and community protection from communicable diseases, and their rapid detection and cure.

The WHO declared Covid an international public health emergency on January 30, 2020, after cases of the new coronavirus spread beyond China.

Child vaccination rates in Lebanon have dropped by more than 30 percent, compounding a health crisis marked by drug shortages and an exodus of trained professionals, the United Nations said Wednesday.

Russia called a meeting of the 15-member Security Council to repeat its previously made, unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine, with US help, had operated a network of 30 laboratories carrying out ‘very dangerous biological experiments’ aimed at spreading ‘viral pathogens’ from bats to people.

The initiative will provide affordable medicines to uninsured and low-income expat patients or those whose insurance does not cover the cost of treatment of several diseases.

As tear gas and protest cries filled the air in the Tunisian city of Agareb, Mabrouka Ben Ibrahim vowed to demonstrate for her daughter, whose death she blames on a nearby rubbish dump.

MAS Company has signed $60m deal with an Argentinian company Country’s pharmaceutical drugs market estimated to be worth $10.19b in 2020 Saudi Arabia has set itself the target of ridding the kingdom of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) common in livestock that can transfer to humans. In this direction, it has...