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South Sudan Sparks Controversy by deploying tax men to collect revenues from hospitals
The move is causing people to ask the South Sudanese government about the legality of the process and its impact on the alleged free healthcare services in the country.
What is the Current Covid-19 status for the Eastern Mediterranean Region?
Far from being over, Covid-19 virus will continue to mutate and evolve, and this results in new variants that may cause surging trends.
The only two remaining hospitals in Gaza strip badly need protection
The hospitals going out of service would have dire consequences for patients in need of surgical care, intensive care, blood bank and transfusion services, cancer care, and dialysis.
Nigeria launches the Largest private hospital in West Africa
Located in Abuja and designed to meet the highest global standards, African Medical Centre of Excellence offers world-class services across oncology, haematology, cardiology, and general medical services.
Cholera kills over 1700 people in Sudan as Khartoum records more than 65,200 cases
In response to that, the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean launched a new strategy to reduce the burden of cholera across the Region by 2028.
WHO and UAE launch joint initiative to curb malnutrition among Yemenis on Socotra Island
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Socotra is facing malnutrition challenges driven by food insecurity, as well as repeated outbreaks of cholera, measles and dengue fever.
Global Health Leaders outcry increasing child mortality rate in Africa
1 in 15 children in Sub-Saharan Africa died before reaching their fifth birthday—14 times higher than the risk for children born in high-income countries
Nearly 40 million children in the world are using tobacco
The highest prevalence of tobacco use among boys is recorded in the occupied Palestinian territory of West Bank, peaking at 43.3 percent followed by Jordan with 33.9 percent
Four Hospitals Close Down in Gaza as 700 health centers suffer blast attacks
The hospitals that have thrown in their gloves include, Kamal Adwan Hospital, Indonesia Hospital, Hamad Hospital for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics, and European Gaza Hospital.
World Health Assembly adopts Pandemic Agreement making the world safer from future pandemics
Agreement’s adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified in national and global COVID-19 response.