Medical
Israeli occupation’s strike on schools in Gaza kills eight people
At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens other injured in an Israeli occupation forces attack on two schools sheltering thousands of displaced people in the city of Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, health authorities said Wednesday.
Al-A…
Kuwait hlt ministry kick starts annual chronic conditions awareness campaign
The Health Ministry said on Thursday that its annual campaign to spread awareness on chronic conditions began as part of its sustainable development program to combat disease and illness.
Speaking to the press, Director of Health Performance Departm…
Kuwait inks KD-107-mln contracts to prop up medicine security
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has signed 145 contracts worth KD 107 million (around USD 350 million) as part of ongoing endeavors to launch new hospitals and clincs in a bid to promote the country’s medicine security.
The Ministry’s Assistant Under…
Ivory Coast reports 28 Mpox cases, one fatality
ALGIERS, Deputy Director of the National Public Health Institute of Ivory Coast Dr. Daouda Koulibaly said that 28 infections with Mpox (monkeypox) had been confirmed across the country until yesterday, including one fatality.
The first infection cas…
A new study attempts to answer… Why might smokers prefer to switch to alternative tobacco products?
Together – Experts at the Institute of Industrial Economics and Trade at Seoul National University in Korea confirmed in a recent research study that switching to heated tobacco products increases the chances of quitting smoking completely, noting tha…
To combat “monkeypox”, France opens 232 vaccination centers
Paris – Ma’an – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that “232 vaccination centers have been opened to deal with the possibility of an outbreak of monkeypox,” and promised to provide 100,000 doses of vaccines to the most affected countries.
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Thailand announces 1st suspected case of new Mpox strain
Health authorities in Thailand announced on Wednesday the first suspected case of the new Mpox (Clade 1b).
Head of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn said, “We have done a test and they definitely have Mpox and it’…