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Against the odds: Pakistan's health heroes protecting girls from cervical cancer

Jan 06, 2026

WHO EMRO
Against the odds: Pakistan's health heroes protecting girls from cervical cancer

Riffat, Saira, Shaheen, and Naheed are 4 of the 49 000 health workers trained with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) who implemented Pakistan's first-ever human papillomavirus (HPV)...


MoHAP releases National Health and Nutrition Survey 2024-2025

Jan 06, 2026

Emirates News Agency
MoHAP releases National Health and Nutrition Survey 2024-2025

- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in collaboration with national partners, has published the findings of the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2024-2025, presented a comprehensive...


Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent provides free dental services in Lebanon

Jan 05, 2026

China Military
Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent provides free dental services in Lebanon

At the invitation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the 24th Chinese Peacekeeping Level One Plus Hospital to UNIFIL dispatched medical personnel to the southern border area of...


Egypt’s influenza season started early but is now declining: Health ministry

Jan 05, 2026

Ahram Online
Egypt’s influenza season started early but is now declining: Health ministry

Egypt’s influenza season began about three weeks earlier than usual, but the spread of the virus is now slowing, the Ministry of Health and Population said on Monday, citing nationwide...


UNICEF and the UK Government launch the construction and rehabilitation of health facilities across South Sudan

Jan 05, 2026

Reliefweb
UNICEF and the UK Government launch the construction and rehabilitation of health facilities across...

UNICEF, working alongside the Government of the United Kingdom via the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and closely collaborating with the South Sudan Ministry of Health, has...


Qatar Red Crescent expands support for Syria’s healthcare sector

Jan 05, 2026

Syrian Arab News Agency
Qatar Red Crescent expands support for Syria’s healthcare sector

The Qatar Red Crescent has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Syria’s healthcare sector by implementing a series of humanitarian interventions aimed at assisting amputees and providing cancer...


Syria strengthens healthcare services, expands international partnerships in 2025

Jan 05, 2026

Syrian Arab News Agency
Syria strengthens healthcare services, expands international partnerships in 2025

Syria’s Ministry of Health made significant strides in rehabilitating its healthcare system, restoring damaged facilities, and implementing a comprehensive national health strategy. The ministry...


Syria and UAE partner to boost emergency health preparedness

Jan 05, 2026

Syrian Arab News Agency
Syria and UAE partner to boost emergency health preparedness

Syria’s Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with the UAE-based Jaheziya Foundation to launch a joint medical preparedness initiative aimed at strengthening...


Saving lives beyond vaccination: Polio teams on the frontline of the Kunar earthquake response

Jan 05, 2026

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)
Saving lives beyond vaccination: Polio teams on the frontline of the Kunar earthquake response

When a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Kunar Province in the middle of the night in September 2025, WHO-supported polio workers were among the first responders. As soon as the shaking stopped, they...


Yemen aid response buckling under funding cuts as needs keep rising

Jan 04, 2026

UN News
Yemen aid response buckling under funding cuts as needs keep rising

According to the December humanitarian update from aid coordination office, OCHA, Yemen’s 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is just 25 per cent funded, forcing agencies to scale back...


War-Related Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Healthcare Workers in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jan 04, 2026

Cureus
War-Related Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Healthcare Workers in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional...

Abstract Introduction The 2023-2024 Israeli-Lebanese war has inflicted widespread trauma. On the front line, healthcare workers (HCWs) face psychological stressors, yet their mental health has...


Ministry of health announces urgent measures to improve Tripoli hospitals

Jan 04, 2026

The Libya Observer
Ministry of health announces urgent measures to improve Tripoli hospitals

Minister of Health, Mohammed Al-Ghoj says urgent steps are being taken to improve readiness and raise the quality of services at hospitals in the capital, Tripoli.  Al-Ghoj made the announcement...


PKSF to promote nationwide awareness to prevent thalassemia

Jan 04, 2026

BSS News
PKSF to promote nationwide awareness to prevent thalassemia

The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) will conduct nationwide awareness activities to address the growing risk of thalassemia in Bangladesh.  The initiatives will be carried out under PKSF’s...


69 fresh dengue cases detected overnight

Jan 04, 2026

BSS News
69 fresh dengue cases detected overnight

Health officials today said they recorded 69 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours. "We recorded 69 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8 am today," a spokesman of...


‘Aging rate in Iran exceeds global average’

Jan 03, 2026

Tehran Times
‘Aging rate in Iran exceeds global average’

The rate of aging in Iran is growing faster than the global average, so that the country will be among the oldest countries in the world in 25 years, the head of the Welfare Organization has...


Extreme heat and dengue: Bangladesh’s twin public health crises

Jan 02, 2026

Dhaka tribune
Extreme heat and dengue: Bangladesh’s twin public health crises

As Bangladesh enters 2026, the country’s public health system finds itself facing a familiar yet worsening reality. Each year, new challenges emerge, but some crises no longer arrive as isolated...


Harsh winter conditions deepen the humanitarian crisis for Afghan refugees amid forced deportations

Jan 02, 2026

MSF
Harsh winter conditions deepen the humanitarian crisis for Afghan refugees amid forced deportations

It was in the middle of a cold November night when a knock sounded at the door. “My wife is giving birth. Could you take her to the hospital? We can't go out. If we leave our home, the police...


Israel’s threat to withhold NGO registrations is a blow to humanitarian aid

Jan 02, 2026

MSF
Israel’s threat to withhold NGO registrations is a blow to humanitarian aid

Israel’s threat to withhold registration from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) is a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent...


Transmitted by Rats and Rodents: Warnings of a Potential Leptospirosis Outbreak in Gaza

Jan 01, 2026

Jordan News
Transmitted by Rats and Rodents: Warnings of a Potential Leptospirosis Outbreak in Gaza

The Director of Medical Relief in Gaza, Dr. Bassam Zaqout, warned of serious concerns over the possible emergence of a new epidemic in the Strip, amid a sharp deterioration in health and...


Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Among Medical Students in Southern Iraq

Jan 01, 2026

Cureus
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Among Medical...

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat, largely driven by inappropriate antibiotic use. Low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately...


Morocco Plans Gradual Rollout of Territorial Health Groups

Jan 01, 2026

Morocco World News
Morocco Plans Gradual Rollout of Territorial Health Groups

As Morocco’s health sector faces ongoing unrest, Health and Social Protection Minister Amine Tahraoui presented in parliament the government’s plan to extend Territorial Health Groups (GST)...


Doctors fear ‘swamp fever’ spreading in flood-hit Gaza

Jan 01, 2026

AlJazeera
Doctors fear ‘swamp fever’ spreading in flood-hit Gaza

Health authorities are warning of yet another potential health threat in Gaza: leptospirosis. Dr. Bassam Zaqout says widespread flooding and lack of basic sanitation make the devastated strip a...


Protecting children without fear: A new way to vaccinate against polio in Afghanistan

Jan 01, 2026

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)
Protecting children without fear: A new way to vaccinate against polio in Afghanistan

On a cloudy early morning in Afghanistan’s Laghman province, Dr Arsala set out for Alingar—a rugged, mountain-wrapped district he had visited many times before. After 12 years as a Provincial...


Health and Environment Committee discusses ways to strengthen response to health emergencies

Dec 31, 2025

The Libya Update
Health and Environment Committee discusses ways to strengthen response to health emergencies

The House of Representatives’ Health and Environment Committee discussed ways to enhance public health emergency response. This occurred during a workshop on “Responding to Public Health...


State resolute in continuing reforms, implementing development programs

Dec 31, 2025

Algeria Press Service
State resolute in continuing reforms, implementing development programs

ALGIERS - The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, affirmed Tuesday in Algiers the State's determination to continue reforms and implement development programs, underscoring that...


A Lifeline in Crisis: European Union and UNFPA Deliver Essential Health and Protection to Yemen’s Women and Girls

Dec 30, 2025

Reliefweb
A Lifeline in Crisis: European Union and UNFPA Deliver Essential Health and Protection to Yemen’s...

Years of conflict, economic collapse, and climate shocks have pushed essential services in Yemen to the brink, leaving millions of women and girls acutely vulnerable. Since April 2024, a vital...


Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on the death of children in the Gaza Strip due to severe winter weather conditions

Dec 30, 2025

UNICEF
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on the...

UNICEF is deeply saddened by the preventable tragic death of Ata Mai, a seven-year-old boy, who drowned on 27 December during severe flooding in an improvised camp for internally displaced people in...


Alarms raised as Trump’s CDC cuts number of suggested vaccines for children

Jan 06, 2026

Al Jazeera
Alarms raised as Trump’s CDC cuts number of suggested vaccines for children

Leading medical groups in the United States have raised alarm after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under President Donald Trump took the unprecedented step of cutting the number...


New Protein Molecule Emerges as Potential Game-Changer for Diabetes Treatment

Jan 04, 2026

Oman News Agency
New Protein Molecule Emerges as Potential Game-Changer for Diabetes Treatment

A novel protein molecule engineered to combat insulin resistance has been developed by an international research consortium. The molecule, designated "Aap2," has shown high efficacy in suppressing...


MMPTF Programme closes with regional dialogue on climate adaptation, migration, health and disaster risk reduction

Jan 04, 2026

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
MMPTF Programme closes with regional dialogue on climate adaptation, migration, health and disaster...

UNDRR’s Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) participated in a one-day regional reflection meeting in Amman marking the culmination of the two-year programme, “Harnessing Synergies between...


A multinational cross-sectional study on human papillomavirus and cervical cancer knowledge, vaccination attitudes, and risk factors in the Middle East

Dec 31, 2025

Nature
A multinational cross-sectional study on human papillomavirus and cervical cancer knowledge,...

Human papillomavirus is the most common viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide and affects individuals of all ages and both sexes. It is also the most preventable cause of cervical cancer....


New study says universal school meals could cut hunger and halve diet-related emissions

Dec 30, 2025

Euronews
New study says universal school meals could cut hunger and halve diet-related emissions

Researchers say measures to extend school meal coverage from the current level of about one in five children to all children worldwide could reduce the overall prevalence of undernourishment by...


Researchers Pioneer Novel, Targeted Therapy for Aggressive T-Cell Blood Cancers

Dec 30, 2025

Oman News Agency
Researchers Pioneer Novel, Targeted Therapy for Aggressive T-Cell Blood Cancers

A research team from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has pioneered a new therapeutic strategy designed to combat rare and aggressive T-cell lymphocytic blood cancers, which often...