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The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes in Gaza for weeks on Tuesday, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that healthcare faced total collapse from...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has announced the launch of a public electronic consultation to identify key health topics for which medical consultations should be delivered via virtual...

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it is now opening research submissions for the 2nd Scientific Conference on Health and Medical Research, scheduled for October 2025. The...

Pakistan is in a race to curb its air pollution crisis, which is triggering fears of a nationwide health emergency. The World Bank recently approved a US$300 million loan to help Pakistan clean the...

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that while significant health research is being produced in Pakistan, the real challenge lies in translating that research into actionable policies...

Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has revealed that Afghanistan is making better efforts than Pakistan to eradicate polio, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.  Addressing a Health Research...

The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday that 14 cases of hemorrhagic fever have been recorded across the country since the start of 2025, including two fatalities in Kirkuk, raising fresh...

According to data from Numbeo, Qatar led the region with 73.4 points, followed by the UAE with 70.6. Saudi Arabia ranked third, while Lebanon came fourth. Jordan took fifth place, ahead of Oman,...

Pakistan and Egypt have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the health sector, with a special focus on eliminating Hepatitis C, following a high-level meeting between Federal Health...

Despite a staggering 100–400 percent rise in drug prices in recent months, Iran is now facing a new and even harsher wave of medication inflation. This crisis has been triggered by the regime’s...

Iran has set a target to generate €6 billion in annual revenue from medical tourism, according to a new policy document approved and announced by the government. The clear goal underscores the...

Colder temperatures are linked with increased risk of diarrhea among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, emphasizing the need for climate-sensitive health strategies in refugee settings. A new study by...

Before Oct. 7, 2023, Ayat Qadoum and her family of six lived in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City. Her husband worked, and all four of her children attended school. The two...

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) during Abu Dhabi Global Health Week 2025...

Lebanon remains the country hosting the largest number of refugees per capita, with the Government’s estimation of 1.5 million Syrian refugees and 12,184 refugees of other nationalities.1 These...

Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman today said that the government is working to eliminate all kinds of discrimination in...

Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates: Afghanistan: eight WPV1-positive environmental samples Pakistan: 25 WPV1-positive environmental samples Chad:...

The Trump Administration’s USAID cuts have affected many in Afghanistan, severely fracturing their already vulnerable health system. The U.S. previously provided more than 40% of foreign aid to...

On the occasion of World Health Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Lebanon Country Office, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), reiterated its commitment to protecting...

Dr. Jaleela bint Al Sayed Jawad Hassan, Minister of Health, held bilateral meetings during her participation in Abu Dhabi Global Health Week (ADGHW) 2025. The meetings discussed cooperation in the...

Sameer Abbas Mohamed, a Syrian refugee from Qamishli who fled to Iraq in 2013, was terrified when his one-year-old son, Yusuf, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He knew the disease was...

15 April 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Two years into the conflict, Sudan’s health system is at breaking point. As the rainy season looms the country faces a perfect storm of disease outbreaks,...

Visibility fell to less than one kilometre (barely half a mile) in central and southern cities as the storm cloaked the region in an eerie orange haze, AFP photographers reported. Basra and Najaf...

More than 10 percent of the Afghan population could be deprived of healthcare by the end of the year due to the termination of US aid, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. Afghanistan, with...