The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean said environment-related issues are among the major causes of health problems worldwide.In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, environmental risks, including climate change, are responsible for 23% of…
Read moreSix people were killed and 12 injured in an early-morning shooting on a Sacramento, California, street busy with revelers, and police said they were still searching for suspects with no one in custody.”We are asking for the public’s help in helping us …
Read moreThe ancient city of Petra has registered the highest number of visitors since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with 53,896 visitors of various nationalities in March, marking an increase of 292 per cent over the previous month.The city’s visitors…
Read moreGermany plans to end mandatory quarantine for most people who catch COVID-19, the health ministry proposed on Thursday, as numbers isolating with the infection top four million.Under the existing rules, people with COVID must quarantine for at least se…
Read moreQatar’s Minister of Public Health, Hanan Mohammed Kuwari, and WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Wednesday inaugurated a new WHO country office in Qatar.The newly established office will strengthen cooperation between Qatar and WHO, sup…
Read moreThe Higher Population Council (HPC) and Share-Net Jordan, a knowledge platform and database, on Wednesday launched the 2022-2024 Reproductive and Sexual Health Strategy.During the launch ceremony, Assistant Secretary-General of the Council Rania Abadi …
Read moreThe World Health Organization warns the fight against tuberculosis is at a critical juncture. It says the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed gains made since 2000 in saving lives from the infectious disease. For the first time in over a decade, the WHO say…
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