Category : Health
First monkeypox case has been reported in Saudi Arabia
An individual returning from outside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specifically Riyadh, has been diagnosed with monkeypox. Reports from Saudi Press Agency (SPA) state that the Ministry of Health KSA has assured everyone that the patient is being treated thoroughly according to approved health procedures, as well as identifying those......
Deaths due to COVID-19 caused by new Omicron strain worry WHO chief
As a new wave of infections spreads across Europe and the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments and health care institutions to take immediate steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO, said at a press conference in Geneva that......
Within 24 hours, there were 3,398 COVID-19 cases in Russia, 39 deaths
Russia has registered 3,398 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths in the past 24 hours, marking a drop in infections, the COVID-19 response headquarters said recently. A statement carried by Interfax news agency said that, with the newly reported cases and fatalities, Russia’s caseload now stands at 18,462,211, with the......
Ghana reports first-ever cases of highly contagious Marburg virus disease
World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the preliminary discovery of two cases of highly contagious Marburg virus disease in Ghana, the first such case in the country if confirmed. In the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, Marburg is a highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever. Two patients......
Global COVID-19 cases cross 541.92 million, death toll exceeds 6,74 million
More than 541.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel COVID-19 globally and 6,741,055 have been reported dead, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The......
South Korea records 9,435 cases of COVID-19, overall toll exceeds 18 million
During the past 24 hours, 9,435 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in South Korea. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDPCA), the infection toll has reached 18,248,479, while the death toll has reached 24,399. According to the KDPCA, the daily caseload declined from 9,778 the previous......
MoHAP and WHO host scientific symposium on malaria control
In cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) held a scientific symposium on malaria to discuss the latest global developments relating to the illness and to review the UAE’s effective strategy to prevent and control communicable diseases. Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al......
USA tops world in global COVID-19 cases with over 1 million deaths
More than 540 million people have been reported to be infected with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally, and over 1 million deaths, according to a recent tally by Worldometers. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019. The USA......
UAE sends urgent medical supplies to Senegal
The United Arab Emirates recently sent a plane full of medical supplies to Senegal in an attempt to deal with the effects of the fire that broke out in the neonatal department at the Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh hospital in the city of Tifwani, north of Dakar, resulting in......
UAE inaugurates first phase of largest hospital in Yemen
In Yemen, the first phase of the largest hospital in Shabwa Governorate was inaugurated by a delegation from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Implemented under the supervision of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Chairman of Khalifa bin Zayed......