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Dozens Injured after Bus Overturns in Sharm el-Sheikh

A bus overturned in South Sinai, injuring 47 people, including children, on Monday, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population. The Ministry announced in a statement that 26 ambulances had been dispatched to the site of the accident on Oyoun Mousa in Sharm el-Sheikh. The Ministry stated that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2023

Activists urge HIV policy reversal

Aids activists are urging the government to revise a new Ministry of Health policy that bars clinics operated by civil society groups from providing HIV treatments to the public.

Bangkok Post · Jan 22, 2023

Tech Company Fitting Bionic Hands On Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers

Ukrainians deserve the best technologies. The post Tech company fitting bionic hands on wounded Ukrainian soldiers.

Zenger · Jan 20, 2023

Faith Leaders Called On During Uganda Ebola Outbreak

Uganda's Ebola outbreak has now reach the capital of Kampala as faith leaders are called on to respond.

Zenger · Oct 28, 2022

Victims of Mogadishu Terrorist Attack Arrive in Saudi Arabia for Treatment

A plane carrying six Somalis injured in a recent terrorist bombing that targeted a hotel in Mogadishu arrived on Friday at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, for treatment in the Kingdom. The move came in an implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 22, 2022

Ebola strikes again as country records first death in three years and outbreak declared

The WHO's Africa Director Matshidiso Moeti said it is the first time in more than a decade that Uganda is recording the Ebola Sudan strain and that they are working closely to investigate the source of the outbreak

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

Spain makes sudden change to Covid rules - but Brits still face restrictions

The change comes days after the popular holiday destination confirmed that restrictions on British visitors would remain until mid-November

Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022

With most mandatory public health measures gone, is New Zealand well prepared for the next COVID wave?

New Zealand’s decision this week to end most mandatory public health measures aimed at preventing COVID transmission received a mixed response. Our modelling suggests it was time to wind back restrictions, but some measures were perhaps scrapped prematurely.

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

Zimbabwe measles outbreak death toll rises to 685 - health ministry

Zimbabwe's measles outbreak has so far claimed 685 lives, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday, more than four times the cases reported almost a fortnight ago even as a nationwide vaccination program continues.

Reuters · Sep 3, 2022

Injured Saudi Tourists in Türkiye Accident Airlifted to the Kingdom

The Saudi embassy in Türkiye, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, evacuated on Wednesday citizens who were injured in a traffic incident in Rize, northern Türkiye, to complete their treatment in the Kingdom. Several people were injured when a tourist bus carrying 23 Saudis overturned in the Black Sea…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 25, 2022