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What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the …

WebAt the Davos summit on Wednesday, healthcare experts emphasised that preparing for Disease X could help save lives and costs if countries begin research and …

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Healthcare in Gaza is in a state of acute trauma

WebThe Israeli attacks on healthcare are not merely targeting infrastructure either. According to a recent report by The Healthcare Workers Watch – Palestine, more than …

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What is the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China

WebPneumonia is an inflammation of air sacs in the lungs due to bacterial, viral or fungal infection. Commonly affecting young children and older adults, the infection can …

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Zimbabwe nurses seek better conditions abroad but fear for …

WebA healthcare worker who spoke on the condition of anonymity to Al Jazeera said he used to earn the equivalent of $150 per month but now gets 3,000 pounds …

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Keeping the hope for health alive

Web2023 was a year of milestones and challenges in global public health. In May, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern.

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Rich or poor, in Zimbabwe crumbling healthcare is deadly for all

WebParirenyatwa hospital received 7,000 cancer patients in 2018, and 2,000 died. These are all people who would not be able to receive treatment at all during the …

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The truths and tales of Cuban healthcare Health Al Jazeera

WebBy Lucia Newman. 18 Jun 2012. If there is one thing for which Cuba has received praise over the years, it is the Communist government’s state-run healthcare system. Much of …

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‘Obstetric winter’: Why are China’s hospitals shutting delivery …

WebData from China’s National Health Commission shows the phenomenon is not sudden. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of maternity hospitals fell from 807 to …

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Why are so many young Americans suffering from mental distress

WebA Harvard report found that more than half of young adults were suffering mental distress because of money worries [Steven Senne/AP] 1 Apr 2024. The number …

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Israeli pressure delayed Freedom Flotilla’s departure for Gaza

WebOrganisers say the initiative aims to challenge Israel’s 17-year-old blockade and put an end to the ongoing ‘genocide’.

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What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to

WebIt is unclear how the name “zombie deer” emerged. It eats away at the brains of those animals and causes dementia-like symptoms, eventually leading to death. There …

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Nipah virus outbreak in India: What you need to know about viral

WebNiV is a zoonotic virus, meaning that it initially spreads between animals and people, explained the CDC in a statement published in 2020. The animal host reservoir …

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Two decades later, Nigeria’s health insurance is still flailing

WebTo alleviate huge out-of-pocket spending in healthcare, the Nigerian Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was established in 1999 and became operational six years …

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Israel’s unrelenting war on Gaza healthcare requires urgent action

WebOn February 9, Israeli snipers killed at least 21 displaced civilians trying to reach the hospital. In just more than four months, Israel’s military onslaught on Gaza …

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‘Everything is fine’: Kremlin dismisses Putin illness rumours

Web21 Jul 2022. Vladimir Putin is in good health, the Kremlin has said, dismissing rumours that the Russian president was suffering from an illness after a foreign trip was cancelled. …

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Nearly 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza’s Khan …

WebPalestinian civil defence crews have uncovered a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza’s Khan Younis, with 180 bodies recovered so far, Al …

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In numbers: 200 days of Israel’s war on Gaza

WebPeople work to give proper burials to Palestinians killed during Israel's military offensive and buried at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on …

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‘We need you’: Solomon Islands’ support for US agency’s return …

WebA United States development aid agency whose return to the Solomon Islands has been delayed for years without explanation found “overwhelming support and …

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Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu admitted to hospital

Web15 Jul 2023. 06:45 PM (GMT) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been taken to hospital after feeling dizzy but is in good condition, his office said, adding that it appeared …

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Fasting and your health: How to stay well during Ramadan

WebRemember that although tea and coffee contain water, the caffeine content in them can act as a diuretic and make you pass more urine, which can add to the …

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Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel blasts Gaza as student protests …

WebStudent protests calling on Israel to end war on Gaza spread internationally as ground invasion of Rafah looms.

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Japan health scare: Drugmaker reports two more deaths linked to

WebA Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare has reported two more deaths potentially linked to a pill that lowers …

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Huge crowds protest Colombian president’s planned reforms

WebDemonstrators protest against Colombian President Gustavo Petro's reforms in the health, retirement, employment and prison sectors, in Bogota, Colombia [Luisa …

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Japan raids factory making health supplements linked to deaths

Web30 Mar 2024. Health officials in Japan have raided a factory belonging to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical after the drugmaker reported a fifth death possibly linked to its dietary …

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Risk of military incidents on Belarus-Ukraine border quite high

WebBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that the risk of military incidents along his country’s border with Ukraine was quite high, according to Russia’s …

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