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Study: Childhood Obesity Soaring in Arab World

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Geneva- A new international study has warned that childhood obesity has soared across the world and continues to do so in low- and middle-income countries, including the Arab world. The study led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO) said...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is seen in Geneva November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

WHO Warns ‘Moderate Risk’ of Madagascar Plague Spreading in Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2017 | World

The World Health Organization said Tuesday there was a “moderate risk” that a plague outbreak in Madagascar would spread to other countries in the region, reported AFP on Tuesday. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters the current outbreak had...

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Arab foreign ministers meet in 2011, Reuters

Yemen’s Legitimate Government Urges Holding Emergency over Cholera Outbreak

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Yemen’s internationally-backed government headed by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi urged that an emergency Arab League session be held for tackling the growing cholera crisis in the war-torn country. Yemen’s Arab League Ambassador Riyad Al-Akbari delivered a...

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Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasir Baoum. SPA

Yemen’s Health Minister: ‘Efforts to Address Cholera are Improving’

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Aug 16, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasir Baoum confirmed that efforts to address the cholera epidemic in Yemen are improving, noting that the rate of recovery from the disease has amounted to 99.2 percent. In a phone call with Asharq...

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Cholera Count Reaches Half a Million in Yemen

by Jordan Dakamseh | Aug 15, 2017 | Middle East

New York, Geneva- Cholera is believed to have affected more than half a million people and killed 1,975 since late April, the World Health Organization said Monday. Suspected cases of the deadly waterborne disease continue to rage across the country, infecting an...