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WHO: Yemen Cholera Outbreak Far from Being Controlled

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva- The World Health Organization said on Friday that Yemen’s cholera outbreak is far from being controlled and may be further exacerbated by the rainy season, even if the rate of new cases appears to be slowing in some hotspots. The WHO reported 368,207...

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A man rests in a hospital in the capital, Sana’a, as he is treated for a suspected cholera infection earlier this month. Hani Mohammed/AP

Cholera Declines in Five Yemeni Provinces

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz- The Ministry of Health in Yemen has said 297,438 suspected cases of cholera were recorded between April 27 and June 10, 2017. Spokesman for the ministry Mohammed al-Saadi said that some statements on vaccinations and the spread of the epidemic are exaggerated...

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British surgeon David Nott trains Palestinian doctors in Gaza City July 10, 2017. Picture taken July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

David Nott Trains Gaza Doctors to Deal with War Injuries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2017 | Middle East

Gaza- British war surgeon David Nott was back in the Gaza Strip this week to share with local doctors specialist knowledge he has amassed from working in conflict and disaster zones over the past quarter-century. An expert in using minimal equipment to treat patients...

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday. Credit Denis Balibouse/Reuters

WHO Chief Thanks Saudi King Salman for Anti-Cholera in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2017 | Middle East

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for the Kingdom’s support for the Organization and the United...

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WHO Warns of Imminent Spread of Untreatable Superbug

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

New drugs are urgently needed to treat gonorrhoea, a sexually-transmitted disease threatening to veer out of control as it develops resistance to antibiotics, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. Nearly 80 million people are infected with the disease every...