by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2017 | Middle East
Taiz- Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr has directed the Health Ministry to provide emergency medicines and propose funds for some Taiz hospitals to help them fight cholera and treat the wounded and patients. This coincides with the rise of cholera-suspect...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 24, 2017 | Health
The World Health Organization announced on Monday that Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been chosen to test the first malaria vaccine, which will be administered to hundreds of thousands of young children next year. The vaccine, which has partial effectiveness, has the...
by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 26, 2016 | Interviews
Riyadh- Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour expressed optimism at the right steps taken by the U.S. administration, saying Washington is convinced that Khartoum does not sponsor terrorism, adding that he is looking forward to a move to lift U.S. sanctions by...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2016 | Health
The World Bank launched on Saturday a $500 million, fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat virulent disease outbreaks in poor countries, creating the world’s first insurance market for pandemic risk. “The recent Ebola crisis in West Africa was a tragedy...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Health
The World Health Organization’s chief said Tuesday that the agency is increasingly worried about the Zika virus but stopped short of recommending the cancellation or the postponement of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. In a briefing Tuesday in Geneva, Dr....