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In Lebanon, deterioration of health system endangers cancer …

WEBBEIRUT — As Lebanon experiences the most extensive economic and financial crises in its history, cancer patients find themselves in an unbearable situation …

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CIA director, Israel and Hamas leave Egypt talks with no deal reached

WEBBoth the Israeli and the Hamas delegations as well as CIA director Bill Burns left Cairo on Thursday with no deal reached on a cease-fire or hostage release, hours …

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US halts bomb shipment to Israel over Rafah concerns

WEBThe United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first …

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Hamas urges halt to airdrops of aid in Gaza after two killed

WEBHamas on Thursday called for an end to airdrops of aid after two Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza when a aid pallet crashed into a warehouse …

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Egypt uses soft power in pursuing medical projects in Africa

WEBCAIRO — In a Facebook post on June 19, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the establishment of a malaria control project in South Sudan to be …

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Health catastrophe looms in Syria’s Idlib

WEBThe continued decline of financial and logistical support for a number of hospitals in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib has disrupted medical services as humanitarian …

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Rise in Iraqi cancer cases may be linked to wars, environment

WEBDirector of the Environmental Department in southern Iraq Walid Hamid said May 21 that “Ministry of Health statistics indicate that 2,000 cases of cancer are recorded annually …

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Saudi Arabia ahead of UK in women's health index, leads Arab world

WEBSaudi Arabia ranked as the top Arab country for women’s health, according to the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index’s 2021 report released on Tuesday by the medical technology company, surpassing countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland.. Israel held the ninth spot in the Middle East, while Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates …

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Egyptian startups reimagine mental health services in Arab …

WEBOne of the most worrying consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, both when it broke out and as things began to get back to normal, has been the impact on …

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Egypt promotes medical tourism within Africa

WEBEgypt hopes to use its improving health sector to promote medical tourism, encouraging citizens of other African nations to visit Egypt for treatment.. This topic was …

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Israeli innovations in medical tech embraced worldwide

WEBIsrael’s 20th Biomed Conference will take place on May 10. Its organizers expect an even larger participation than in previous years. For the local med-tech and health-tech …

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Iraq's war-battered cities grapple with rising resistance to

WEBMOSUL, Iraq — Sitting in a small office in the Mosul General Hospital, Emad Ahmad, a member of the hospital’s Antibiotics Committee, sighs as he consults the results of the …

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Gaza hospitals seemed a safe haven -- then carnage came

WEBFor tens of thousands of families in Gaza, hospitals became a refuge from seemingly endless Israeli shelling.Then came the strike Tuesday night on Ahli Arab …

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Egypt's new health care law has medical community worried

WEBCAIRO — The Egyptian government's approval Oct. 25 of a new health care draft law has sparked fears within the Egyptian Medical Syndicate (EMS) and among local health …

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Gaza's animals not spared from war, suffer starvation, trauma and

WEBRAFAH, Gaza Strip — The ongoing Hamas-Israel war in the Gaza Strip has wreaked havoc across the Palestinian enclave, killing more than 31,000 people, destroying much of the …

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Egypt boosts medical cooperation with African Nile Basin countries

WEBCAIRO — Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed inaugurated Oct. 18 the AFRI Egypt Medical Center for Health Care in Jinja, Uganda.. Officials who spoke to Al …

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Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital devastated in two-week battle

WEBIsraeli forces on Monday pulled out of Gaza's largest hospital complex after an intensive two-week military operation against Hamas, leaving behind charred buildings …

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Egypt raising awareness about mental illness

WEBCAIRO — During the month of October, hospitals across Egypt affiliated with the General Secretariat of Mental Health, under the Ministry of Health and Population, are …

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Egyptian activist tackles sex education despite taboo

WEBCAIRO — Although talking about sexual health remains taboo in many Arab countries, including Egypt, Egyptian activist Nour Emam is working to educate women in …

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Egypt's ailing health care system

WEBThe Egyptian government plays a marginal role in the country’s public health care system despite Egypt having the highest prevalence of hepatitis C ( 14.7% of the …

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Climate change and filthy water drive disease in Iraq

WEBA worried Iraqi father points at a blister on the face of his one-year-old daughter, the result of a parasitic infection carried by sandflies in her remote village."It's …

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Turkey's Erdogan cancels campaign travel after health scare

WEBIZMIR, Turkey — With just 17 days to go until the elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s health has caused alarm on Wednesday after canceling his campaign …

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