Uzbekistan: Country Reflects Safety By Abandoing Some Restrictions
KAZINFORM. TASHKENT According to a Kazinform reporter quoting the Uzbek State department, foreigners visiting the Republic of Uzbekistan are free from Coronavirus PCR or convey screening if they can present a current vaccination passports. If a traveller does not have a immunization passports, they must submit a PCR screening test...
Read moreThousands Could Remain Unemployed in Greece
By the end of the month, more than 3,000 personnel who were hired during in the epidemic to keep Greek regional and municipal agencies afloat will be laid off. As COVID-19 controls are lifted throughout the country, Athens declared that the services of workers verifying QR codes, cleaning public parks...
Read moreAt the 75th World Health Assembly, Kenya advocates for the improvement of health systems
Increasing the resilience of national health systems is a global public good that Kenya encourages WHO member countries to achieve. At the 75th World Health Assembly on Monday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe stated that more effort must be made to strengthen health systems at the community level to...
Read morePakistan initiated a new anti-polio campaign after a third case of polio was identified.
More than a week after officials discovered the third case of polio this year in Pakistan’s northwestern border region with Afghanistan, the country has launched a new anti-polio campaign. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan- Pakistan launched a new anti-polio campaign on Monday, more than a week after the country’s third case of the...
Read moreCS for health: Investing in health systems should increase as per WHO in Kenya
Mutahi Kagwe, Cabinet Secretary for Health, believes that a greater emphasis on health workforce investment is required if the globe is to have stable and functional health systems. The health secretary stated on the sidelines of the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva that it is vital for the world...
Read moreBahrain opens a state of the art dialysis center for patients with kidney problems
The Medical Center of Bahrain (KBMC) opened a state-of-the-art dialysis facility yesterday. It has 10 machines for dialysis, 2 isolation rooms, and 3 private rooms. The official opening of this clinic also revealed plans for a comprehensive kidney care program. “Our treatment facilities focus on preventive services, but dialysis is also vital”,...
Read moreAfrican swine fever is reported for the first time in Nepal
According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris, pigs in Nepal have been diagnosed with African swine flu. According to the Kathmandu Post newspaper, it has killed 934 pigs in six towns in the capital city. As of Thursday evening, a global animal health and welfare organization...
Read moreEvery year, almost 5,000 cases of obstetric fistula are reported in Pakistan, according to experts
KARACHI: Health professionals emphasised the importance of providing appropriate obstetric care in all sections of the country, particularly in remote areas, adding that Pakistan recorded 3,000 to 5,000 occurrences of obstetric fistula each year, a severe childbirth injury that leaves women incontinent. The Pakistan National Forum on Women’s Health, in...
Read morePharma giant Novartis getting sued by Greek Government over bribery allegations
After years of research and parliamentary finger-pointing, the Government of Greece still accuses Novartis of bribery and promises legal action. The Health Ministry of Greece is drafting legal papers to sue Novartis for allegedly paying former officials and healthcare professionals to boost drug sales in the country. Health department: “All efforts are being...
Read moreBangladesh – In a remote corner, healthcare is provided
Brahmanbazar Christian Health Project (BCHP) Due to a scarcity of qualified specialists, Bangladesh’s 168 million people lack access to healthcare. A large section of the population does not have access to basic health care. According to the Ministry of Health, for every 10,000 people, there are only 6 doctors, nurses,...
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