Medical

WASHINGTON – The death toll in West Darfur state on Tuesday climbed to 159 with more than 200 people injured after more than 3 days of fighting between different ethnic communities, according to the Committee of West Darfur Doctors. This latest wave of violence in West Darfur state began when a member of the African […]

SANA’A, Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affair (SCMCHA) Manea al-Asal discussed on Sunday with Deputy Head of Mission of the French Médecins du Monde Majed Talib the MDM activities and its health interventions in Yemen. Al-Asal and Taleb also discussed aspects of cooperation and […]

BLANTRYE, MALAWI – Two ministers in the cabinet of Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera died Tuesday from COVID-19. The southern African country is dealing with a steep rise in cases, and in a televised address the president urged Malawians to take protective measures. Speaking on state media from his residence in the capital, Lilongwe, Chakwera ordered […]

SANA’A, The Ministry of Public Health and Population said on Wednesday that UNICEF agreed to transfer the Siamese twins to a specialized hospital in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan within the next few days. The ministry’s spokesman Dr. Najeeb Al-Qubati explained that the ministry has provided all the requirements to facilitate the transfer of the […]

Health professionals and other scientists are concerned that the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday may also have been a COVID-19 superspreader event. The shouting mob that invaded the building was largely unmasked and not observing social distancing as they went through the halls of Congress and entered some lawmakers’ offices. Anne Rimoin, an […]

SANA’A, President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, on Monday praised the efforts and reforms implemented by the Ministry of Public Health and Population to promote the health sector and improve the level of performance. This came in the letter of President Al-Mashat conveyed by Director of the Presidential Office, Ahmed Hamed, at the […]

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to receive a COVID-19 vaccination Monday. Biden said in a statement he looks forward to having it administered publicly “and continuing to build confidence in the scientific process.” Other U.S. leaders received their vaccinations last week, including Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader […]

Kenyan doctors working in government hospitals began a countrywide strike on Monday over inadequate insurance benefits and lack of protective equipment while treating COVID-19 patients, their union said. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union said on Twitter late on Sunday that there had been no resolution of grievances raised over the last eight […]

SANA’A, The minister of Public Health and Population called on Sunday the World Health Organization (WHO) to save the life of the conjoined twins who were born a few days ago in the capital Sana’a. Taha al-Mutawakel added that the twins’ critical conditions require an urgent transfer overseas for the purpose of separating them as […]