SAUDI ARABIA — Dr. Majid Al-Fayyadh, CEO of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), has shared a remarkable achievement in cancer care in Saudi Arabia. He stated that…
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Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister reaffirms commitment to supporting WHO programs
SAUDI ARABIA — During a recent speech, Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajil, the Minister of Health for Saudi Arabia, expressed the country’s ongoing support for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) programs…
Read MorePakistan reports first confirmed case of MPOX
PAKISTAN — Pakistani health authorities have confirmed the first case of mpox, an infectious viral disease that was earlier known as monkeypox, in the country. The virus was found in…
Read MoreEgypt’s Ministry of Finance sets aside US$13B for the health sector in the 2023/24 Budget
EGYPT – Mohamed Maait, the Finance Minister of Egypt, has announced that the health sector has been allocated about US$12.97 billion (EGP 397 billion) in the 2023/24 budget. It follows…
Read MoreMorocco’s Mohammed VI University Hospital Center launches in Tangier
MOROCCO – A new primary care centre has opened at the Mohammed VI University in Tangier, the cosmopolitan city located in the northern part of Morocco. The inauguration ceremony was…
Read MoreWSOPRAS Conference 2023 is coming to Dubai in May
UAE – The United Arab Emirates will be hosting the World Society of Oculoplastics and Reconstructive Surgeons (WSOPRAS) inaugural conference in May 2023. This forthcoming event will see the launch…
Read MoreEmirates Health Services rolls its knowledge management platform, partners with Merck Serono
UAE – Emirates Health Services (EHS) has introduced its new knowledge management platform for healthcare professionals to share their insights and improve their productivity at workplaces. It follows the launch…
Read MorePfizer’s next-generation pneumococcal vaccine receives FDA approval
USA — Pfizer has received an expanded approval from the US FDA for its pneumococcal vaccine candidate, Prevnar 20, which is a conjugate vaccine designed to protect against invasive pneumococcal…
Read MoreMalawi receives US$2.1m from USAID to scale up ongoing cholera outbreak response
MALAWI – The Government of the United States of America, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided US$2.1 million to the government of Malawi to scale up…
Read MoreEMA greenlights GSK’s Arexvy vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults
NETHERLANDS — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has put GSK in a leading position in the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine market, following its recent recommendation to authorize the use…
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