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Women and children make up at least 56 percent of the thousands killed in the Gaza war, the UN said Tuesday, amid controversy over the toll based on numbers from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. The United Nations was clarifying a…
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The 45th Saudi relief plane, operated by the aid agency KSrelief in coordination with the Ministry of Defense, arrived on Friday in Egypt carrying food and shelter items to be transported to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The assistance…
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The World Health Organization has honored the Saudi Food and Drug Authority by awarding a certificate for ensuring that food in the Kingdom is free from industrially produced trans fatty acids. Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland…
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Europe saw 30,000 measles cases last year, 30 times higher than for 2022, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday calling for an “urgent” vaccination campaign. “We have seen in the region not only a 30-fold increase in measles…
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Saudi Arabia has joined the World Health Organization’s appeal for funds to address health emergencies across the globe. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor-general of KSrelief, the Kingdom’s aid body, participated virtually in the…
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to discuss health collaboration, the Emirates News Agency reported. Ghebreyesus…
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The WHO called for urgent action Friday to tackle the deepening health and humanitarian crises in Sudan and asked the international community to step up with financial aid. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health…
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The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has been working with the World Health Organization on a training program for developing technical specifications and regulations for medical devices, the Saudi Press Agency reported. As part of the…
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Saudi Arabia has obtained World Health Organization certification on trans fat elimination, the state-run SPA news agency reported on Wednesday. The certification to the Kingdom, through the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, positions Saudi…
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Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital is providing only basic trauma stabilization, has no blood for transfusions and hardly any staff to care for a constant flow of patients, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. After a UN visit to deliver…
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