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Kuwait inks KD-107-mln contracts to prop up medicine security

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has signed 145 contracts worth KD 107 million (around USD 350 million) as part of ongoing endeavors to launch new hospitals and clincs in a bid to promote the country’s medicine security.

The Ministry’s Assistant Under…

Ivory Coast reports 28 Mpox cases, one fatality

ALGIERS, Deputy Director of the National Public Health Institute of Ivory Coast Dr. Daouda Koulibaly said that 28 infections with Mpox (monkeypox) had been confirmed across the country until yesterday, including one fatality.

The first infection cas…

Thailand announces 1st suspected case of new Mpox strain

Health authorities in Thailand announced on Wednesday the first suspected case of the new Mpox (Clade 1b).

Head of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn said, “We have done a test and they definitely have Mpox and it’…

Philippines announces 1st Mpox case since ’24

KUALA LUMPUR, Philippines’ health ministry announced on Monday first Mpox (monkey pox) case since World Health Organization declared it a global health emergency. The patient is a 33-year-old male with no travel history.

In a statement, the ministry…

Kuwait underlines healthcare preparedness in view of mpox outbreak

KUWAIT, Kuwait’s medical facilities and disease prevention centers are well prepared to protect public health amid outbreaks of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, in Africa and beyond, the health ministry said on Sunday.

Heal…

Kuwaiti scientist, doctor selected by EASD as council member

KUWAIT, Kuwait’s Dasman Diabetes Institute announced on Sunday that Dr. Fawaz Al-Zaid, Senior Scientist and Head of Bioenergetic and Neurometabolism, was selected by as a member by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) – which cons…

Israeli settlers kill Palestinian man in W. Bank

GAZA, A Palestinian young man was martyred by Israeli settlers who stormed Qalqilya city in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.

The man arrived at Rufaida Hospital in Jit town near Qalqilya with fatal bullet injuries in the chest and he succumbed to …