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Egypt
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Health
8/19/2024 3:55:11 PM
The Ministry of Health and Population announced Monday that Al-Haram Hospital has been awarded the prestigious Platinum Award for its excellence in stroke care from the World Stroke Organization (WSO).
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Egypt
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Health
8/19/2024 11:48:31 AM
Egypt stepped up health precautionary measures at air, sea, and land ports on Thursday 15 August, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) a day earlier due to the upsurge of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of African countries.
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World
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International
8/19/2024 10:01:26 AM
The Philippines on Monday reported its first case of mpox this year, but the health department was still determining whether it was the new and dangerous variant sparking global alarm.
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World
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Africa
8/18/2024 7:07:19 PM
An ever-growing number of patients have been flocking to a Goma hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a rapidly-spreading epidemic of mpox has erupted in recent months.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/18/2024 6:36:13 PM
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 28 people overnight and into Sunday, including young quadruplets, local health officials said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region to try to seal a cease-fire deal after months of negotiations.
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World
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War in Sudan
8/17/2024 8:28:34 PM
Sudan's health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video released by his ministry.
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World
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Region
8/17/2024 6:37:00 PM
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon early Saturday killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
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World
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International
8/17/2024 5:41:25 PM
The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus.
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World
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Africa
8/17/2024 12:12:57 PM
A total of 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox were reported in Africa since the beginning of the year, including 1,200 cases in one week alone, the African Union health agency said Saturday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/16/2024 6:41:28 PM
UN agencies on Friday called for two seven-day breaks in Israel's war on Gaza to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, which has been detected in the wastewater.
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World
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International
8/16/2024 2:04:52 PM
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday an mpox outbreak has killed 548 people there this year, as the first case outside Africa of the virus's more dangerous variant was recorded in a traveller in Sweden.
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World
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International
8/16/2024 1:24:03 PM
Pakistan said Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving a new, more dangerous strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.
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World
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Africa
8/15/2024 9:50:24 PM
The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of Mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
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Egypt
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Health
8/15/2024 2:15:56 PM
Egypt has stepped up health precautionary measures at all airports, seaports, and land crossings after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox a global health emergency, the country’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/15/2024 1:47:08 PM
The health ministry said on Thursday that the death toll of the Palestinians killed by Israel has crossed 40,000 in the more than 10-month brutal war on Gaza.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/15/2024 11:35:16 AM
The World Health Organization says 11 children with cancer have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/15/2024 10:26:53 AM
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/14/2024 3:21:09 PM
Ahram Online (AO) sheds light on some experts’ thoughts on raising children in a way that equips them with skills to navigate life challenges, make responsible choices, and grow into mature individuals.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/14/2024 1:38:23 PM
Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest global alert level over the epidemic.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/14/2024 1:04:23 PM
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 17 people, including five children and their parents.
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